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Store comments inside BibTeX

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Description

Think about storing comments in the BibTeX file. This would allow even more easy sharing outside of CloudRef.

Idea was risen because of SoJa [paper], which shares bibtex files among a social network.

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Research direction

Review CloudRef's reference storage and BibTeX import/export paths first; the issue does not name specific files or tests. Determine how comments should be represented and preserved, then verify that references with comments can be shared outside CloudRef without losing them.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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