András Simonyi <andras.simonyi@gmail.com> writes:

>> By "*", do you mean something like [cite/n:@*]?
>> If so, will it be correctly fontified as an existing citation?
>
> ... As for fontification, this is a very good
> question! I've checked it now with the built-in "basic"
> activation processor and it shows the "*" with an "error" face,
> indicating that it's not a key in the bibliography file(s), which
> might not be ideal. Nonetheless, this problem is not limited to or
> introduced by this patch, because the same construct and
> functionality is also supported by the "biblatex" and "natbib" export
> processors.  Actually, the possibility of using "*" as a key comes
> simply
> from a citeproc-el change, not from oc-csl, I just thought that it is
> obscure enough to merit an explicit mention in the NEWS file.

I do understand that @* syntax is coming from citeproc-el. However, we
are talking about changes to Org core. If Org highlights @* with 'error
face, some users will be confused.

Could you please elaborate about "the same construct and functionality
is also supported by the "biblatex" and "natbib" export processors"?
I cannot call myself expert in LaTeX, but I've never heard about LaTeX
\cite/\nocite commands supporting "*" argument. I cannot find any traces
of "*" functionality in oc-bibtelatex/oc-natbib as well.

Best,
Ihor