An option to change characters into UTF8 about betterbib HOT 4 CLOSED

Unfortunately not. The data retrieved from upstream is in UTF-8, so that's the way it comes out of betterbib-sync. The fix would be to use biblatex/biber. It's superior to bibtex on many levels, one of them being unicode support.

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You are right. But the templates of some journals do not compatible with biblatex. For example, RevTex4-1 which loads natbib by default.

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It seems that the abbreviation of the journal can be done without sync other parts of the items, for example, this python script. Is it possible to separate the functionality "the abbreviation of the journal" from betterbib-sync?

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You are right. But the templates of some journals do not compatible with biblatex. For example, RevTex4-1 which loads natbib by default.

Yeah I know. :(

I'd been thinking about implementing a UTF-8 to LaTeX conversion tool, but this is more difficult that one might initially think. Before offering a half-baked version, it's easier for me and more consistent for the user to use what's already out there: biblatex. If your journal doesn't offer it, it's time to put some pressure on their devs to emerge from the cave and use a modern bib-system.

If you only have to deal with a few special characters, perhaps a simple sed script will do the trick for you.

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