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Patch Zotero's translators/BibTeX.js so non-empty shortTitle values used as BibTeX key when exporting Zotero library.
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zotero_shorttitle_as_bibtex_key.patch
--- BibTeX.js.orig 2015-07-03 07:18:37.000000000 +0100
+++ BibTeX.js 2015-08-09 14:21:08.779706944 +0100
@@ -1176,7 +1176,11 @@
if(!type) type = "misc";
// create a unique citation key
- var citekey = buildCiteKey(item, citekeys);
+ if (item.shortTitle==''){
+ var citekey = buildCiteKey(item, citekeys);
+ } else {
+ var citekey = item.shortTitle
+ }
// write citation key
Zotero.write((first ? "" : "\n\n") + "@"+type+"{"+citekey);
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