Currently \refdecl just opens the ref file and writes to it immediatly. This seems against OpTeX principle of not creating .ref files if they are not needed.
@olsak Do you think that \refdecl could check if the .ref file is open, and either would write to it immediatly, or buffer its argument until first \openref is run?
In pdfextra I am thinking about either working around this by not using \openref but some kind of \.refinit which would \openref as well as \refdecl. But then \refdecl is nested under another macro, and needs doubling of #.
olsak
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Currently
\refdecljust opens the ref file and writes to it immediatly. This seems against OpTeX principle of not creating.reffiles if they are not needed.@olsak Do you think that
\refdeclcould check if the.reffile is open, and either would write to it immediatly, or buffer its argument until first\openrefis run?In pdfextra I am thinking about either working around this by not using
\openrefbut some kind of\.refinitwhich would\openrefas well as\refdecl. But then\refdeclis nested under another macro, and needs doubling of#.