Match Custom style reference types to default drop-down list
We are rationalising our reference types on our custom style. In the citation style editor there is an option to delete reference types, which I have used. This means I have only set a custom for a dozen or so reference types.
However, when we import and edit references, the drop-down list of reference types does not match our custom style: it remains the default list. This will lead our users to select reference types that have not been custom-set to match our style guide and errors in our bibliographies.
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Jack son commented
When you’re matching custom style reference types to a default dropdown, it usually helps to normalize everything to a single source of truth first. I’ve seen fewer issues when the dropdown values map to an internal style key, while the UI label stays flexible for display. This is especially useful if you’re dealing with visual styles or Unicode-heavy text, since some styles look similar but behave differently under the hood. I ran into this while testing name previews using various font styles from an Instagram name style generator like https://instanamesstyle.com/ having a clean fallback for unsupported styles made the dropdown logic much easier to manage and debug.