Add "More Generic Preferences"

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Description

• Add new GSoC 2026 project idea for generic preferences

• Proposes rewriting preferences storage to JSON format

• Enables per-library preference configuration

• Includes mentors and 350-hour project scope

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Diagram Walkthrough

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  A["Current Preferences System"] -->|Pain Point 1| B["Custom BibTeX Format"]
  A -->|Pain Point 2| C["Limited Per-File Config"]
  B -->|Solution 1| D["JSON Storage Format"]
  C -->|Solution 2| E["Library-Level Preferences"]
  D --> F["Improved Preferences Management"]
  E --> F

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	Relevant files
Documentation	2025-12-27-generic-preferences.md New GSoC project idea for preferences system                          _posts/2025-12-27-generic-preferences.md New project idea document for GSoC 2026 Describes two main objectives: migrate preferences to JSON and enable library-level configuration References related GitHub issues #10371 and #8701 Specifies project size as 350 hours with suggested mentors +30/-0

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