From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Scott Otterson Subject: Re: link description <-- selected text? Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:34:07 -0800 Message-ID: <45AD1A9F.2040807@u.washington.edu> References: <45AA6DB3.50405@u.washington.edu> <795340f4f2f460047ebb3fe6c33595bd@science.uva.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1H6t8U-0004Bb-Vn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:34:19 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1H6t8Q-0004AT-8n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:34:17 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1H6t8Q-0004AQ-1d for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:34:14 -0500 Received: from [66.111.4.28] (helo=out4.smtp.messagingengine.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1H6t8P-000712-Kx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:34:13 -0500 In-Reply-To: <795340f4f2f460047ebb3fe6c33595bd@science.uva.nl> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Carsten Dominik Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Thanks much, this is perfect! Scott Carsten Dominik (1/15/2007 10:44 PM) wrote: > I have implemented this behavior, thanks. > It has the side effect that the selected text is removed from the buffer, > even if you change the offered default description, but I guess this > is ok. > > - Carsten > > On Jan 14, 2007, at 18:51, Scott Otterson wrote: > >> Here's a feature request: If text is selected when the create link >> command is invoked (C-c C-l), then the selected text becomes the >> default contents for the link description mini-buffer. If no text is >> selected, the description mini-buffer is blank, as it is now. >> >> This would reduce substantially keystrokes for my usual style of >> editing, which is to first type in the outline text and then to go >> back and sprinkle it with links to references (to websites, bib >> entries, lines of code...). For example, suppose I have written this >> sentence: >> >> "Implement the RLS algorithm" >> >> And, suppose I've already stored a link to an RLS paper by typing C-l >> in in my bib file. Then, while in the outline buffer, I'd like to be >> able to select the text "RLS algorithm", and then hit: >> >> C-c C-l (creates link minibuffer) >> (enters stored link) >> (enters selected text as link description) >> >> As soon as it occurred to me that this would make org-mode more >> efficient, I realized that this is how other standard programs >> already handle html references; I'd guess that many would already be >> familiar with this small change in org-mode behavior. >> >> Thanks for all the good work, >> >> Scott >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emacs-orgmode mailing list >> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >> >> > > -- > Carsten Dominik > Sterrenkundig Instituut "Anton Pannekoek" > Universiteit van Amsterdam > Kruislaan 403 > NL-1098SJ Amsterdam > phone: +31 20 525 7477 >