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From: Marco Wahl <marcowahlsoft@gmail.com>
To: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [rfc] org-dired
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 18:53:26 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8460aftmcp.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87mv3r1mgh.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> (Nicolas Goaziou's message of "Sun, 12 Nov 2017 17:38:38 +0100")

Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> writes:

>> org-dired (https://github.com/marcowahl/org-dired) is a experimental
>> little tool to ease attaching files to org subtrees via dired.
>>
>> Actually I use this feature quite often.
>>
>> Up to now org-dired-attach-hardlinked-to-next-best-orgee is the only
>> function available.
>>
>> The flow goes like so
>>
>>     Prepare
>>     - In a dired buffer mark files or have the cursor on a file.
>>     - Have also an org mode window open.
>>     - Place the cursor in an orgee. (Orgee is short for org subtree.)
>>     Act
>>     - M-x org-dired-attach-hardlinked-to-next-best-orgee
>>     Enjoy
>
> Why is hard linking mandatory? Couldn't this function obey to
> `org-attach-method'?

This was just my preference since I hardlink almost all of the time.
Further attach-methods should be included, I agree.

>>     - Find the files attached to the orgee.
>>
>> Feel free to play with the implementation.
>>
>> WDYT?
>
> According to this description, I think it could be implemented as
> a function within "org-attach.el" instead of a new library.

I chose org-dired.el because of the similar gnus-dired.el from which the
idea has emerged.  org-attach.el also looks like a good location for the
feature to me.

> Also, in the context of Org, an "org subtree" is simply a "subtree".
> I prefer "subtree" over "orgee".

Okay, I will stay with "subtree".


Thanks!
       Marco
       

next prev parent reply	other threads:[~2017-11-12 17:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-11-12 15:17 [rfc] org-dired Marco Wahl
2017-11-12 16:38 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2017-11-12 17:53   ` Marco Wahl [this message]
2017-11-15 11:07   ` Marco Wahl
2017-11-15 11:38     ` Nicolas Goaziou
2017-11-15 13:54       ` Marco Wahl
2017-11-21 22:48         ` Nicolas Goaziou

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