* [RFC][PATCH] Store links to named elements
@ 2015-03-18 14:19 Jacob Gerlach
2015-03-26 20:34 ` Nicolas Goaziou
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Jacob Gerlach @ 2015-03-18 14:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Org-mode
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In [1], storing links to named elements was discussed. AFAICT, no
patches came from that discussion. The current behavior is that given:
* Headline
#+Name: foo
org-store-link will store a link to `*Headline' rather than `foo'.
Attached is a very rough first attempt at patching org-store-link to
recognize and link to the name.
Is this approach worth fleshing out or are there problems associated
with this type of link? Using the above example, [[foo]] seems to be a
valid link, recognized by both export and org-open-at-point.
If doable, a couple of specific questions:
This attached patch makes no attempt to store the file name as
currently done for headlines. Would it be better to check for a name
in the headline linking code (the final "t" in the org-mode-p `cond'
in org-store-link) or rather reproduce file name code separately.
Does a context string make sense for links to element names?
Regards,
Jake
[1] http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/91935
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From f1166d30ccabdb208b0263d87fd9366fa9a2f325 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Gerlach <jacobgerlach@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:58:00 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add support to link to named elements
* lisp/org.el (org-store-link): Store links to named elements.
Before falling back to the current headline, check if point is at a
named element, and if so store the element name as the link.
TINYCHANGE
---
lisp/org.el | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index b1999dc..0a37a2f 100755
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -9838,6 +9838,11 @@ active region."
(concat "file:"
(abbreviate-file-name
(buffer-file-name (buffer-base-buffer))))))))
+
+ ((org-element-property :name (org-element-at-point))
+ ;; At a named element, link to the name
+ (setq cpltxt (org-element-property :name (org-element-at-point))))
+
(t
;; Just link to current headline
(setq cpltxt (concat "file:"
--
1.9.1
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* Re: [RFC][PATCH] Store links to named elements
2015-03-18 14:19 [RFC][PATCH] Store links to named elements Jacob Gerlach
@ 2015-03-26 20:34 ` Nicolas Goaziou
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Nicolas Goaziou @ 2015-03-26 20:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jacob Gerlach; +Cc: Org-mode
Hello,
Jacob Gerlach <jacobgerlach@gmail.com> writes:
> In [1], storing links to named elements was discussed. AFAICT, no
> patches came from that discussion. The current behavior is that given:
>
> * Headline
>
> #+Name: foo
>
> org-store-link will store a link to `*Headline' rather than `foo'.
>
> Attached is a very rough first attempt at patching org-store-link to
> recognize and link to the name.
>
> Is this approach worth fleshing out or are there problems associated
> with this type of link? Using the above example, [[foo]] seems to be a
> valid link, recognized by both export and org-open-at-point.
>
> If doable, a couple of specific questions:
> This attached patch makes no attempt to store the file name as
> currently done for headlines. Would it be better to check for a name
> in the headline linking code (the final "t" in the org-mode-p `cond'
> in org-store-link) or rather reproduce file name code separately.
The problem is that links to #+NAME are internal, i.e., they doesn't
behave well when targeting a different document. Therefore, I'm not sure
there's a real benefit from automating it. Links to headlines are much
more robust.
> Does a context string make sense for links to element names?
No, it doesn't.
Regards,
--
Nicolas Goaziou
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