From: Bastien <bzg@gnu.org>
To: Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org>
Cc: emacs-orgmode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: following org links to gnus messages and window management
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:18:35 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k3bqjxtw.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2fvme4o0t.fsf@polytechnique.org> (Alan Schmitt's message of "Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:01:34 +0100")
Hi Alan,
Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org> writes:
> When I follow a link in a task to a gnus file, this takes over the
> current frame, and when I'm done dealing with the message, I have to
> "winner-undo" my way until I restore my window configuration. This is
> not very convenient.
>
> My questions are:
> - is there a way to run some code before following a link (for instance
> "save the current window configuration", or "switch to screen 0")?
Nope.
> - if not, is there a way to copy a link then open it using the
> minibuffer (I would then do the switch to screen 0 manually)?
This does not use the minibuffer but you could add that:
(progn
(org-next-link)
(org-open-link-from-string
(org-element-property :raw-link (org-element-link-parser))))
> - finally, do you have alternative window management options to suggest
> that would work well with following links to gnus messages?
Well, all I can think of now is
(setq org-agenda-window-setup 'other-frame)
> I remember
> seeing something nice in Sacha Chua's interview of Magna Sveen
> mentioning "perspective-mode", but I have not tried it yet.
Me neither!
Hope that helps,
--
Bastien
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-03-19 10:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-03-19 8:01 following org links to gnus messages and window management Alan Schmitt
2014-03-19 10:18 ` Bastien [this message]
2014-03-19 10:48 ` Alan Schmitt
2014-03-20 4:14 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2014-03-20 14:27 ` Alan Schmitt
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