From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastien Subject: Re: org-link-mode ... Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:52:58 +0800 Message-ID: <87my69dd05.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MZwev-0004qb-C8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:53:13 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MZwer-0004mQ-E5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:53:13 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=33970 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MZwer-0004mI-Bj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:53:09 -0400 Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com ([209.85.146.176]:32356) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MZweq-0007og-Sj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:53:09 -0400 Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id n7so487578wag.26 for ; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:53:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Lennart Borgman's message of "Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:20:05 +0200") 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: Lennart Borgman Cc: Org Mode , Carsten Dominik Hi Lennart, (I'm copying the Orgmode mailing list because it helps to get people's opinion on such ideas...) Lennart Borgman writes: > I am missing the minor mode org-link-mode. I just had a look at > linkd.el again and decided I wanted to ask you to make a minor mode > out of the link handling in org instead. Org already lets you create links from nearly anywhere in Emacs. What would such a minor mode do? > I have a minor mode which I call mlink-mode for link handling. The > main purpose of that at the moment is creating links in html files and > for making links out of variables in elisp file so that you quickly > can jump to definitions. `org-store-link' can handle HTML and elisp files okay. > However there is no "insert link". That is > what I am looking for and then it looks to me like what I want is > already there in org-mode, but... You can of course insert links in Org-mode files. Is your idea about inserting links outside of Org-mode files? Can you give an example? > The purpose of mlinks.el was to try to unifiy links in some way so I > will probably try to unify it with org links if you break it out. I think I need more background on what are the main features of linkd.el and mlinks.el -- and what are the ones you miss in Org... Thanks for further clarifications :) -- Bastien