* Per file ID
@ 2013-05-24 14:43 Klaus-Dieter Bauer
2013-05-24 17:31 ` Bastien
2013-05-25 13:12 ` Suvayu Ali
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From: Klaus-Dieter Bauer @ 2013-05-24 14:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: org-mode mailing list
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Hello!
I intend to use org-mode for organizing my research notes; I prefer however
a "wiki" style with many files rather than one big file.
I found that the ID mechanism is quite robust for linking across files, but
most of the time I'd like to link to a file, not a heading in that file, by
ID. Is that possible in org-mode?
As a workaround I'll use toplevel headings instead of the title.
kind regards, Klaus
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* Re: Per file ID
2013-05-24 14:43 Per file ID Klaus-Dieter Bauer
@ 2013-05-24 17:31 ` Bastien
2013-05-25 13:12 ` Suvayu Ali
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From: Bastien @ 2013-05-24 17:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Klaus-Dieter Bauer; +Cc: org-mode mailing list
Hi Klaus-Dieter,
Klaus-Dieter Bauer <bauer.klaus.dieter@gmail.com> writes:
> I found that the ID mechanism is quite robust for linking across
> files, but most of the time I'd like to link to a file, not a heading
> in that file, by ID. Is that possible in org-mode?
Well, no, sorry!
--
Bastien
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* Re: Per file ID
2013-05-24 14:43 Per file ID Klaus-Dieter Bauer
2013-05-24 17:31 ` Bastien
@ 2013-05-25 13:12 ` Suvayu Ali
2013-06-06 18:03 ` Klaus-Dieter Bauer
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Suvayu Ali @ 2013-05-25 13:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 04:43:53PM +0200, Klaus-Dieter Bauer wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I intend to use org-mode for organizing my research notes; I prefer however
> a "wiki" style with many files rather than one big file.
>
> I found that the ID mechanism is quite robust for linking across files, but
> most of the time I'd like to link to a file, not a heading in that file, by
> ID. Is that possible in org-mode?
The motivation behind id links is their guaranteed uniqueness. For
linking to files, doesn't simply using filenames do that?
[[file:path/to/file.org][My notes]]
Why reinvent the wheel? ;)
Hope this helps,
--
Suvayu
Open source is the future. It sets us free.
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* Re: Per file ID
2013-05-25 13:12 ` Suvayu Ali
@ 2013-06-06 18:03 ` Klaus-Dieter Bauer
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From: Klaus-Dieter Bauer @ 2013-06-06 18:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
> On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 04:43:53PM +0200, Klaus-Dieter Bauer wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I intend to use org-mode for organizing my research notes; I prefer
however
> > a "wiki" style with many files rather than one big file.
> >
> > I found that the ID mechanism is quite robust for linking across files,
but
> > most of the time I'd like to link to a file, not a heading in that file,
by
> > ID. Is that possible in org-mode?
>
> The motivation behind id links is their guaranteed uniqueness. For
> linking to files, doesn't simply using filenames do that?
>
> [[file:path/to/file.org][My notes]]
>
> Why reinvent the wheel? ;)
>
> Hope this helps,
>
For me the purpose of using IDs is, amongst others, being able to reorganize
my files without breaking links.
Hence direct file links are unique but not robust. I even add UUIDs to every
plot I generate by now for similiar reasons ;)
That said, with my wiki-style approach having one top-level heading per file
turned out reasonable anyway.
kind regards, Klaus
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