From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Greg Minshall Subject: exporting link abbreviations Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 17:57:34 +0100 Message-ID: <9769.1396112254@gregminhallsmbp> Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47939) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WTwZl-0000vw-Cx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:57:52 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WTwZd-0004mo-SA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:57:45 -0400 Received: from relay03.pair.com ([209.68.5.17]:4157) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WTwZd-0004ko-MS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:57:37 -0400 Received: from gregminhallsmbp (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gregair.cliq.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7CD03910428B for ; Sat, 29 Mar 2014 17:57:34 +0100 (CET) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: org-mode hi. i'm playing with the example in the manual of a google map link (gmap:). technology is wonderful, and it's amazing (to simple-minded me) to see the map pop up with the locations. but, i'm less happy with how these links look when i've provided no description and they are exported. if i have a link like: ---- [[gmap:123 Main Street, Our Town, California, United States]] ---- what is *shown* on the exported web page (say) is something ugly like: ---- http://maps.google.com/maps?q=123%20Main%20Street,%20Our%20Town,%20California,%20United%20States ---- i'd rather not specify the address twice (once in the link tag, a second time in the link description), out of laziness, i guess (but also for 2nd-normal-form'ity). what i'd *like* the user to see on the web page is the address ("123 Main Street, Out Town, California, United States", in this example). i could define a macro: ---- #+MACRO: gmap [[gmap: $1][$1]] ---- and invoke it with ---- {{{gmap(123 Main Street Los Altos California United States)}}} ---- but then 1) i'd have to get rid of the commas in the address (it might be nice to have a "$*" or some such to give the entire argument ); and 2) i wouldn't have the link active in my org-mode buffer itself (something i find so magical, plus it helps entering the info to be able to check the map before exporting). i wonder if there's something i've missed? or, if something could be added? cheers, Greg Minshall