Gotcha

thx. a related question. can i map a command to open a specific header then
(an org-id) one to a keybind?

thx

Z


On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 9:24 PM, Oleh <ohwoeowho@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Hya all. i cant understand what the advantages of org-id links over
> internal
> > ones?
> > in both cases it uses a fixed path right? its not like if i move my org
> > files to another PC with different paths then the links will all work?
> whats
> > the use case scenario to use org-id  over internal links?
> >
>
> As far as I understand, id links are unique, so you can have multiple
> headings with same name, and move them about as much you like within
> current file
> or multiple files. You can't do that with plain links which are *very*
> inflexible
> and become stale fast.
>
> Your scenario with another PC should also work, as org will search for
> the needed id
> across all known org files. So as long as the file you move across
> different PCs
> is in the search path, the links will still work.
>
> regards,
> Oleh
>