From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: org files and directory hierarchies Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:33:00 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20090108155834.GE14694@stats.ox.ac.uk> <87vdsp3evs.fsf@fastmail.fm> <1FEB88C0-5145-4D72-A9CA-DF455AEA4548@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LL2V8-0007yR-Ee for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:33:14 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LL2V4-0007x6-BI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:33:12 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=60375 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LL2V3-0007wz-V6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:33:09 -0500 Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.169]:62569) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LL2V3-0002bI-CI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:33:09 -0500 Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 36so2423610uga.17 for ; Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:33:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1FEB88C0-5145-4D72-A9CA-DF455AEA4548@gmail.com> 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: David Lord Cc: emacs org-mode mailing list On Jan 8, 2009, at 9:40 PM, David Lord wrote: > > On 8 Ion 2009, at 17:07, Matthew Lundin wrote: >> >> One caveat. Org attach doesn't work in quite this way. The data >> directory hierarchy isn't really human readable (i.e., it doesn't >> mirror the org outline hierarchy). But that would be a nightmare to >> make work, I imagine, because of constant changes to the org outline >> structure. Rather, directories containing files are attached to >> outline headings via automatically generated IDs. > > Well, why not allow the user to choose a directory, there's no real > reason why the directory structure has to match the org file? > > I started using attachments when the feature came out and really > liked them, especially the simple interface for choosing a file to > attach (even better with ido). But after a while, I found the fact > that I could only reasonably get to attachments through the org file > difficult to work with - what happens when I've finished a task and > archived it off? I've got to go hunting through the archive file to > find the old task before I can find the attachments. So I stopped > using them and decided I'd use normal hyperlinks instead. But then > I found out just how awkward is is to have to either cut-and-paste > the directory path or type it in manually whenever I want to link to > a file. Did you see Matt' answer in the other thread? That will also work for you. - Carsten http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/10330/focus=10331 > > > Regards > David Lord > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode