From: David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com>
To: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Variable Hyperlinks ?
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:28:58 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <LV8P223MB0920E1A614B65B7A1FAB3EFAA2CB2@LV8P223MB0920.NAMP223.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ed8qbxmy.fsf@localhost> (Ihor Radchenko's message of "Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:47:17 +0000")
Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> writes:
> David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I use Org with Emacs 28.2 on Linux and BeOrg on iPhones. I don't
>> believe iPhones support "symbolic links". Therefore, where I mount a
>> USB key on each is going to be a different directory. I'd like to store
>> pictures on my USB key and reference them via "file:" hyperlinks in
>> Org. My problem is accounting for the different directory locations.
>>
>> Can I create a variable (property? tag?) in my Org file that will have
>> the path to the USB key directory and use that in an Org hyperlink?
>
> You can have environment variables in link paths:
>
> [[file:$HOME/wallpaper.png]]
Hmm. iOS (Beorg) doesn't handle environment variables (I think). But
maybe I can hide that...? Hmm.
> Alternatively, you can define a link abbreviation:
>
> #+link: local-file /home/user/
>
> [[local-file:wallpaper.png]]
>
> and then load it via #+SETUPFILE with different setupfiles on PC and
> phone.
That looks good. I'll have to experiment with that on Beorg and as on
the Beorg forum.
> Or you can have a custom link type.
I hope I don't have to get that complicated. ;-)
--
David Masterson
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2024-06-21 1:58 Variable Hyperlinks ? David Masterson
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