* [BUG] Documentation fix needed in "4.4 External Links" [9.6 ( @ /home/dsmasterson/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.6/)]
@ 2022-12-13 6:03 David Masterson
2022-12-13 11:19 ` Ihor Radchenko
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From: David Masterson @ 2022-12-13 6:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
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The documentation page for "4.4 External Links" could provide the
answers to following questions:
1. What "file types" are supported by link type "file"?
2. If #1 depends on some org variable settings, can you mention what
variables control the answer to #1?
Emacs : GNU Emacs 27.1 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
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Package: Org mode version 9.6 ( @ /home/dsmasterson/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.6/)
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2022-12-13 6:03 [BUG] Documentation fix needed in "4.4 External Links" [9.6 ( @ /home/dsmasterson/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.6/)] David Masterson
@ 2022-12-13 11:19 ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-12-13 17:02 ` David Masterson
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From: Ihor Radchenko @ 2022-12-13 11:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Masterson; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:
> The documentation page for "4.4 External Links" could provide the
> answers to following questions:
>
> 1. What "file types" are supported by link type "file"?
All. Though I am not sure what you mean by "supported".
> 2. If #1 depends on some org variable settings, can you mention what
> variables control the answer to #1?
If you mean "can open", then see the next section.
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* Re: [BUG] Documentation fix needed in "4.4 External Links" [9.6 ( @ /home/dsmasterson/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.6/)]
2022-12-13 11:19 ` Ihor Radchenko
@ 2022-12-13 17:02 ` David Masterson
2022-12-13 17:10 ` Ihor Radchenko
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: David Masterson @ 2022-12-13 17:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ihor Radchenko; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> writes:
> David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> The documentation page for "4.4 External Links" could provide the
>> answers to following questions:
>>
>> 1. What "file types" are supported by link type "file"?
>
> All. Though I am not sure what you mean by "supported".
As in, if you follow (open?) a file link, how is the file handled
(particularly, for me, JPG, PNG, MP4, etc.)? What's the process by
which an image gets inlined? Do I have to install some image processor
to do that? If so, which? Or can I adjust a variable to use my chosen
image processor?
>> 2. If #1 depends on some org variable settings, can you mention what
>> variables control the answer to #1?
>
> If you mean "can open", then see the next section.
Ahh, maybe I am in the wrong section. I think, what I want is
org-open-at-point (which could be mentioned in 4.4), but it's
documentation string just says the linked file will be opened by "an
appropriate application". I assume that that means some Elisp function
is called that cross-references the file type with appropriate
application. And that I could add to or adjust the cross-reference list
for new/modified file types. It would be nice to mention that list
variable so that I could trace the process further and determine what to
do (like install the appropriate application).
Does this help for what I'm looking for?
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David Masterson
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* Re: [BUG] Documentation fix needed in "4.4 External Links" [9.6 ( @ /home/dsmasterson/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.6/)]
2022-12-13 17:02 ` David Masterson
@ 2022-12-13 17:10 ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-12-13 19:01 ` David Masterson
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Ihor Radchenko @ 2022-12-13 17:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Masterson; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:
>>> 2. If #1 depends on some org variable settings, can you mention what
>>> variables control the answer to #1?
>>
>> If you mean "can open", then see the next section.
>
> Ahh, maybe I am in the wrong section. I think, what I want is
> org-open-at-point (which could be mentioned in 4.4), but it's
> documentation string just says the linked file will be opened by "an
> appropriate application". I assume that that means some Elisp function
> is called that cross-references the file type with appropriate
> application. And that I could add to or adjust the cross-reference list
> for new/modified file types. It would be nice to mention that list
> variable so that I could trace the process further and determine what to
> do (like install the appropriate application).
>
> Does this help for what I'm looking for?
4.5 Handling Links
...
‘C-c C-o’ (‘org-open-at-point’)
...
... Furthermore, it visits text and
remote files in ‘file’ links with Emacs and select a suitable
application for local non-text files. Classification of files is
based on file extension only. See option ‘org-file-apps’. If you
want to override the default application and visit the file with
Emacs, use a ‘C-u’ prefix. If you want to avoid opening in Emacs,
use a ‘C-u C-u’ prefix.
--
Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
Org mode contributor,
Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>,
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2022-12-13 17:10 ` Ihor Radchenko
@ 2022-12-13 19:01 ` David Masterson
2022-12-14 8:11 ` Ihor Radchenko
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: David Masterson @ 2022-12-13 19:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ihor Radchenko; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> writes:
> David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>>> 2. If #1 depends on some org variable settings, can you mention what
>>>> variables control the answer to #1?
>>>
>>> If you mean "can open", then see the next section.
>>
>> Ahh, maybe I am in the wrong section. I think, what I want is
>> org-open-at-point (which could be mentioned in 4.4), but it's
>> documentation string just says the linked file will be opened by "an
>> appropriate application". I assume that that means some Elisp function
>> is called that cross-references the file type with appropriate
>> application. And that I could add to or adjust the cross-reference list
>> for new/modified file types. It would be nice to mention that list
>> variable so that I could trace the process further and determine what to
>> do (like install the appropriate application).
>>
>> Does this help for what I'm looking for?
>
> 4.5 Handling Links
> ...
> ‘C-c C-o’ (‘org-open-at-point’)
> ...
> ... Furthermore, it visits text and
> remote files in ‘file’ links with Emacs and select a suitable
> application for local non-text files. Classification of files is
> based on file extension only. See option ‘org-file-apps’. If you
> want to override the default application and visit the file with
> Emacs, use a ‘C-u’ prefix. If you want to avoid opening in Emacs,
> use a ‘C-u C-u’ prefix.
D***, I'm getting old! These things used to pop out at me in the old
days. Apologies for the dumb question... :(
Do you think (some part of) this (semi-)paragraph should be mentioned in
the docstring for 'org-open-at-point' (and 'org-open-at-mouse')? I'm of
the opinion that, if you walk-thru the docstring links, you would get
all the info you'd get in the manual (and more), but not necessarily
explained in a user-friendly form,
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David Masterson
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* Re: [BUG] Documentation fix needed in "4.4 External Links" [9.6 ( @ /home/dsmasterson/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.6/)]
2022-12-13 19:01 ` David Masterson
@ 2022-12-14 8:11 ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-12-15 1:00 ` David Masterson
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Ihor Radchenko @ 2022-12-14 8:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Masterson; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:
> Do you think (some part of) this (semi-)paragraph should be mentioned in
> the docstring for 'org-open-at-point' (and 'org-open-at-mouse')? I'm of
> the opinion that, if you walk-thru the docstring links, you would get
> all the info you'd get in the manual (and more), but not necessarily
> explained in a user-friendly form,
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=edd000f3b
--
Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
Org mode contributor,
Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>,
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* Re: [BUG] Documentation fix needed in "4.4 External Links" [9.6 ( @ /home/dsmasterson/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.6/)]
2022-12-14 8:11 ` Ihor Radchenko
@ 2022-12-15 1:00 ` David Masterson
2022-12-15 4:54 ` Ihor Radchenko
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: David Masterson @ 2022-12-15 1:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ihor Radchenko; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> writes:
> David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Do you think (some part of) this (semi-)paragraph should be mentioned in
>> the docstring for 'org-open-at-point' (and 'org-open-at-mouse')? I'm of
>> the opinion that, if you walk-thru the docstring links, you would get
>> all the info you'd get in the manual (and more), but not necessarily
>> explained in a user-friendly form,
>
> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=edd000f3b
Possibly good, but should the docstrings for org-open-at-point,
org-open-at-mouse and org-open-file be unified in way so that they track
each other for changes in one of them?
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David Masterson
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