From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lennart Borgman Subject: Re: Re: org-link-mode ... Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 14:55:37 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87my69dd05.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ma7w7-0001TL-5h for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:55:43 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ma7w2-0001SE-HA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:55:42 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=54067 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ma7w2-0001S8-Dk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:55:38 -0400 Received: from an-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.132.245]:33269) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ma7w2-0000Ty-1O for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:55:38 -0400 Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id b6so917937ana.21 for ; Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:55:37 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: 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: Eric Schulte Cc: Bastien , Org Mode , Carsten Dominik On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Eric Schulte wrote: > Bastien writes: > >> Hi Lennart, >> >> (I'm copying the Orgmode mailing list because it helps to get people's >> opinion on such ideas...) >> >> Lennart Borgman writes: >> >>> I am missing the minor mode org-link-mode. I just had a look at >>> linkd.el again and decided I wanted to ask you to make a minor mode >>> out of the link handling in org instead. >> >> Org already lets you create links from nearly anywhere in Emacs. >> >> What would such a minor mode do? >> > > Not sure if this is apropos to this conversation, but I've been thinking > for some time that it would be useful to have a minor mode which would > activate org-style links in non-org files. =C2=A0For example if an org li= nk > in the comment section of a source-code document could be highlighted > and activated so that the C-c C-o keybinding can be used to follow said > link. -- Eric That is exactly what I am thinking of. But the key binding could perhaps be rethought. Beside that I would want som unification of link handling where it is possible. Things to uniffy are for example: - Mouse handling - Keyboard keys - Opening in windows/frames - Opening in external apps - Moving between links - Coordination with moving between widget and buttons (like "tab stops" in common GUIs) - Link faces - Link information