From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alan Schmitt Subject: Re: following org links to gnus messages and window management Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:48:14 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87k3bqjxtw.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58164) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WQE2s-0008Oi-Ht for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Mar 2014 06:48:32 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WQE2m-0004Xe-Nr for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Mar 2014 06:48:26 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87k3bqjxtw.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> (Bastien's message of "Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:18:35 +0100") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Bastien Cc: emacs-orgmode Hi Bastien, Bastien writes: >> - if not, is there a way to copy a link then open it using the >> minibuffer (I would then do the switch to screen 0 manually)? > > This does not use the minibuffer but you could add that: > > (progn > (org-next-link) > (org-open-link-from-string > (org-element-property :raw-link (org-element-link-parser)))) This was most helpful: I just need to copy the link I want to follow, go to the first screen, and interactively call `org-open-link-from-string'. This works great for the moment. >> - finally, do you have alternative window management options to suggest >> that would work well with following links to gnus messages? > > Well, all I can think of now is > > (setq org-agenda-window-setup 'other-frame) Thanks, but I'm trying to avoid using several frames. (OS X unfortunately does not come with a window manager that I like ...) Thanks again, Alan