> Ideas to generate unique search context for id:links
> From:     Kepa
> Subject:     Ideas to generate unique search context for id:links
> Date:     Sun, 25 Aug 2024 13:07:01 +0200
> Hi
>
> I'm exploring the new option implemented in org 9.7:
>
> "id: links support search options like [[id:my-id::*child heading]]: 
> Any valid fuzzy location will work as a search option."
>
>
> Do you use any way to generate UNIQUE search contexts?
>
>
> I was thinking about submitting this feature request, but probably it 
> will have caveats:
>
> If the search context is in the form "fn:number", update that "number" 
> too when normalizing footnotes (org-footnote-normalize.
>
> For example:
>
> * headline 1
>
> :PROPERTIES:
> :ID:       2024-08-25T121008356645
> :END:
>
> blah blah [fn:20] blah
>
> * headline 2
>
> The goal is to automatically create unique search contexts using the 
> features of the footnotes, like in this link to 
> [[id:2024-08-25T121008356645::fn:20][blah]]

Caveat 1: If the footnote reference has not a footnote definition, 
after (org-footnote-normalize) a definition proposal appears (even if 
Org Footnote Define Inline is set to "t").

Caveat 2: If the proposed "id:link" is in a different file than the 
footnote reference, it could be impractical updating its fn:number with 
(org-footnote-normalize).

Interesting option: setting Org Footnote Auto Label to "Create a random 
label" could work as it is to generate unique search contexts. Just 
never, never, ever  (org-footnote-normalize) should be used.