From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Charles Subject: Re: Feature Request: Per-file attachment directories Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:36:26 -0400 Message-ID: <5060C44A.9010705@verizon.net> References: <87ipb3qxj0.wl%ded-law@ddoherty.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:37170) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TGFOZ-0001bF-PT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:36:48 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TGFOY-00011u-Nz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:36:47 -0400 Received: from vms173019pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.19]:46778) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TGFOY-00011g-JQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:36:46 -0400 Received: from [10.0.0.3] ([unknown] [71.176.88.57]) by vms173019.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0MAV00JUDFWJUU70@vms173019.mailsrvcs.net> for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:36:21 -0500 (CDT) In-reply-to: <87ipb3qxj0.wl%ded-law@ddoherty.net> 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Daniel, On 9/24/2012 10:57 AM, Daniel E. Doherty wrote: > Org Mode-erists: > > I like the attachment facility of Org for organizing external files > related to a project, but it seems to lack an obvious feature. > > I use a separate org file for each major project, which in my case are > law suits. I would like to have a custom attachment directory specified > at the top of the file for all attachments related to the project, have > it inherited by all headings, and be able to specify a custom directory > for a heading relative to that file-wide attachment directory. > > I have tried this: > > #+PROPERTY: :ATTACH_DIR_INHERIT: t > #+PROPERTY: :ATTACH_DIR: ~/cases/Client Name/Case Name/ > > but it does not work. When I C-c C-a f to open up the attachment > directory on a headline, it gives me an ID-based directory in the data > directory instead of the file-wide default. > > Also, when I C-c C-a s to set a custom attachment directory, it defaults > to my org directory. > > Using the data directory would be fine if I only wanted to access files > through Org Mode (and perhaps I should), but I occassionaly have to open > a file from outside emacs (say, a spreadsheet from excel on a Windows > machine) and finding the file in the ID-based heirarchy is tough. > > How hard would this be to implement? With this, I can thing of my > org-mode file as a kind of annotated dired for a project. > > Regards, The following does not answer you request or question, but like you I use Org Mode for legal work (I'm a freelance paralegal). Have you thought about working entirely in Org Mode, including spreadsheets and then exporting. For instance Jambunathan's odt export. Or you can copy a region into a your preferred office suite's word processor, spreadsheet,etc. Charlie Millar