[BUG] Bug with org-open-at-point [9.6.15 (release_9.6.15 @ /usr/share/emacs/29.4/lisp/org/)]

[BUG] Bug with org-open-at-point [9.6.15 (release_9.6.15 @ /usr/share/emacs/29.4/lisp/org/)]

[Christoph]

How to reproduce: Start Emacs -q and load an org-mode file. Try to open 
a file link in that org file like file:abc.odt or file:abc.pdf with
org-open-at-point.

Expected behavior: Emacs opens the file in the external application, 
i.e. Libre Office or a pdf viewer like evince.

What happens: Emacs will always use its internal document viewer. Using
C-u or C-u C-u as a prefix does not change the situation. However,
according to the documentation C-c C-o should open the link with the
external application.

If the file link does not have a text part (like [[abc.odt][My odt]])
browse-url-at-point will open the file with Libre Office as
expected. However, if the link has a text part, it will assume a http
link and give an error.

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Emacs  : GNU Emacs 29.4 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 
3.24.43, cairo version 1.18.2)
Package: Org mode version 9.6.15 (release_9.6.15 @ 
/usr/share/emacs/29.4/lisp/org/)

current state:
==============
(setq
  org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p
  org-bibtex-headline-format-function #[257 "\300\236A\207" [:title] 3 
"\n\n(fn ENTRY)"]
  org-persist-after-read-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-after-read)
  org-export-before-parsing-hook '(org-attach-expand-links)
  org-cycle-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe
			    org-babel-header-arg-expand)
  org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe)
  org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees 
org-cycle-show-empty-lines
		  org-cycle-optimize-window-after-visibility-change
		  org-cycle-display-inline-images)
  org-persist-before-read-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-before-read)
  org-mode-hook '(#[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
		   [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-fold-show-all append
		    local]
		   5]
		 #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
		   [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all
		    append local]
		   5]
		 org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes)
  org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
  outline-isearch-open-invisible-function 'outline-isearch-open-invisible
  org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
  org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer
		     org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
  org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
  org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate
			  org-babel-speed-command-activate)
  org-persist-directory "/tmp/org-persist-nObh7v"
  org-fold-core-isearch-open-function 'org-fold--isearch-reveal
  org-persist-before-write-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-before-write)
  org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe
		      org-babel-header-arg-expand)
  org-link-shell-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p
  org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer)
  org-agenda-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region nil
  org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
  org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe)
  org-link-parameters '(("attachment" :follow org-attach-follow :complete
			org-attach-complete-link)
		       ("id" :follow org-id-open)
		       ("eww" :follow org-eww-open :store org-eww-store-link)
		       ("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store
			org-rmail-store-link)
		       ("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store org-mhe-store-link)
		       ("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store org-irc-store-link
			:export org-irc-export)
		       ("info" :follow org-info-open :export org-info-export
			:store org-info-store-link :insert-description
			org-info-description-as-command)
		       ("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store
			org-gnus-store-link)
		       ("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export
			org-docview-export :store org-docview-store-link)
		       ("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store
			org-bibtex-store-link)
		       ("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export org-bbdb-export
			:complete org-bbdb-complete-link :store
			org-bbdb-store-link)
		       ("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link)
		       ("doi" :follow org-link-doi-open :export
			org-link-doi-export)
		       ("file+sys") ("file+emacs")
		       ("shell" :follow org-link--open-shell)
		       ("news" :follow
			#[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207"
			  ["news" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]
			)
		       ("mailto" :follow
			#[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207"
			  ["mailto" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]
			)
		       ("https" :follow
			#[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207"
			  ["https" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]
			)
		       ("http" :follow
			#[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207"
			  ["http" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]
			)
		       ("ftp" :follow
			#[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["ftp" browse-url ":"]
			  6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]
			)
		       ("help" :follow org-link--open-help :store
			org-link--store-help)
		       ("file" :complete org-link-complete-file)
		       ("elisp" :follow org-link--open-elisp))
  org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe)
  )

Re: [BUG] Bug with org-open-at-point [9.6.15 (release_9.6.15 @ /usr/share/emacs/29.4/lisp/org/)]

[Ihor Radchenko]

Christoph <rhogez@googlemail.com> writes:

> How to reproduce: Start Emacs -q and load an org-mode file. Try to open 
> a file link in that org file like file:abc.odt or file:abc.pdf with
> org-open-at-point.
>
> Expected behavior: Emacs opens the file in the external application, 
> i.e. Libre Office or a pdf viewer like evince.

> What happens: Emacs will always use its internal document viewer. Using
> C-u or C-u C-u as a prefix does not change the situation. However,
> according to the documentation C-c C-o should open the link with the
> external application.

What you observe is expected:

     ‘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’.

Note the reference to `org-file-apps'. By default, Org mode falls back
to opening in Emacs if `org-file-apps' does configure how to open a
given non-text file.

You may read more on the topic in
https://list.orgmode.org/orgmode/878rqcy27h.fsf@localhost/

Not a bug.
Canceled.

-- 
Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
Org mode maintainer,
Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>,
or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>