From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: "Berry, Charles" <ccberry@ucsd.edu>
Subject: Re: Feature request: Allow export to convert broken links to plain
 text
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 17:50:57 +0000
Message-ID: <6DD23F17-400A-468E-B637-5E2A9C7995DD@ucsd.edu>
References: <CAHCt_aYZggarRi6yHbG6RvwhvcbWbKSKdHs0Kw3QkkF2zAEnQw@mail.gmail.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Return-path: <emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:47881)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <ccberry@ucsd.edu>) id 1gijuY-0004Jz-NQ
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Jan 2019 12:51:03 -0500
Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <ccberry@ucsd.edu>) id 1gijuX-0007ac-Tq
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Jan 2019 12:51:02 -0500
Received: from iport-acv1-out.ucsd.edu ([132.239.0.176]:16816)
	by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <ccberry@ucsd.edu>) id 1gijuX-0007Zg-Bm
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Jan 2019 12:51:01 -0500
In-Reply-To: <CAHCt_aYZggarRi6yHbG6RvwhvcbWbKSKdHs0Kw3QkkF2zAEnQw@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Language: en-US
Content-ID: <05EFB53C2B7E3246BAFE08E35F75FD89@AD.UCSD.EDU>
List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." <emacs-orgmode.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/options/emacs-orgmode>,
	<mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/>
List-Post: <mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode>,
	<mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Sender: "Emacs-orgmode"
	<emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
To: Ryan Thompson <rct@thompsonclan.org>
Cc: Org-Mode List <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>



> On Jan 12, 2019, at 12:38 PM, Ryan Thompson <rct@thompsonclan.org> wrote:
>=20
> Hi all,
>=20
> I have a use case where I'd like for Org Mode to remove broken links whil=
e preserving their text when exporting. In particular, I'm exporting the sa=
me file multiple times with different sets of headlines excluded each time,=
 and as a result I have to be careful of linking to headlines that might no=
t be present in every export. It would be much easier if such links could s=
imply be converted back to plain text for that export, while remaining as a=
 link for any exports that *do* include the target headline. None of the ex=
isting settings do quite what I want. The "mark" option comes closest.


> I basically want "mark" but without adding any additional text around the=
 link's text.


Sounds like a good use case for a filter. See

	(info "(org) Advanced Export Configuration")

and scroll down to the `Filters' section.

Just use the `broken-links:mark' option and set up your link filter to stri=
p the `BROKEN LINK:' part.

HTH,

Chuck