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

[Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>]

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.

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