From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: linking to headings with a unique I'D exported to latex/PDF
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:15:51 -0500
Message-ID: <87lgto4d5k.fsf@gmail.com>
References: <87fujwtz5u.fsf@skimble.plus.com>
	<8737fwehjo.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
	<CA+M2ft_OCNNZCC+dB673m6k1FCdqnx2c31RV94jtYOPcSiFuDg@mail.gmail.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
Return-path: <emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47112)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <geo-emacs-orgmode@m.gmane.org>) id 1cZMrY-0005bG-5o
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:16:09 -0500
Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <geo-emacs-orgmode@m.gmane.org>) id 1cZMrV-0005U2-0u
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:16:08 -0500
Received: from [195.159.176.226] (port=35591 helo=blaine.gmane.org)
	by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16)
	(Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <geo-emacs-orgmode@m.gmane.org>)
	id 1cZMrU-0005Tx-QX
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:16:04 -0500
Received: from list by blaine.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.84_2)
	(envelope-from <geo-emacs-orgmode@m.gmane.org>) id 1cZMrI-0005T3-Q1
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Feb 2017 20:15:52 +0100
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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org

John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> writes:

> On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>>
>>> I'm writing a document which is exported to latex and then built into a
>>> PDF where I might have 'Alcohol', just as an example, mentioned several
>>> times in different level headings. Currently I'm using org links like
>>> this [[*Alcohol][Alcohol]] but that only allows me to link to one
>>> heading only.
>>>
>>> I've tried using links like this
>>> [[id:542d0880-c0fd-46d5-b75d-4cc6f5fa99cc][Alcohol]] and under the
>>> heading that I'm linking to it says -
>>>
>>> *** Alcohol
>>> :PROPERTIES:
>>> :ID:     542d0880-c0fd-46d5-b75d-4cc6f5fa99cc
>>> :END:
>>>
>
> This works for me:
>
> #+begin_example
>
> * Alcohol
>   :PROPERTIES:
>   :ID:       c8f90f00-4e36-41b7-b7fe-e52966e36d1d
>   :END:
>
> Something
>
> \newpage
>
> * Another heading
>
> Blah blah blah, see [[id:c8f90f00-4e36-41b7-b7fe-e52966e36d1d][Alcohol]]
>
> #+end_example
>
> From page 2 I jump up to the page 1 alcohol heading.
>
> Not sure if you need it, but I'm assuming you load org-id?
>
>

I ran into a problem like this a week or two ago, where [id:xxx] links
were not working.  Michael Welle suggested loading org-id and that
resolved my problem.

I do think however that the message I was getting was unhelpful
(something like "Link not found. Create a new heading?"), even though
there was nothing wrong with the link.

-- 
Nick