Re: [FR] yank media: allow customization of absolute path a filter for type candidates

[Visuwesh <visuweshm@gmail.com>]

[திங்கள் செப்டம்பர் 16, 2024] pinmacs wrote:

> Hi,
>
> So I was using org-download, and I would like to replace it entirely 
> with yank-media
>
> and what I am missisng is:
>
> 1. do a variable for selecting absolute path: to be able to have a file 
> link that works with absolute path; and the reason is that being 
> relative, this, does not combine good when you move your latex export 
> somewhere else (in my case, I usually move it to /tmp/, and from there I 
> decide when I want to save something persistently), hence it fails, and 
> I got tired on fixing the links, in fact, the absolute path sometimes is 
> smaller than the relative one 
> =file:/tmp/clipboard-20240916T013308.png]]= vs 
> =[[file:../../../tmp/clipboard-20240916T011913.png]]=

This can be done in the org side.  I guess adding another defcustom
would be the way to go? I don't see how it is possible to make
org-yank-image-save-method accept another option.

> 2. do a variable that allow a list that would filter and reduce the type 
> candidates of yank-media. In org-download, everything was png so I was 
> not having the "Several types available, choose one" with 7 options. But 
> then is like, oh, maybe I would like to be able to switch between png 
> (synthetic image), jpg (natural image)... anyway, I hope you see 
> customizing this is interesting for the users.

This needs to be done in the Emacs side.  The querying is done in
yank-media and nothing much can be done from org-mode.