I like this, Matt! On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Bastien Guerry wrote: > Patch 680 (http://patchwork.newartisans.com/patch/680/) is now "Accepted". > > Maintainer comment: none > > This relates to the following submission: > > http://mid.gmane.org/%3C87y64ji2hj.fsf%40fastmail.fm%3E > > Here is the original message containing the patch: > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Subject: [O] New option to create unique, random labels for footnotes. > > Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:50:59 -0000 > > From: Matt Lundin > > X-Patchwork-Id: 680 > > Message-Id: <87y64ji2hj.fsf@fastmail.fm> > > To: Org Mode > > > > * lisp/org-footnote.el: (org-footnote-auto-label): New random option > > * lisp/org-footnote.el: (org-footnote-new): Create random footnote > > labels with unique ids > > > > --- > > lisp/org-footnote.el | 16 ++++++++++++---- > > 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/lisp/org-footnote.el b/lisp/org-footnote.el > > index 2ce6668..9dbd6be 100644 > > --- a/lisp/org-footnote.el > > +++ b/lisp/org-footnote.el > > @@ -113,12 +113,14 @@ t create unique labels of the form [fn:1], > [fn:2], ... > > confirm like t, but let the user edit the created value. In > particular, > > the label can be removed from the minibuffer, to create > > an anonymous footnote. > > +random Automatically generate a unique, random label. > > plain Automatically create plain number labels like [1]" > > :group 'org-footnote > > :type '(choice > > (const :tag "Prompt for label" nil) > > (const :tag "Create automatic [fn:N]" t) > > (const :tag "Offer automatic [fn:N] for editing" confirm) > > + (const :tag "Create a random label" random) > > (const :tag "Create automatic [N]" plain))) > > > > (defcustom org-footnote-auto-adjust nil > > @@ -253,16 +255,22 @@ This command prompts for a label. If this is a > label referencing an > > existing label, only insert the label. If the footnote label is empty > > or new, let the user edit the definition of the footnote." > > (interactive) > > - (let* ((labels (org-footnote-all-labels)) > > + (let* ((labels (and (not (equal org-footnote-auto-label 'random)) > > + (org-footnote-all-labels))) > > (propose (org-footnote-unique-label labels)) > > (label > > - (if (member org-footnote-auto-label '(t plain)) > > - propose > > + (cond > > + ((member org-footnote-auto-label '(t plain)) > > + propose) > > + ((equal org-footnote-auto-label 'random) > > + (require 'org-id) > > + (substring (org-id-uuid) 0 8)) > > + (t > > (completing-read > > "Label (leave empty for anonymous): " > > (mapcar 'list labels) nil nil > > (if (eq org-footnote-auto-label 'confirm) propose nil) > > - 'org-footnote-label-history)))) > > + 'org-footnote-label-history))))) > > (setq label (org-footnote-normalize-label label)) > > (cond > > ((equal label "") > > > >