Re: org-capture-other-frame

["Radosław Grzanka" <radoslawg@gmail.com>]

Thanks!
  I've asked about this a month ago or so but with no response. I will
test this soon on Windows 7.

Radek.

2011/5/2 Lluís <xscript@gmx.net>:
> I've made a little function to launch org-capture on another frame,
> which is very handy when plugged into a hotkey and working with other
> applications.
>
> It lacks some settings that I already have active system wide (like no
> scrollbars, no toolbar and the like), so you should probably tune those
> (a defcustom for the frame parameters should suffice).
>
> In any case, tell me (directly, as I'm not not subscribed) if you're
> going to install this into org-mode. Otherwise I'll upload the snippet
> into emacs wiki:
>
> #+begin_src lisp
> (defun my-org-capture-other-frame ()
>  "Create a new frame and run org-capture."
>  (interactive)
>  (make-frame '((name . "Org-Capture")
>                (width  . 120)
>                (height .  20)
>                (menu-bar-lines . 0)
>                (tool-bar-lines . 0)
>                (auto-lower . nil)
>                (auto-raise . t)))
>  (select-frame-by-name "Org-Capture")
>  (if (condition-case nil
>          (progn (org-capture) t)
>        (error nil))
>      (delete-other-windows)
>    (my-org-capture-other-frame-cleanup)))
>
> (defun my-org-capture-other-frame-cleanup ()
>  "Close the Org-Capture frame."
>  (if (equal "Org-Capture" (frame-parameter nil 'name))
>      (delete-frame)))
> (add-hook 'org-capture-after-finalize-hook 'my-org-capture-other-frame-cleanup)
> #+end_src
>
>
> Thanks,
>    Lluis
>
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