From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Hendy Subject: Re: ?? While taking note, capture a note with reciprocal links to/from current location Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:57:48 -0600 Message-ID: References: <831uq0btb8.fsf@gmail.com> <20120212065015.GA3140@x201> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:60336) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RwasF-0004Xr-Bn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:57:56 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RwasD-000612-5F for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:57:55 -0500 Received: from mail-bk0-f41.google.com ([209.85.214.41]:49920) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RwasC-00060v-UA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:57:53 -0500 Received: by bkty12 with SMTP id y12so1314287bkt.0 for ; Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:57:52 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20120212065015.GA3140@x201> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 12:50 AM, Russell Adams wrote: > On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 07:54:03PM -0800, lngndvs@gmail.com wrote: >> >> =C2=A0 I am studying some text in an org file, some comments from a coll= eague >> =C2=A0 on a research project. =C2=A0I need to do a little google search = about a >> =C2=A0 term (something that happens quite often). =C2=A0It would be conv= enient to >> =C2=A0 produce a note elsewhere, perhaps in a different file, or perhaps >> =C2=A0 under a different top-level heading in the same file, with a note= to >> =C2=A0 the term where the cursor is (let's say I've selected it as the >> =C2=A0 region). =C2=A0 I want to capture some notes, perhaps some quite = copious >> =C2=A0 notes, and when done I would like reciprocal links to bind these >> =C2=A0 bits. =C2=A0Then I can take some good notes on the terms or the t= opic in >> =C2=A0 my colleague's notes, and return, and so forth. >> >> =C2=A0 I could do this, and it's not too difficult. =C2=A0However, it wo= uld be >> =C2=A0 *very* helpful to do this with one capture event. =C2=A0Does a fa= cility >> =C2=A0 exist for this? >> >> =C2=A0 Let me say that I think it does, and it relates to the %a element= of a >> =C2=A0 template. =C2=A0However, I would like permanent links, say of the >> =C2=A0 current region to the note resulting from the capture event, and = vise >> =C2=A0 versa. >> >> =C2=A0 I thought of footnotes, but this footnote could end up being a wh= ole >> =C2=A0 chapter, or a small section, in a report! >> >> =C2=A0 Thank you for any suggestions. =C2=A0I apologize in advance, beca= use I'm >> =C2=A0 sure this is no challenge for the gurus on this list. >> >> =C2=A0 Alan Davis >> >> > > Org-capture. It's a great feature, press a key and take a note to a > known location and the template can store date, time, and where you > were when the note occurred. > But he's also asking for "reciprocal links" (bi-directional, I take it). This doesn't exist that I know of, though strangely it *just* came up last week, though for refiling and creating a bi-directional link. Pretty much the same idea. Send something new or existing to a new location and have a two way link in both places. -- http://www.mail-archive.com/emacs-orgmode@gnu.org/msg51480.html John > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Russell Adams =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.com > > PGP Key ID: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 0x1160DCB3 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 h= ttp://www.adamsinfoserv.com/ > > Fingerprint: =C2=A0 =C2=A01723 D8CA 4280 1EC9 557F =C2=A066E8 1154 E018 1= 160 DCB3 >