Browse Org files through capture mechanism?

Browse Org files through capture mechanism?

[Alan E. Davis]

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It surely must be possible to use the capture mechanism to browse the
captured material.

I use Org-Mode almost every day, usually in capturing notes to a large
number of dedicated files.  My capture templates many---too many, perhaps.
 It would be really useful to be able to browse the files associated with
these templates directly through the capture mechanism.

Has this been implemented?

Alan Davis

-- 
      "This ignorance about the limits of the earth's ability to absorb
       pollutants should be reason enough for caution in the release
       of polluting substances."
                   ---Meadows et al.   1972.  Limits to Growth
<https://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/digital/publishing/meadows/ltg/>.
(p. 81)

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Re: Browse Org files through capture mechanism?

[Kyle Meyer]

Alan E. Davis writes:

> It surely must be possible to use the capture mechanism to browse the
> captured material.
>
> I use Org-Mode almost every day, usually in capturing notes to a large
> number of dedicated files.  My capture templates many---too many, perhaps.
>  It would be really useful to be able to browse the files associated with
> these templates directly through the capture mechanism.
>
> Has this been implemented?

I'm not sure I have a clear picture of what you have in mind, but
perhaps org-capture's GOTO prefix argument does at least some of what
you're after.

Re: Browse Org files through capture mechanism?

[Alan E. Davis]

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Yes, it seems to do what I have in mind.   Very nice!

All I have had in mind, up to now, is a way to visit the file directly from
Capture, without needing to use org-agenda.

Thank you,

Alan

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 2:38 PM Kyle Meyer <kyle@kyleam.com> wrote:

> Alan E. Davis writes:
>
> > It surely must be possible to use the capture mechanism to browse the
> > captured material.
> >
> > I use Org-Mode almost every day, usually in capturing notes to a large
> > number of dedicated files.  My capture templates many---too many,
> perhaps.
> >  It would be really useful to be able to browse the files associated with
> > these templates directly through the capture mechanism.
> >
> > Has this been implemented?
>
> I'm not sure I have a clear picture of what you have in mind, but
> perhaps org-capture's GOTO prefix argument does at least some of what
> you're after.
>


-- 
      "This ignorance about the limits of the earth's ability to absorb
       pollutants should be reason enough for caution in the release
       of polluting substances."
                   ---Meadows et al.   1972.  Limits to Growth
<https://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/digital/publishing/meadows/ltg/>.
(p. 81)

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