Thank you for this confirmation of the abbreviation issue. > I would suggest just defining short links ;) Well, there are limits to this approach e.g. file+mnl {mnl = myNewLink}. Furthermore, link definitions then tend to become pretty cryptic :-(. Optimally, the 'org-link-abbrev-alist' could (optionally) even been made buffer-local, in order to safe typing efforts in different work context. I wouldn't mind changing the abbreviation syntax, if necessary. > It seems like you can probably build the abbreviation functionality into the follow function > right? Don't really get what you mean by this. On 2016-08-23 Tue 01:03, John Kitchin wrote: > I can confirm this happens. I think it happens because the abbreviation > is not listed in org-plain-link-re, so when the bracket link is > activated, no type is ever defined (it is done by a group in the > org-plain-link-re). The type is somewhat fundamental to the activation > function, as it is used to look up all the link properties, and hence > you get the default help (and all other properties too). > > I haven't thought of a simple fix though. It would involve adding the > abbreviations to the known link types, and some kind of lookup for when > the type in a link is not in org-link-parameters that resolves the type > to something in org-link-parameters. Since the abbreviations seem to > have quite flexible format, it isn't obvious how to do that robustly, > without changing the abbreviation syntax. > > I would suggest just defining short links ;) It seems like you can > probably build the abbreviation functionality into the follow function > right? > > > mc writes: > >> Yes, with pleasure: >> >> Let's put it the most simple way: >> >> >> 1. Here is my new-link definition: >> >> #+begin_src emacs-lisp >> (org-link-set-parameters "new-link" :help-echo "show new-link's help echo") >> #+end_src >> >> (it doesn't change matter, if there would be :follow or :store function etc.) >> >> >> 2. the 'tooltip' shows my :help-echo string as expected. >> >> [[new-link:awesome]] >> >> >> 3. Then I add the following abbreviation of the above link: >> >> #+begin_src emacs-lisp >> (setq org-link-abbrev-alist '(("nl" . "new-link::%s"))) >> #+end_src >> >> >> 4. the 'tooltip' does not work but shows the default: >> >> [[nl:awesome]] >> >> >> Hope that clarifies the issue. >> >> >> Thanks once more for your sustained patience making link handling much >> easier and more powerful! >> mc >> >> >> >>> On 20 Aug 2016, at 17:17, John Kitchin wrote: >>> >>> that isn't a feature I have used too often. Could you post a small example that illustrates the problem? Thanks, >>> >>> John >>> >>> ----------------------------------- >>> Professor John Kitchin >>> Doherty Hall A207F >>> Department of Chemical Engineering >>> Carnegie Mellon University >>> Pittsburgh, PA 15213 >>> 412-268-7803 >>> @johnkitchin >>> http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 12:13 AM, mc > wrote: >>> The new link parameters are fabulous! >>> >>> Only the parameter ':help-echo' seems not to be respected, if a link is used by an abbreviated form as defined by the 'org-link-abbrev-alist'. >>> >>> Would be nice, if this could be fixed. >>> >>> Anyway, thank you for this big step forward, >>> mc >>> -- Fetch my gnupg key: gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 7E3CA33F