Re: set source directory for org-attach

[David Rogers <davidandrewrogers@gmail.com>]

gyro funch <gyromagnetic@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I'm relatively new to org-mode.
>
> I am tending to use org-attach quite a bit as part of my 
> workflow.
>
> Instead of having to navigate from default-directory to the 
> source of
> the attachment, it would be great if I could set a better 
> default.
>
> I am probably missing something obvious, but is there a way to 
> set the
> default source directory for attachments?
>
> Any advice is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you for your help.As far as I’m aware, the attachments 
> need to be kept in a directory that is special and separate, 
> because *every item* in the directory is treated as an 
> attachment. If you set this to a different directory, and then 
> from within your document tried to delete all attachments, then 
> *everything* in the whole directory would be lost. Wouldn’t it?

I think your particular workflow might possibly be better served 
by creating file: links to all those files instead of attaching 
them - that way, you can keep your files wherever you wish. It 
might be safer to treat the attachment function as being a way to 
manage finished permanent files that no longer need editing, to be 
included as-is.

Section 4 of the Org-mode manual, titled “Hyperlinks”, shows 
everything about links including links to your own files. You may 
use Org-mode functions to help you create links, or you can type 
them out by hand - the result is exactly the same, as long as 
there are no typos of course.




-- 
David Rogers