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[PATCH] Re: Adding target and custom id links doesn't ask for descriptio
From: |
Ihor Radchenko |
Subject: |
[PATCH] Re: Adding target and custom id links doesn't ask for description |
Date: |
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:39:39 +0800 |
Carlos Pita <carlosjosepita@gmail.com> writes:
> When storing a <<target>> or CUSTOM_ID link with org-store-link and then
> adding it with C-c C-l, org doesn’t ask for a description but automatically
> inserts an ugly description like:
>
> ~/Desktop/Org/captures.org::target
>
> or:
>
> ~/Desktop/Org/captures.org::#7EFBCEA1-0D17-45B9-A125-10FE581752F8
>
> The entire path is inserted even when the target itself is simply “target”.
> But, more importantly, no chance to change the description is given to the
> user.
I can replicate. I do see much point copy-pasting the link into
description. Moreover, this code is carried around since 15 years ago
from the commit
93c665b56 Intermediate state, I am just trying comiting now
:3
I suggest to set description to nil and thus ask the user in such
scenario.
See the attached patch.
>From 4a2079f237f5d23bfa83c2481f34d3bff27dd3e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
Message-Id:
<4a2079f237f5d23bfa83c2481f34d3bff27dd3e8.1660109574.git.yantar92@gmail.com>
From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:25:26 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] org-store-link: Default to empty description for
target/custom-id links
* lisp/ol.el (org-store-link): Use empty description by default (ask user).
Fixes D99A712C-18D1-4A4F-8093-35A0BFB469C4@gmail.com">https://orgmode.org/list/D99A712C-18D1-4A4F-8093-35A0BFB469C4@gmail.com
---
lisp/ol.el | 10 +++-------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lisp/ol.el b/lisp/ol.el
index b7d74d0bf..29e0d3319 100644
--- a/lisp/ol.el
+++ b/lisp/ol.el
@@ -1577,10 +1577,8 @@ (defun org-store-link (arg &optional interactive?)
t))))
(setq link (plist-get org-store-link-plist :link))
;; If store function actually set `:description' property, use
- ;; it, even if it is nil. Otherwise, fallback to link value.
- (setq desc (if (plist-member org-store-link-plist :description)
- (plist-get org-store-link-plist :description)
- link)))
+ ;; it, even if it is nil. Otherwise, fallback to nil (ask user).
+ (setq desc (plist-get org-store-link-plist :description)))
;; Store a link from a remote editing buffer.
((org-src-edit-buffer-p)
@@ -1697,9 +1695,7 @@ (defun org-store-link (arg &optional interactive?)
(and org-id-link-to-org-use-id (org-entry-get nil "ID"))))
(setq link (condition-case nil
(prog1 (org-id-store-link)
- (setq desc (or (plist-get org-store-link-plist
- :description)
- "")))
+ (setq desc (plist-get org-store-link-plist
:description)))
(error
;; Probably before first headline, link only to file.
(concat "file:"
--
2.35.1
--
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