Re: org-insert-link completion by description (Re: what is the purpose of "This link has already been stored"?)

[Samuel Wales]

i guess i expected completion to show only description with recently
saved at top.  if i want, i can also select by ido's flex, c-spc,
arrow keys, etc.  ido is already set up for accessibility for me and
is used all the time for other purposes.

then there is the opportunity for fanciness with sets of links
gathered and pasted in one place.  i haven't considred what i would
need or what is possible there.  except the crash-proof editing and
register ideas which are almost orthogonal.


On 6/30/23, Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> wrote:
> yes, 9.6.7 has the bug as i described it, at least with my window and ido
> setup.
>
> emacs -q 9.6.7, vaniila except for whatever -q loads, opens a links
> window that shows descrtipition and truncated link.  idk what you do
> to select.  idk what it does with completion setups.
>
> one problem is  this means a 2 window setup.  i use VERY large fonts
> and basically never have a 2 window setup even for completions.  i
> spent 20y kludging emacs to get rid of other window stuff and still
> there re many places where it creeps in [occur-like buffers are a big
> one].  the new [years old actally] window mechanism might improvbe on
> it in principle but i am not in a position to try that atm.  idk if it
> would work with my ido setup.  and if it did all technically work idk
> if the result would be accessible for me wrt window sizes.
>
>
> On 6/30/23, Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 28/06/2023 08:35, Samuel Wales wrote:
>>> 2) org-insert-link, with my ido setup, and i am aware other
>>>     completion mechanisms exist but find it difficult to
>>>     switch, offers as completion candidates a completely
>>>     useless list.
>>
>> The Org version in the Anthony's report is 9.5. Samuel, could you,
>> please, confirm that you use at least Org-9.6? It contains a number of
>> fixes related to `org-store-link' and `org-insert-link' including a
>> change related to completion by description.
>>
>> Is it realistic for you to try the default completion function (emacs -q
>> and load newer Org) instead of ido? I mean namely completion by
>> description ignoring selection from the links buffer.
>>
>> There is a number of issues with this pair of functions, however
>> completion by description should work to some extent.
>>
>>
>>
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