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[Emacs-orgmode] POLL: Anyone using CamelCase links?
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T. V. Raman |
Subject: |
[Emacs-orgmode] POLL: Anyone using CamelCase links? |
Date: |
Mon, 28 Aug 2006 06:31:01 -0700 |
I've personally found camel-case links in wiki-like things to
give initial gratification, but also prove fragile over time.
For instance, if you cut and paste code --- all hell breaks loose
if you're dealing with java or c++ code.
Scottish names etc as you point out are another example. As long
as it's an optional, customizable feature, it's fine, but let's
not hard-wire it or make it the default.
>>>>> "Carsten" == Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> writes:
Carsten> I've got a question for you: I do have a number of
Carsten> requests to make linking between different org-mode
Carsten> files easier, so that it becomes simple to link
Carsten> between pages that may be published on the web.
Carsten> Most requests go into the direction of enabling
Carsten> CamelCase words as links to other pages.
Carsten>
Carsten> The current way of linking to another page would be
Carsten>
Carsten> [[file:someotherfile.org][some other file]]
Carsten>
Carsten> and the proposals I have seen would make
Carsten> SomeOtherFile to automatically be a link to this
Carsten> file.
Carsten>
Carsten> Now, let me first say that I am not a big fan of
Carsten> using CamelCase links, because this system can
Carsten> easily cause inconsistencies, because scottish names
Carsten> and other thinks look like CamelCase, but should not
Carsten> become links.
Carsten>
Carsten> However, I can see how it might be useful to have a
Carsten> simple way to connect to other pages.
Carsten>
Carsten> CamelCase *can* be activated already in the current
Carsten> version of Org-mode, but then it leads to a text
Carsten> search in the current file. Personally I am not
Carsten> using it, and frankly I think this way to write a
Carsten> search is crap.
Carsten>
Carsten> To make a long story short, I am considering to
Carsten> (optionally, of course) make CamelCase words links
Carsten> to other files, and I am hesitating because I don't
Carsten> want to break established behavior, even if it is
Carsten> crap.
Carsten>
Carsten> So finally here is the question: Are you using the
Carsten> current implementation of CamelCase as a way to
Carsten> define in-buffer searches? If yes, do you rely on
Carsten> this feature?
Carsten>
Carsten>
Carsten> Thanks.
Carsten>
Carsten> - Carsten
Carsten>
Carsten>
Carsten>
Carsten> _______________________________________________
Carsten> Emacs-orgmode mailing list address@hidden
Carsten> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
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