Re: Org mode links: Open a PDF file at a given page and highlight a given string

[Ihor Radchenko]

Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> writes:

> Currently I believe that instead of injecting up to 6 entries into 
> `org-file-apps' for various combinations of page, anchor, and search 
> pattern, it is better to add single record with function handler. Notice 
> that the approach presented above is not affected by the bug with 
> multiple regexp group. Its additional advantage is that shell is not 
> involved, so peculiar file names can not cause execution of some code 
> when quoting and escaping are messed up.
>
> I think a set of functions for popular PDF viewers (evince, zathura, 
> okular, xpdf, xpopple, firefox, chromium & Co., etc.) should be defined 
> in some package, but I am in doubts if it suitable for Org core.
>
> Proof of concept implementation.

Thanks for taking time to implement this proof of concept!

I think that it is a very good idea for Org core to support search terms
in file links that are handled by Free Software.

Moreover, I think that we should, by default, auto-detect and use Free
Software to open file links, when such software is installed on user
machine (unless the user explicitly instruct otherwise).

I see Free Software support as dedicated files like ol-evince,
ol-okular, etc. The file functionality and common function may probably
be factored out into ol-file library.

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