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Re: [Hyperbole-users] How do I use implicit pathname buttons in org-mode
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Robert Weiner |
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Re: [Hyperbole-users] How do I use implicit pathname buttons in org-mode? |
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Fri, 9 Nov 2018 19:25:34 -0500 |
> On Nov 9, 2018, at 6:51 PM, Mats Lidell <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Hi Bob,
>
>> It would be even more useful if we added JSON record retrieval via web APIs.
>> Probably wouldn't be too hard given what exists in Elisp already.
>
> That sounds interesting but I don't get how that would work together with
> rolo mode. Can you please elaborate?
Sure. HyRolo is actually a generic text record filtering system, so although
it has contact-related features, it is happy to find matches in any set of text
records. So once a JSON hierarchy or list of records is retrieved, HyRolo
could show a pretty-printed version of any record that matches a search. For
example, bibliography records or movies from IMDB. A simple wrapper function
calls the appropriate HyRolo function, like hyrolo-fgrep, I believe, and the
magic happens. Through the years, I have used it for rapid access to many
different kinds of records. Usually such wrapper functions are just a few
lines and then are bound to their own command invocation keys.
JSON would probably be a bit more involved.
Maybe we should have a contest to see what unique uses people can find for
Hyperbole. For my own use, I have built custom Hyperbole menus for accessing
Evernote notes and for interfacing to the Emacs helm package (now that was
involved).
Bob