Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes

[Arthur Miller]

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

> Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Consider the following case. A user has 2 virtual desktops dedicated to 
>> rather independent tasks and an Emacs frame on each desktop. On desktop 
>> 1 she opens help for some function with aim to evaluate if it is 
>> appropriate for some particular purpose. Next she has to switch to 
>> another task and applications for it reside on virtual desktop 2. To 
>> proceed further she has to read several help pages relevant for task 2. 
>> After completion of this task it is time to resume task 1 and to switch 
>> to virtual desktop 1. Does a window with the help buffer still display 
>> the same content as before switching to task 2? No, context on desktop 1 
>> lost due to some actions in the Emacs frame on desktop 2.
>>
>> Such synchronization is against multitasking and I do not like the idea 
>> to get it for org-capture as well. Currently read-key and modal prompt 
>> is a kind of excuse, but the idea of new menu library is non-blocking 
>> keymap-based selection.
>
> I understand.
> From the perspective of the library being discussed, what you want does
> not look impossible.
>
> The other question is altering the org-capture code.
> I think that it is too early to discuss org-capture part just yet.
> Lets first finalize the generic library itself and discuss the
> appropriate adjustments to
> org-capture/org-agenda/org-export/org-todo/etc code later.
>
I think it sounds like a wise proposal :).

Thanks.