bug#42484: 26.1: org-mode should display value of links in mini-buffer

[Bastien <bzg@gnu.org>]

Hi Boruch,

Boruch Baum <boruch_baum@gmx.com> writes:

> Per your request, I did submit a post to the org list, which received
> only a single response (which was supportive and informative) in three
> days, and seems to have been lost in the greater conversations there.
> What next?

Someone will have to take the time to implement the feature.

Are you volunteering?  If not, are you willing to find someone that
can implement the feature?  If you cannot find someone yourself, what
can you do to make other volunteers *want* to implement this for you?

> On 2020-09-06 10:21, Bastien wrote:
>> Hi Boruch,
>>
>> Boruch Baum <boruch_baum@gmx.com> writes:
>>
>> > In org-mode, when POINT is moved over an org-mode link, wouldn't it be
>> > reasonable for the value of that link to appear in the mini-buffer? The
>> > advantage of that is the user would know where the link points and what
>> > would happen if the link is opened (eg. would an external program open,
>> > would the network be queried).
>>
>> Can you suggest this feature to the Org list at emacs-orgmode@gnu.org?
>
> Done.

Thanks for this.

>> Such "electric" display could sure be useful, but I would like to get
>> feedback from other Org contributors and users before accepting a patch.
>
> I'm not sure I'm the one to best offer the patch, but Kevin's mentioned
> an idea on the list.

A patch is always useful, even a bad one.

>> I'm closing this as this is not an Emacs bug.
>
> Where would I post future org-mode issues?

The Org mailing list is the right place for posting issues.

Thanks,

-- 
 Bastien