POLL: Anyone using CamelCase links?

POLL: Anyone using CamelCase links?

[Carsten Dominik]

I've got a question for you:

I do have a number of requests to make linking between different 
org-mode files easier, so that it becomes simple to link between pages 
that may be published on the web.  Most requests go into the direction 
of enabling CamelCase words as links to other pages.

The current way of linking to another page would be

    [[file:someotherfile.org][some other file]]

and the proposals I have seen would make SomeOtherFile to automatically 
be a link to this file.

Now, let me first say that I am not a big fan of using CamelCase links, 
because this system can easily cause inconsistencies, because scottish 
names and other thinks look like CamelCase, but should not become 
links.

However, I can see how it might be useful to have a simple way to 
connect to other pages.

CamelCase *can* be activated already in the current version of 
Org-mode, but then it leads to a text search in the current file.  
Personally I am not using it, and frankly I think this way to write a 
search is crap.

To make a long story short, I am considering to (optionally, of course) 
make CamelCase words links to other files, and I am hesitating because 
I don't want to break established behavior, even if it is crap.

So finally here is the question:  Are you using the current 
implementation of CamelCase as a way to define in-buffer searches?  If 
yes, do you rely on this feature?


Thanks.

- Carsten

POLL: Anyone using CamelCase links?

[T. V. Raman]

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 <dominik@science.uva.nl> 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> 
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    Carsten> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode

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Best Regards,
--raman

      
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