Re: [DISCUSSION] May we recognize everything like [[protocol:uri]] as a non-fuzzy link? (was: [BUG] URI handling is overly complicated and nonstandard [9.6.7 (N/A @ /gnu/store/mg7223g8mw90lccp6mm5g6f3mpjk70si-emacs-org-9.6.7/share/emacs/site-lisp/org-9.6.7/)])

[Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>]

Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> writes:

>> Max Nikulin writes:
>>> I am unsure if any "PREFIX:" should be recognized as a link type, but
>>> there is another possibility on this way: allow users to mark some
>>> prefixes as search links, not link types.
>> 
>> May you elaborate?
>
> I am considering another behavior. If any PREFIX: is recognized then the 
> link exported literally as PREFIX:PATH unless the PREFIX is registered as
>
>     (org-link-register-search-link-prefix "sec")
>
> So if the document does not contain PREFIX:NAME target then it is an 
> export error (or another prescription controlled by 
> `org-export-with-broken-links') and it may be reported so by `org-lint'.
>
> Different users expect different degree of strictness during link 
> export. I am unsure which variant is better.

I feel that it will be too complex.
We might simply throw a warning when we get unregistered [[type:path]]
link, so that the user can notice if there is any problem.

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