Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

[Rainer M Krug]

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Hi

I would like to open pdfs in emacs (using pdf-viewer) but there is only
a shortcut (C-c C-o) to open a pdf externally, and no shortcut for the
menu item below "Open in Emacs" in the context menu.

How can I define a shortcut for this command (or re-use C-c C-o)?
Thanks

Rainer

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Re: Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

[John Kitchin]

I find C-u RET on a link will open a pdf in emacs. or C-u C-c C-o

Rainer M Krug writes:

> Hi
>
> I would like to open pdfs in emacs (using pdf-viewer) but there is only
> a shortcut (C-c C-o) to open a pdf externally, and no shortcut for the
> menu item below "Open in Emacs" in the context menu.
>
> How can I define a shortcut for this command (or re-use C-c C-o)?
> Thanks
>
> Rainer

--
Professor John Kitchin
Doherty Hall A207F
Department of Chemical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-268-7803
@johnkitchin
http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu

Re: Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

[J. David Boyd]

John Kitchin <jkitchin@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

> I find C-u RET on a link will open a pdf in emacs. or C-u C-c C-o
>
> Rainer M Krug writes:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I would like to open pdfs in emacs (using pdf-viewer) but there is only
>> a shortcut (C-c C-o) to open a pdf externally, and no shortcut for the
>> menu item below "Open in Emacs" in the context menu.
>>
>> How can I define a shortcut for this command (or re-use C-c C-o)?
>> Thanks
>>
>> Rainer
>
> --
> Professor John Kitchin
> Doherty Hall A207F
> Department of Chemical Engineering
> Carnegie Mellon University
> Pittsburgh, PA 15213
> 412-268-7803
> @johnkitchin
> http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu

It's too bad there's not some way to find out all the different things C-u
does to commands when used...

Dave

Re: Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

[Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo]

Rainer M Krug writes:

> I would like to open pdfs in emacs (using pdf-viewer) but there 
> is only a shortcut (C-c C-o) to open a pdf externally, and no 
> shortcut for the menu item below "Open in Emacs" in the context 
> menu. 
> 
> How can I define a shortcut for this command (or re-use C-c 
> C-o)?

If you want C-c C-o to open in emacs, you can configure your 
org-file-apps:

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (eval-after-load "org"
    '(if (assoc "\\.pdf\\'" org-file-apps)
         (setcdr (assoc "\\.pdf\\'" org-file-apps) 'emacs)
       (add-to-list 'org-file-apps '("\\.pdf\\'" . 'emacs) t)))
#+END_SRC

Alternatively, if you are on Linux, you could make your 
emacsclient your default pdf-viewer:

#+BEGIN_SRC shell
  xdg-mime default emacsclient.desktop application/pdf
#+END_SRC

Then the external program called by C-c C-o would also be emacs =)

Best,
-- 
Jorge.

Re: Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

[Nicolas Goaziou]

Hello,

dboyd2@mmm.com (J. David Boyd) writes:

> It's too bad there's not some way to find out all the different things C-u
> does to commands when used...

C-h k C-c C-o


Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou

Re: Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

[Xavier Maillard]

Hello Jorge,

Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo <jorge.alfaro-murillo@yale.edu> writes:

> Alternatively, if you are on Linux, you could make your
> emacsclient your default pdf-viewer:
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC shell
>   xdg-mime default emacsclient.desktop application/pdf
> #+END_SRC

What is emacsclient.desktop exactly ? On my slackware, there is
nothing named like this.

Thank you for both your tip and probable answer.

-- Xavier

Re: Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

[Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo]

Xavier Maillard writes:

> What is emacsclient.desktop exactly ? On my slackware, there is 
> nothing named like this. 

Inside a desktop environment (e.g. GNOME, KDE, Xfce), xdg-open
passes the arguments to that desktop environment's file-opener
application (gvfs-open, kde-open, or exo-open, respectively).
When no desktop environment is detected (e.g. using Openbox), 
xdg-open will use its own configuration files, emacsclient.desktop 
is the call to the emacs server, if you do not use the server you 
could use emacs.desktop instead.

Best,
-- 
Jorge.

Re: Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

[Xavier Maillard]

Hello Jorge,

Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo <jorge.alfaro-murillo@yale.edu> writes:

> Xavier Maillard writes:
>
>> What is emacsclient.desktop exactly ? On my slackware, there is
>> nothing named like this.
>
> Inside a desktop environment (e.g. GNOME, KDE, Xfce), xdg-open
> passes the arguments to that desktop environment's file-opener
> application (gvfs-open, kde-open, or exo-open, respectively).
> When no desktop environment is detected (e.g. using Openbox),
> xdg-open will use its own configuration files, emacsclient.desktop
> is the call to the emacs server, if you do not use the server you
> could use emacs.desktop instead.

Thank you very much for these clarifications. Should I expect
anything from xdg-* when not using a desktop environment at all ? (I
am using something home-brewed where I could add support for
something like this but that's not for now).

Also, can you share an emacsclient.desktop file ?

Regards
-- Xavier.

Re: Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

[Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo]

Xavier Maillard writes:

> Thank you very much for these clarifications. Should I expect 
> anything from xdg-* when not using a desktop environment at all? 
> (I am using something home-brewed where I could add support for 
> something like this but that's not for now).

I am not sure. You could try xdg-open in any file from the 
terminal, to see if it works as expected

> Also, can you share an emacsclient.desktop file ?

That is not a file, but how xdg identifies emacsclient. You can 
find more about it here: 
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xdg-open

Best,

-- 
Jorge.

Re: Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

[Xavier Maillard]

Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo <jorge.alfaro-murillo@yale.edu> writes:

> Xavier Maillard writes:
>
>> Thank you very much for these clarifications. Should I expect
>> anything from xdg-* when not using a desktop environment at all?
>> (I am using something home-brewed where I could add support for
>> something like this but that's not for now).
>
> I am not sure. You could try xdg-open in any file from the
> terminal, to see if it works as expected

Lovely ! It just works.

-- Xavier.

Re: Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

[Rainer M Krug]

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John Kitchin <jkitchin@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

> I find C-u RET on a link will open a pdf in emacs. or C-u C-c C-o

Thanks - C-u C-c C-o works for me

Rainer

>
> Rainer M Krug writes:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I would like to open pdfs in emacs (using pdf-viewer) but there is only
>> a shortcut (C-c C-o) to open a pdf externally, and no shortcut for the
>> menu item below "Open in Emacs" in the context menu.
>>
>> How can I define a shortcut for this command (or re-use C-c C-o)?
>> Thanks
>>
>> Rainer
>
> --
> Professor John Kitchin
> Doherty Hall A207F
> Department of Chemical Engineering
> Carnegie Mellon University
> Pittsburgh, PA 15213
> 412-268-7803
> @johnkitchin
> http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu

-- 
Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany)

Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology
Stellenbosch University
South Africa

Tel :       +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44
Cell:       +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98
Fax :       +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44

Fax (D):    +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44

email:      Rainer@krugs.de

Skype:      RMkrug

PGP: 0x0F52F982

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Re: Define Keyboard Shortcut for "Open in Emacs"

[Rainer M Krug]

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jorge.alfaro-murillo@yale.edu (Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo) writes:

> Rainer M Krug writes:
>
>> I would like to open pdfs in emacs (using pdf-viewer) but there 
>> is only a shortcut (C-c C-o) to open a pdf externally, and no 
>> shortcut for the menu item below "Open in Emacs" in the context 
>> menu. 
>> 
>> How can I define a shortcut for this command (or re-use C-c 
>> C-o)?
>
> If you want C-c C-o to open in emacs, you can configure your 
> org-file-apps:
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
>   (eval-after-load "org"
>     '(if (assoc "\\.pdf\\'" org-file-apps)
>          (setcdr (assoc "\\.pdf\\'" org-file-apps) 'emacs)
>        (add-to-list 'org-file-apps '("\\.pdf\\'" . 'emacs) t)))
> #+END_SRC

Good idea - I will keep this in mind and see.

>
> Alternatively, if you are on Linux, you could make your 
> emacsclient your default pdf-viewer:

Nope - Mac.

Thanks,

Rainer

>
> #+BEGIN_SRC shell
>   xdg-mime default emacsclient.desktop application/pdf
> #+END_SRC
>
> Then the external program called by C-c C-o would also be emacs =)
>
> Best,

-- 
Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany)

Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology
Stellenbosch University
South Africa

Tel :       +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44
Cell:       +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98
Fax :       +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44

Fax (D):    +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44

email:      Rainer@krugs.de

Skype:      RMkrug

PGP: 0x0F52F982

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