Shortcut to file

Shortcut to file

[Chris Henderson]

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Is there any way to quickly add a file's location rather than typing the
whole file://path/to/location. The files are mostly freemind or libreoffice
calc/ word files.

If the file or the directory is not there, it can also be created from
within org easily.

Thanks

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Re: Shortcut to file

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Chris Henderson <henders254@gmail.com> writes:

> Is there any way to quickly add a file's location rather than typing
> the whole file://path/to/location. The files are mostly freemind or
> libreoffice calc/ word files.
>
> If the file or the directory is not there, it can also be created
> from within org easily.
>
> Thanks

Are these links to files? You can use `org-insert-link' with a prefix
argument, to get the usual find-file interface, and a link inserted once
you've found it.

Re: Shortcut to file

[Chris Henderson]

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Looks like org-insert-link doesn't have any tab completion feature to list
files on the system. How do I get that?

I can tab complete file+sys: but then can't do ~/directory/file.txt

Thanks.


On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>wrote:

> Chris Henderson <henders254@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Is there any way to quickly add a file's location rather than typing
> > the whole file://path/to/location. The files are mostly freemind or
> > libreoffice calc/ word files.
> >
> > If the file or the directory is not there, it can also be created
> > from within org easily.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Are these links to files? You can use `org-insert-link' with a prefix
> argument, to get the usual find-file interface, and a link inserted once
> you've found it.
>
>
>

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Re: Shortcut to file

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Chris Henderson <henders254@gmail.com> writes:

> Looks like org-insert-link doesn't have any tab completion feature to
> list files on the system. How do I get that?
>
> I can tab complete file+sys: but then can't do ~/directory/file.txt

Perhaps try playing with the value of org-link-file-path-type?

>
> Thanks.
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Eric Abrahamsen <
> eric@ericabrahamsen.net> wrote:
>
>     Chris Henderson <henders254@gmail.com> writes:
>    
>     > Is there any way to quickly add a file's location rather than
>     typing
>     > the whole file://path/to/location. The files are mostly
>     freemind or
>     > libreoffice calc/ word files.
>     >
>     > If the file or the directory is not there, it can also be
>     created
>     > from within org easily.
>     >
>     > Thanks
>    
>     Are these links to files? You can use `org-insert-link' with a
>     prefix
>     argument, to get the usual find-file interface, and a link
>     inserted once
>     you've found it.
>    
>    

Re: Shortcut to file

[Nick Dokos]

Chris Henderson <henders254@gmail.com> writes:

> Looks like org-insert-link doesn't have any tab completion feature to list files on the
> system. How do I get that?
>
> I can tab complete file+sys: but then can't do ~/directory/file.txt
>
> Thanks.
>
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> wrote:
>
>     Chris Henderson <henders254@gmail.com> writes:
>    
>     > Is there any way to quickly add a file's location rather than typing
>     > the whole file://path/to/location. The files are mostly freemind or
>     > libreoffice calc/ word files.
>     >
>     > If the file or the directory is not there, it can also be created
>     > from within org easily.
>     >
>     > Thanks
>    
>     Are these links to files? You can use `org-insert-link' with a prefix
>     argument, to get the usual find-file interface, and a link inserted once
>     you've found it.

You must have missed the "prefix argument" part of Eric's answer: C-u C-c C-l

-- 
Nick

Re: Shortcut to file

[Chris Henderson]

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C-u C-c C-l solves all problems. Now I can link any file (PDF etc.) from
anywhere within org and with tab completion. Thanks.


On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> wrote:

> Chris Henderson <henders254@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Looks like org-insert-link doesn't have any tab completion feature to
> list files on the
> > system. How do I get that?
> >
> > I can tab complete file+sys: but then can't do ~/directory/file.txt
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Eric Abrahamsen <
> eric@ericabrahamsen.net> wrote:
> >
> >     Chris Henderson <henders254@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >     > Is there any way to quickly add a file's location rather than
> typing
> >     > the whole file://path/to/location. The files are mostly freemind or
> >     > libreoffice calc/ word files.
> >     >
> >     > If the file or the directory is not there, it can also be created
> >     > from within org easily.
> >     >
> >     > Thanks
> >
> >     Are these links to files? You can use `org-insert-link' with a prefix
> >     argument, to get the usual find-file interface, and a link inserted
> once
> >     you've found it.
>
> You must have missed the "prefix argument" part of Eric's answer: C-u C-c
> C-l
>
> --
> Nick
>
>
>

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