Include full file name in the links about denote

[jeanphilippegg]

This left part of the link is what allows links to work in Denote (and org), ie you can click on them or have a backlinks buffer. Normally, it is not visible to the user. The right part is the description and is meant to be controlled by the users.

By default, the description is the file's title (and signature if present). This can be controlled by the variable denote-link-description-function. It is not yet released on gnu elpa. It will be available in Denote 3.0.0. If you have the latest code, you can try this:

(defun my-link-description-function (file region-text)
  (denote-get-file-name-relative-to-denote-directory file))

(setq denote-link-description-function #'my-link-description-function)

Your links would look like [[denote:20240126T142743][emacs/20240126T142743--Basic-Elisp__emacs_code.org]]. Would this be an acceptable solution?

Have a look at the default value of denote-link-description-function if you want your link descriptions to include the file's title or the region content.

[teotenn]

Hi, no I need rather the oposite, the left side modified so that I can use the links outside of emacs:

[[emacs/20240126T142743--Basic-Elisp__emacs_code.org][Basic Elisp]]

OR

[[20240126T142743--Basic-Elisp__emacs_code.org][Basic Elisp]]

Is this possible?

But then I guess that the part of denote: is what it actually opens the link right?

[protesilaos]

From: Manuel Teodoro ***@***.***> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2024 18:30:23 -0800 Hi, no I need rather the oposite, the left side modified so that I can use the links outside of emacs: ``` [[emacs/20240126T142743--Basic-Elisp__emacs_code.org][Basic Elisp]] ``` OR ``` [[20240126T142743--Basic-Elisp__emacs_code.org][Basic Elisp]] ``` Is this possible?

I don't think we can achieve a universal linking system. What we do is Emacs-specific.

But then I guess that the part of `denote:` is what it actually opens the link right?

The 'denote:' part behaves like the 'file:' link type in Org buffers, if you have ever used that. In other words, it finds the file whose identifier is the one specified. This link type can then be extended with an in-file search, to determine where the cursor jumps to after opening the file. By default, it goes to the top of the file, but there are other options, as documented in the Org manual. Evaluate: (info "(org) Search Options") With the 'denote:' link type, we have a new (in development) mechanism to link to a heading inside the given file, by using this mechanism. Again though, this is all Emacs-specific. Maybe there is some system-wide method to define a link handler, but I am not aware of it (and it would not be part of this package, anyway).

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-- Protesilaos Stavrou https://protesilaos.com

[teotenn]

Thanks for the explanation, I'm closing the issue then and will try to find some solution for my particular case.