gyro funch <gyromagne...@gmail.com> writes:
Hi,
I'm relatively new to org-mode.
I am tending to use org-attach quite a bit as part of my
workflow.
Instead of having to navigate from default-directory to the
source of
the attachment, it would be great if I could set a better
default.
I am probably missing something obvious, but is there a way to
set the
default source directory for attachments?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your help.As far as I’m aware, the attachments
need to be kept in a directory that is special and separate,
because *every item* in the directory is treated as an
attachment. If you set this to a different directory, and then
from within your document tried to delete all attachments, then
*everything* in the whole directory would be lost. Wouldn’t it?
I think your particular workflow might possibly be better served
by creating file: links to all those files instead of attaching
them - that way, you can keep your files wherever you wish. It
might be safer to treat the attachment function as being a way to
manage finished permanent files that no longer need editing, to be
included as-is.
Section 4 of the Org-mode manual, titled “Hyperlinks”, shows
everything about links including links to your own files. You may
use Org-mode functions to help you create links, or you can type
them out by hand - the result is exactly the same, as long as
there are no typos of course.
--
David Rogers
