Hello, I think the problem comes because in that url the tilde does not have an escape character. If it's just that case, you can try replacing each tilde with %7E (see https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp). That way the link description would have to be formatted correctly, without spurious characters.
Regards Juan Manuel Chris Hunt <chrah...@gmail.com> writes: > I'm trying to create a link in an org file with this URL: > > > https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/home?region=us-east-1#metricsV2:graph=~(view~'timeSeries~stacked~false~metrics~(~(~'CWAgent~'backup_time~'host~'desktop~'metric_type~'timing))~region~'us-east-1);query=~'*7bCWAgent*2chost*2cmetric_type*7d > > and this description: "metrics". > > To do it, I followed these steps: > > 1. run `emacs -Q test.org`, where test.org is not an existing file > 2. emacs GUI displays, type `M-x org-insert-link` > 3. a "Link" prompt is displayed, paste the link and press return > 4. a "Description" prompt is displayed, type "metrics" and press return > > At this point I expect to see only the text "metrics" in the buffer, with > normal > link decoration (underline and highlight). > > Instead, I see "~(~'CWAgent~metrics" with some mix of link decoration > and some other style, as shown in the following image: > > https://i.imgur.com/vb9vE43.png > > The actual text from the file is > > > [[https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/home?region=us-east-1#metricsV2:graph=~(view~'timeSeries~stacked~false~metrics~(~(~'CWAgent~'backup_time~'host~'desktop~'metric_type~'timing))~region~'us-east-1);query=~'*7bCWAgent*2chost*2cmetric_type*7d][metrics]] > > This is emacs 27.1 from http://ppa.launchpad.net/kelleyk/emacs/ubuntu, > with org version 9.3. > > Emacs : GNU Emacs 27.1 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version > 3.22.30, cairo version 1.15.10) > of 2020-09-19 > Package: Org mode version 9.3 (release_9.3 @ /usr/share/emacs/27.1/lisp/org/) > > current state: > ============== > (setq > org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer > org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) > org-link-shell-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) > org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer) > org-mode-hook '(#[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" > [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-all append local] > 5] > #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" > [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all > append local] > 5] > org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes) > org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe) > org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) > org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) > org-bibtex-headline-format-function #[257 "\300 \236A\207" [:title] 3 > "\n\n(fn ENTRY)"] > org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) > org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe > org-babel-header-arg-expand) > org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) > org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-show-empty-lines > org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change) > org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate > org-babel-speed-command-activate) > org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-link-parameters '(("attachment" :follow org-attach-open-link :export > org-attach-export-link :complete > org-attach-complete-link) > ("id" :follow org-id-open) > ("eww" :follow eww :store org-eww-store-link) > ("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store > org-rmail-store-link) > ("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store org-mhe-store-link) > ("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store org-irc-store-link > :export org-irc-export) > ("info" :follow org-info-open :export org-info-export > :store org-info-store-link) > ("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store > org-gnus-store-link) > ("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export > org-docview-export :store org-docview-store-link) > ("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store > org-bibtex-store-link) > ("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export org-bbdb-export > :complete org-bbdb-complete-link :store > org-bbdb-store-link) > ("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link) ("file+sys") > ("file+emacs") ("shell" :follow org-link--open-shell) > ("news" :follow > #[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["news" browse-url ":"] 5 > "\n\n(fn URL)"] > ) > ("mailto" :follow > #[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["mailto" browse-url ":"] > 5 "\n\n(fn URL)"] > ) > ("https" :follow > #[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["https" browse-url ":"] > 5 "\n\n(fn URL)"] > ) > ("http" :follow > #[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["http" browse-url ":"] 5 > "\n\n(fn URL)"] > ) > ("ftp" :follow > #[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["ftp" browse-url ":"] 5 > "\n\n(fn URL)"] > ) > ("help" :follow org-link--open-help) > ("file" :complete org-link-complete-file) > ("elisp" :follow org-link--open-elisp) > ("doi" :follow org-link--open-doi)) > org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p > ) >
