Re: set source directory for org-attach

[Ihor Radchenko]

gyro funch  writes:
> I am probably missing something obvious, but is there a way to set the
> default source directory for attachments?

Not by default. I am using the following advice (requires helm and f.el): 

(defvar yant/org-attach-default-source "~/Downloads/"
  "Default directory to attach the files from.")

(define-advice org-attach-attach (:around (oldfun files  args) 
start-from-default-directory)
  "Look for new attachments from `yant/org-attach-default-source' directory 
instead of `default-directory'."
  (interactive
   (list
(mapcar #'directory-file-name (helm-read-file-name "File to keep as an 
attachment:"
   :initial-input (or (progn

(require 'dired-aux)

(dired-dwim-target-directory))
  (and 
yant/org-attach-default-source
   
(f-slash yant/org-attach-default-source))
  
default-directory)
   :marked-candidates t))
current-prefix-arg
nil))
  (unless (listp files) (setq files (list files)))
  (mapc (lambda (file) (apply oldfun file args)) files))

Best,
Ihor

Re: set source directory for org-attach

[David Rogers]

gyro funch  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