Re: ORG update made Dired the only way to open folders

[Ihor Radchenko]

> BTW: I've tried to use M-% to make the change, but it doesn't seem to work, 
> probably because there links have a [[][description]] that occurs them.

AFAIK M-% does not search invisible text. When link has a description in
org, the link itself is hidden. You can set `search-invisible' to t to
make M-% replace invisible text or, alternatively, you can use
non-interactive functions (re-search-forward + replace-match).


Ypo <ypuntot@gmail.com> writes:

> Thanks. It seems the problem is that "file:" links have changed their 
> behaviour. They must be replaced by "file+sys:" links. In this way, folders 
> are open in Windows OS.
>
> BTW: I've tried to use M-% to make the change, but it doesn't seem to work, 
> probably because there links have a [[][description]] that occurs them.
>
> Sep 19, 2020 06:48:55 Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com>:
>
>>> Is it possible to open links to folders out of emacs?
>> 
>> Take a look at `org-file-apps' variable. You can remove
>> (directory . emacs) part of it to return using default system app.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Ihor
>> 
>> Ypo <ypuntot@gmail.com> writes:
>> 
>>> Hi
>>> 
>>> I updated to the new version of ORG, and a problem arose (although a hidden 
>>> bless too):
>>> - now when I open a link to a folder, Dired is launched. This behaviour is 
>>> different, before the update these links where open in an external window 
>>> of Windows OS. Even when I use attach and choose to open in external 
>>> program, Dired is used as default.
>>> Is it possible to open links to folders out of emacs?
>>> 
>>> - The bless is that I didn't know Dired, absolutely, and now I found some 
>>> features quite attractive, like finding files in a folder just writing 
>>> their name.
>>> 
>>> Best regards
>>