Re: stability of toc links

[TRS-80]

On 2021-04-29 18:18, Samuel Wales wrote:
> On 4/29/21, TRS-80 <lists.trs-80@isnotmyreal.name> wrote:

> > My "quick and dirty" solution was to make a function to map over each
> > heading and assign a custom ID based on the text of the heading.  It
> > only assigned one if one did not exist already (so in case you had
> > done any manual adjustments they would not be overwritten).
> >
> > I had posted it very early in the thread, but it did not seem to gain
> > much interest.  It was not posted as a "long term and proper solution
> > to be included into Orgmode" but rather a quick and easy workaround in
> > the meantime.

> thank you.  i can imagine that could be useful for a lot of users, but
> for me, as i said in my op, "short of adding custom id
> or id to everything" --- i didn't want to add custom id.  i will try
> to clarify why in case it is useful.

Well, FWIW, I did not want to assign custom IDs, either.  :)  Like you,
I didn't want to "pollute" the properties drawer, etc.

However after looking into the options, including discussing this
issue on the mailing list myself some time ago, I realized that this
was going to be a major change in Orgmode, that it had been discussed
before (multiple times), and therefore would require (perhaps
significant) politicking, etc...

And so then I assigned custom IDs to all my entries, and got on about
my business.  I now have achieved stable links when exporting.  ;)

I still support your (and others') efforts toward a more proper and
long term solution, I just think they are going to take a while to
bear fruit is all.

Cheers,
TRS-80