Re: Org mode links: Open a PDF file at a given page and highlight a given string

[Max Nikulin]

On 03/03/2021 05:36, Kyle Meyer wrote:
> Rodrigo Morales writes:
>
> [...]
> > + create a Org link to specific pages of a PDF and highlight a given
> >    string.
> >
> > #+begin_src emacs-lisp :results silent
> > (setq org-file-apps
> >        '(("\\.pdf::\\([0-9]+\\)::\\([^:]+\\)\\'" . "zathura -P %1 -f %2 %s")))
> > #+end_src
> >
> > The following link must open the PDF at a given page and highlight the
> > given string. However, I'm getting the following error (see the
> > =#+begin_example= block below.)
> >
> > [[file:~/Downloads/grub.pdf::95::do]]
> >
> > #+begin_example
> > Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil)
> >    replace-match(nil t t "zathura -P 95 -f %2 
> > /home/username/Downloads/grub....")
>
> I haven't looked at this closely or tried to trigger the error, but an
> in-flight patch is touching this area
> (<https://orgmode.org/list/87mtw8fupl.fsf@kyleam.com>).  I've yet to
> revisit it to address Maxim's helpful feedback, but I hope to soon and
> will look at this error then too.

I suppose, it deserves to be tracked on updates.orgmode.org 
("org-open-file & org-file-apps multiple substitution bug")