Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes

[Ihor Radchenko]

Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> writes:

> Consider the following case. A user has 2 virtual desktops dedicated to 
> rather independent tasks and an Emacs frame on each desktop. On desktop 
> 1 she opens help for some function with aim to evaluate if it is 
> appropriate for some particular purpose. Next she has to switch to 
> another task and applications for it reside on virtual desktop 2. To 
> proceed further she has to read several help pages relevant for task 2. 
> After completion of this task it is time to resume task 1 and to switch 
> to virtual desktop 1. Does a window with the help buffer still display 
> the same content as before switching to task 2? No, context on desktop 1 
> lost due to some actions in the Emacs frame on desktop 2.
>
> Such synchronization is against multitasking and I do not like the idea 
> to get it for org-capture as well. Currently read-key and modal prompt 
> is a kind of excuse, but the idea of new menu library is non-blocking 
> keymap-based selection.

I understand.
>From the perspective of the library being discussed, what you want does
not look impossible.

The other question is altering the org-capture code.
I think that it is too early to discuss org-capture part just yet.
Lets first finalize the generic library itself and discuss the
appropriate adjustments to
org-capture/org-agenda/org-export/org-todo/etc code later.

Best,
Ihor