Re: [BUG] Documentation fix needed in "4.4 External Links" [9.6 ( @ /home/dsmasterson/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.6/)]

[David Masterson]

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> writes:

> David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>>> 2. If #1 depends on some org variable settings, can you mention what
>>>> variables control the answer to #1?
>>>
>>> If you mean "can open", then see the next section.
>>
>> Ahh, maybe I am in the wrong section.  I think, what I want is
>> org-open-at-point (which could be mentioned in 4.4), but it's
>> documentation string just says the linked file will be opened by "an
>> appropriate application".  I assume that that means some Elisp function
>> is called that cross-references the file type with appropriate
>> application.  And that I could add to or adjust the cross-reference list
>> for new/modified file types.  It would be nice to mention that list
>> variable so that I could trace the process further and determine what to
>> do (like install the appropriate application).
>>
>> Does this help for what I'm looking for?
>
> 4.5 Handling Links
> ...
> ‘C-c C-o’ (‘org-open-at-point’)
> ...
>      ... Furthermore, it visits text and
>      remote files in ‘file’ links with Emacs and select a suitable
>      application for local non-text files.  Classification of files is
>      based on file extension only.  See option ‘org-file-apps’.  If you
>      want to override the default application and visit the file with
>      Emacs, use a ‘C-u’ prefix.  If you want to avoid opening in Emacs,
>      use a ‘C-u C-u’ prefix.

D***, I'm getting old!  These things used to pop out at me in the old
days.  Apologies for the dumb question...  :(

Do you think (some part of) this (semi-)paragraph should be mentioned in
the docstring for 'org-open-at-point' (and 'org-open-at-mouse')? I'm of
the opinion that, if you walk-thru the docstring links, you would get
all the info you'd get in the manual (and more), but not necessarily
explained in a user-friendly form,

-- 
David Masterson