Re: [O] Re: Feature Request: attach link type

[Sébastien Vauban]

Hi Darlan and Bastien,

Darlan Cavalcante Moreira wrote:
>> > Other useful things (just random thoughts) could be:
>> >  - Perform some operation when a file is attached, such as replacing
>> >    white-spaces in the file-name by underscores
>> 
>> IMHO this goes beyond what org-attach.el should do: attach files.
>> Besides, that would require even more confirmation steps.
>
> My common use scenario for org-attach is to store files associated to a
> sub-tree. For instance, when I receive a file by E-mail that I need to read
> I create a task for it and attach the file. I usually need to change the
> file name, since I don't like spaces and If would be practical if I could
> attach the file as it is and know that org-attach would store it the way I
> like. Is there a hook I could use to do this myself then? (I'm not a lisp
> programmer, but think I can google tips about how to do this).

Just to comment on that point: reworking the filename is exactly what Gnus do
with attachment files, once you want to save them. It (optionally) do whatever
is needed to make them better, such as removing spaces, replacing accents,
etc...

Best regards,
  Seb

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Sébastien Vauban