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Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes
From: |
Ihor Radchenko |
Subject: |
Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes |
Date: |
Sun, 05 Jun 2022 08:04:50 +0800 |
Arthur Miller <arthur.miller@live.com> writes:
> Hello again; I have been playing with this, and so far the biggest problem is
> that I get too many ideas as longer I refactor the existing code :).
:)
> However, I have a question: would it be acceptable for org-capture to change
> the
> input model?
>
> I have implemented more flexible replacement for org-mks, and refactored it
> out
> of org-mode under new nick 'quick-menu' to indicate that it does not pull any
> of
> org mode with it. I have one implementation based on "read-key" function from
> org-macs and used in original org-mks. A proptotype works, but I am not done
> completely.
This sounds promising.
> However before I continue, I am thinking of ditching the 'read-key' completely
> and switching to "standard" Emacs way of implementing interactivity via mode
> and
> mode-map. I am currently playing with such implementation, which to me appears
> both simpler (code reduction) and more flexible, but it does change the mental
> model of how clients of org-mks are used, for example org-capture.
>
> I don't think it should be a deal-breaker, but that is my personal opinion,
> so I
> would like to hear if that change would be acceptable or not?
Could you provide a bit more details? How exactly will the usage differ
from read-key?
Best,
Ihor