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Regarding the syntax for URLs: I for one think Markdown is better here. I have seven megabytes of notes in Org mode and I still regularly mess up the order of t
by ruricolist 9y ago
Regarding the syntax for URLs: I for one think Markdown is better here. I have seven megabytes of notes in Org mode and I still regularly mess up the order of the URL and the text.
- saulrh 9y agoHeh, exactly the opposite here - In Markdown I can never remember which one one gets square brackets and which one gets parens.
- pmoriarty 9y agoYou shouldn't need to manually deal with links anyway. In Emacs you should be able to use C-c C-l (org-insert-link) to get a prompt for the link and the description which will then be converted to org-format for you.
- ruricolist 9y agoI'm pretty sure I knew about that at one point, but then forgot -- possibly more than once. Perhaps a public shaming will help me remember this time.
- juki 9y ago`C-c C-l` is also useful if you're linking to files (org or other). You can use `M-x org-store-link` in the link destination, and a subsequent `C-c C-l` will let you add that link easily.
- shoover 9y agoI use orgmode for all my notes and productivity system and can't remember ever writing a link manually in orgmode. These two shortcuts are essential. I assume similar exist for markdown and I need to learn them.
- kaushalmodi 9y agoSee my comment on how to remember the [[more important link][optional description]] order: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15322954 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15322954
- ruricolist 9y agoThanks, that's useful.