hi j, thanks for commenting.
i use org-id extensively. however, if i am just capturing a note on an org entry that does not already have an org-id, i want the link so that i have context for what i am talking about, but i do not want to create an org-id. org-id for this purpose would clutter org too much, as it would create an org-id for every tiny little teensy org entry. that is why i want %a [or something similar] to create a search link for the header text, which searches all agenda files and text search extra files [not just the current file]. that would give me the context i need, with a mostly-unbreakable link [i don't need perfection in this case], that tells me where i was when i made the note. although i use org-id extensively, i don't want to use org-id for this. samuel
