Nathan Neff <nathan.n...@gmail.com> writes: > I have a lot of org files and one of the main purposes of links is to be able > to link > to different headings across documents. This seems to imply I should use > the ID property. > > However, I usually *do* manually assign IDs (not CUSTOM_IDs) myself. The > reason is so I can reasonably search for the ID within my org files and that > the link > ID makes some sense to me. > > For example, if I see a link to "id:keyboard_shortcuts" I can tell where it's > going. > Later on, if I want to insert a link to my keyboard shortcuts heading in > another place > in my org files, I can make a guess of the ID I want to link to. > > So, I guess I'm okay manually assigning ID properties, as long as I > don't have conflicts.
FYI, you may find the package org-bookmark-heading useful.
