Hi, > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Lundin <m...@imapmail.org> > Sent: den 5 april 2020 00:13 > To: Org Mode List <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org> > Cc: Gustav Wikström <gus...@whil.se> > Subject: [Bug] org-store-link should not insert a document level ID property > > The introduction of document-level property drawers (commit > 1bdff9f73dc1e7ff625a90e3e61350bdea99f29c from May 2019) introduced > inconsistencies in the behavior of org-id and org-store-link. > > If org-id-link-to-org-use-id is set to t or 'create-if-interactive, > calling org-store-link above the first headline in an org file will > insert a PROPERTY drawer and an ID at top of the file, so that the file > (call it "~/test.org") looks like this: > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > :PROPERTIES: > :ID: 1f43e860-9e7b-4c8f-82b9-6ed3352e589f > :END: > > * First headline > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > However, the link that Org actually stores is "[[file:~/test.org]]", so > the ID is irrelevant. > > In addition, a link to a document-level ID does not work. Following > "[[id:1f43e860-9e7b-4c8f-82b9-6ed3352e589f]]" results in this error: > > user-error: Before first headline at position 14 in buffer test.org > > So either: > > 1. org-id and org-store-link/org-open-link should support document level > ids in a user-configurable way, or > 2. org-id-get-create should detect whether it is above the first heading > and should not create an id > > Option #2 would obviously be the easier fix. > > Gustav: were IDs within the scope of your initial thinking about > document level properties? Or are these largely irrelevant?
Yes, they were in scope and ID should mean something also before first headline. I'll have a look to see what can be done. Thanks for finding this! > > Best, > Matt
