at least for context menus or so it might or might not be useful to install and modify org-mouse. it allows you to do things like unfold, check a list box, etc.
On 2/19/23, Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@posteo.net> wrote: > pareto optimal <pareto.opti...@mailfence.com> writes: > >> I've recently been playing with emacs on Android and wanted an easier way >> to clock in. >> >> My idea was to put buttons beside org headings that are TODO items. I do >> this by: >> >> - removing clocking buttons on heading if present, then adding a clock in >> button on 'org-after-todo-state-change-hook` >> ... > > Alternatives can be: > 1. Showing a side buffer with context-dependent buttons > 2. Utilizing context menu > >> I'm new to using buttons and emacs and I found the only way to place the >> button where I wanted was to insert some blank space after the heading. Is >> that expected and best practice or is there some other way to do it? > > AFAIK, buttons must be on top of actual text. > You can also use `insert-button'. > >> Would this be something useful in core org-mode? I know at least a few >> friends who've asked me "why isn't there some button I can click by >> headings to clock in" when I showed them how I use org-mode. > > Mobile support will certainly be useful. > > Though I'd prefer not to modify the buffer and instead use a > side window. That way, you can write a minor mode that will create > configurable buttons depending on major mode and cursor position in the > buffer. The buttons will also have a fixed size, possibly utilizing > larger fonts-a useful thing to have on smartphones. > > Such minor mode may then be not restricted to Org mode and could be > used, say, in Org agenda or other major modes in Emacs. > > -- > Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, > Org mode contributor, > Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. > Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, > or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92> > > -- The Kafka Pandemic A blog about science, health, human rights, and misopathy: https://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com
