Karthik Chikmagalur <karthikchikmaga...@gmail.com> writes: >> We may go even further, and extend the previews to be not just for >> LaTeX. Might as well preview html/image links/pdf links/etc. > > I agree in principle but I think this is difficult to do with > org-latex-preview because the async process chain and overlay handling are > highly tuned for low-latency LaTeX processing.[1] > > I do think Emacs could use a generic link-preview package, with an > org-link-preview adapter for Org mode.
What I had in mind is something yet more generic: 1. preview.el abstracting away an API to toggle previews in buffer/region and display previews in separate buffer/echo area. It will provide customization on what kinds of previews are to be displayed; and the underlying backends will add themselves to some kind of hook that will do the actual work. 2. latex-preview.el with generic API to preview latex fragments in particular (or maybe even generic fragments that require to run convertor code -> image). 3. org-latex-preview with Org specific code. -- 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>
