Hi Alan, Alan Schmitt <alan.schm...@polytechnique.org> writes:
> When I follow a link in a task to a gnus file, this takes over the > current frame, and when I'm done dealing with the message, I have to > "winner-undo" my way until I restore my window configuration. This is > not very convenient. > > My questions are: > - is there a way to run some code before following a link (for instance > "save the current window configuration", or "switch to screen 0")? Nope. > - if not, is there a way to copy a link then open it using the > minibuffer (I would then do the switch to screen 0 manually)? This does not use the minibuffer but you could add that: (progn (org-next-link) (org-open-link-from-string (org-element-property :raw-link (org-element-link-parser)))) > - finally, do you have alternative window management options to suggest > that would work well with following links to gnus messages? Well, all I can think of now is (setq org-agenda-window-setup 'other-frame) > I remember > seeing something nice in Sacha Chua's interview of Magna Sveen > mentioning "perspective-mode", but I have not tried it yet. Me neither! Hope that helps, -- Bastien