Re: [O] CUSTOM_ID vs ID

[Adam Porter]

Nathan Neff <address@hidden> 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.