Re: Bring up a screen giving option to open a series of orgmode files

[Ihor Radchenko]

> Now I hope that I can use org-capture to invoke other functions from
> external programs.

In general, you can define your own protocols. See
org-protocol-protocol-alist docstring for details how to define custom
protocols executing arbitrary elisp code.

> I would like to use org-capture to get data while invoking some
> Elisp, that I can capture into database. Do you think that is
> possible straight somehow?
>
> That capture does not go into Org but that I can redirect it to other
> elisp function?

You can add your own function to org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook and
do whatever you want with the captured text, like passing it to external
program. Once done, you can just call (org-capture-kill) to abort the
capture and not save the data to org.

> Chrome is no go here as I do not like getting tracked by Google. But
> it is similar extension

I just listed the possibilities. I personally use qutebrowser where I
can directly call external scripts.

> That is yet another tip how to capture, and I can use it probably with
> the other add on, or basically without add on, how I understand.

Sure, bookmarklet should be the most universal solution working with
pretty much all browsers.

Best,
Ihor

Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:

> * Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> [2020-11-24 12:59]:
>> > org-store-link would work only within Emacs, not for the case of copying
>> > http links in the browser, right?
>> 
>> Indeed. If you want to copy "[[url][title]]" string directly from
>> browser, you should probably write a simple bookmarklet. I have seen
>> someone sharing it in reddit, but cannot find the comment anymore.
>> In any case, you might look at
>> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5046972/copy-text-to-clipboard-from-bookmarklet
>> for ideas how to do it.
>
> Yes, thank you for pointers.
>
> What I would like to do is to execute external program from browser as
> such program will give me more than just capturing the TITLE and URL,
> data that browser has, because I need external data that browser does
> not have such as annotation or a note to the bookmark.
>
> So I could maybe use org-capture as you said. Then I could annotate
> the bookmark in description and later by one click move everything
> into Hyperscope database.
>
>> Also, you can capture webpage as a heading using org-capture +
>> org-protocol:
>> 1. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/org-capture
>
> I think this one could work. But it does not work on iceweasel-uxp
> from fully free OS Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre. It could be installed on
> the GNU IceCat. Firefox I am not using directly within the OS due to
> its problematic tradeark issues and I like GNU IceCat as it has by
> default some good features like quickly disabling Javascript and
> taking care of non-free Software.
>
> I have tried, now I am getting error:
>
> Greedy org-protocol handler.  Killing client.
>
> eeeee.
>
> After more setups insights, I could make it work. It works quite nice!
>
> Now I hope that I can use org-capture to invoke other functions from
> external programs.
>
>> 2. 
>> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/org-capture/kkkjlfejijcjgjllecmnejhogpbcigdc
>
> Chrome is no go here as I do not like getting tracked by Google. But
> it is similar extension
>
>> 3. https://seds.nl/notes/orgmode-firefox-bookmark/
>
> That is yet another tip how to capture, and I can use it probably with
> the other add on, or basically without add on, how I understand.
>
>> 4. https://github.com/yantar92/org-capture-ref (shameless plug)
>
> Even more enhancements there. That is great. 
>
>> Or you can write a custom org-capture handler that invokes
>> org-store-link
>
> I would like to use org-capture to get data while invoking some
> Elisp, that I can capture into database. Do you think that is
> possible straight somehow?
>
> That capture does not go into Org but that I can redirect it to other
> elisp function?