Re: [FR] Enhancing footnote managment (via indirect buffer)?

[Ihor Radchenko]

Andrea Lazzarini <andrea.lazzarini1@gmail.com> writes:

> I was busy with work and had less time to focus on this, sorry!

No problem. Just wanted to make sure that this thread did not fall
through the cracks.

> Well, sorry for the noob question but how do you suggest I fork the org.el 
> file to start tinkering with it?
> I would pass through the Org repository on Savannah, as specified here: 
> https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html 
> <https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html>.

You can just use git version of Org:
https://orgmode.org/manual/Installation.html

Then, you can edit the files directly there.

> What do you suggest for testing the changes? Should I then send a diff?

Depends on your familiarity with git.
The easiest for us would be attaching a patch, but you can also send a
diff, if it is easier for you.
We have all the details in
https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html#org0d9c39b

You can also use Magit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ywEgcbaiys).

> I guess I can manage to have the code I already produced working in org.el. 
> In what section of it should the eldoc package be required?

The eldoc setup should be somewhere inside

  (define-derived-mode org-mode outline-mode "Org"


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