Re: [PATCH] Keep the link if the command was cancelled

[Ihor Radchenko]

Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> writes:

> On 03/07/2023 22:28, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
>> If necessary, removing stored links without inserting can be made as an
>> effect of negative prefix argument in `org-insert-link' or in
>> `org-insert-all-links'.
>
> I do not think it would be a noticeable improvement. It increases code 
> complexity, but `org-insert-link' + `undo' requires the same amount of 
> keystrokes.
>
> Maybe I just do not like prefix argument. Instead of triple C-u to keep 
> the link I would prefer to be able to activate it from the link prompt 
> (something similar to to M-s i switches for incremental search).
>
> It might be more reasonable to have some binding to cancel 
> `org-store-links' immediately after this command.

I feel like this direction is overcomplicating things.
What about trying to mimic some of the existing Emacs behaviours, like
kill ring.

What I have in mind is how M-w C-y M-y M-y ... works.
We may have a command to replace the last inserted link with previous
link in the org-stored-links when previous command was org-insert-link.

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