Similar function to helm-org-contacts

[novoid]

Hi,

I'm using https://github.com/tmalsburg/helm-org-contacts to link to contacts within one Org file since years.

I propose a new org-linker feature which replaces helm-org-contacts with one command of org-linker.

I do think of this workflow:

• User invokes new command which takes a path to an Org file or maybe even a combination of Org file + some identifier of a sub-heading (new behavior)
• command asks user for her query string (just like sl-quick-insert-inline-link
• a link is inserted and a back-link is inserted at the other side as well (just like sl-quick-insert-inline-link)

This way, I can quickly link contacts with back-links.

If this function is implemented that way, that an arbitrary file or an arbitrary sub-heading is used as parameter to define the scope for link targets, I do think that this function is going to be extremely versatile for many use-cases, not just linking contacts. Users might define their commands to link to headings of a specific projects, specific blog posts written within org, and so forth.

Thank you!

[toshism]

Let me make sure I understand the use case correctly. It sounds basically like org-super-links functionality, but with the ability to limit the search buffers to a specific buffer or heading?

[novoid]

Exactly.

This way, a user is able to limit the search space to a specific buffer (my contacts only) or (as the optional extension) a headings (my current project).