In the event those org files are part of your org agenda, there is an inbuilt command to do that: org-cycle-agenda-files
C-' (org-cycle-agenda-files) C-, Cycle through agenda file list, visiting one file after the other. http://orgmode.org/manual/Agenda-files.html On Oct 19, 2015 7:06 AM, "John Kitchin" <jkitc...@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: > this feels kind of hacky, but it seems to do what you want: > > (setq my-files '("a.org" "b.org" "c.org")) > > (defun my-next-file () > (interactive) > (let ((f (pop my-files))) > (add-to-list 'my-files f t) > (find-file f))) > > (defun my-previous-file () > (interactive) > (let* ((r-my-files (reverse my-files)) > (f (pop r-my-files))) > (add-to-list 'r-my-files f t) > (setq my-files (reverse r-my-files)) > (find-file f))) > > (global-set-key (kbd "s-<right>") 'my-next-file) > (global-set-key (kbd "s-<left>") 'my-previous-file) > > the my-files var is not saved, so the order will not persist when you > close emacs. > > > Xebar Saram writes: > > > Hi all > > > > I know this should be easy (for anyone that knows elisp that is :)). how > > does one create a function that cycles up/down through a list of pre > > defined buffers/files? > > for example i want to cycle (ie open and show in the emacs window) > through: > > A.org B.org C.org > > i want to use ie A-left and A-right to open (if not already) and cycle > > through these files. any one has such a system? > > > > best > > > > Z > > -- > Professor John Kitchin > Doherty Hall A207F > Department of Chemical Engineering > Carnegie Mellon University > Pittsburgh, PA 15213 > 412-268-7803 > @johnkitchin > http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu > >
