* Thanks, Nick--I have been pursuing that idea--maybe just extract the regexp, sed/grep etc.
** But I was just thinking maybe there is a simple way to capture the pop up "LINK: file:foo.txt balloon" as you put it--into a file or fifo. *** Then all sorts of things could be done with it--I'm thinking maybe OrgMode could be used with the lights out/if your blind/screen blinks out---well, OrgMode could be partially used...one could pipe it to a text-to-speech program for example---and/or logging where the mouse has been in an OrgMode document. On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Nick Dokos <nicholas.do...@hp.com> wrote: > brian powell <briangpowel...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > * I know that this will toggle the mouse-highlight "messages that > pop-up" when you move a mouse over > > a "LINK: " in OrgMode: > > > > (setq mouse-highlight (not mouse-highlight)) > > > > ** Now, is there a simple way to send the "messages that pop-up" to a > file? > > > > They are already in a file: the org file that contains the link. > A link like this [[file:foo.txt][foo]] pops up a LINK: file:foo.txt > balloon, so a suitable grep/sed combination suffices. > > But I suspect that this is not a satisfactory answer: what exactly are > you trying to do? > > Nick > > > *** Maybe to a FIFO? > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Alternatives: > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- >
