On 27.3.2013, at 04:52, Charles Berry <ccbe...@ucsd.edu> wrote:
> zeltak <zeltak <at> gmail.com> writes:
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>> one thing that i really found needing in my (very) short time using orgmode
>> is
>> an easy way to insert images into orgmode
> [snip]
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>> Also relates, how do you guys recommend currently to store the
>> images/attachment used in org files as link? pile them all in one big
>> folder,
>> separate folder per org file, other method? any ideas would be greatly
>> appreciated :)
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> Here is what I have done when needing to cut-and-paste a lot of images:
>
> ,----
> | #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
> | (defun paste-clipboard-to-file (&optional filename temp-dir)
> | "Take a screenshot using the crosshairs and saveit to FILENAME,
> | if it is given or to a temp file in the TEMP-DIR
> | directory. Then add an orgmode style link at point."
> | (interactive)
> | (let* ((temporary-file-directory (or temp-dir "images"))
> | (fname (or filename (make-temp-file "img" nil ".jpg"))))
> | (call-process-shell-command (concat
> | "/usr/sbin/screencapture -s " fname))
> | (insert "\n[[file:" fname "]]")
> | (org-display-inline-images)))
> | ;;
> | (global-set-key (kbd "C-c p") 'paste-clipboard-to-file)
> |
> | #+END_SRC
> `----
>
> After running that block, I move to my *.org buffer, make sure there is an
> 'images' directory in M-x pwd RET, make sure I have an image somewhere on my
> desktop, then move my cursor to where I want a link to an image. C-c p
> launches
> the screenshot utility on my Mac ("/usr/sbin/screencapture -s " --- other
> OS'es
> will have something similar) and I make a selection. It displays in my org
> buffer, but I can toggle that off with M-x org-toggle-inline-images.
>
> It really helps in reviewing an article with lots of equations to just clip
> them out as I read and add a few notes.
This looks pretty nice, gives me a lot to think about. Thank you!
- Carsten
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>
> You might try
>
> C-h i org RET C-s image C-s C-s ...
>
> to look thru the manual and see what it says about images.
>
> And/Or google 'worg image orgmode'
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> HTH,
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