Re: [FR] Enhancing footnote managment (via indirect buffer)?

[Andrea Lazzarini]

> Il giorno 22 mag 2023, alle ore 13:45, Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> 
> ha scritto:
> 
> Andrea Lazzarini <andrea.lazzarini1@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> I am writing to you because I have recently published a simple package called
>> org-footnote-assistant 
>> [https://github.com/lazzalazza/org-footnote-assistant],
>> which aims at improving the overall functionality and user experience of 
>> footnotes
>> within Org Mode.
> 
> Thanks for your interest to contribute to Org mode!

Thank you for your kind reply, for the consideration and the great tips!

> 
>> The current management of footnotes has certain limitations that can 
>> sometimes
>> hinder the overall user experience. One major limitation is the limited 
>> inline
>> viewing of footnotes, which makes it challenging to review and modify 
>> footnote
>> content precisely and without disrupting the workflow.
>> 
>> Org-footnote-assistant addresses the limitations of inline viewing of 
>> footnotes
>> by using an indirect buffer.
> 
> I am not sure if indirect buffer is the right approach for _previews_.
> It is more common in Emacs to either use eldoc or tooltips.
> You may use
> https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/seamlessly-merge-multiple-documentation-sources-eldoc
> as reference about eldoc.
> 

Eldoc (or tooltips) could be great for previewing: I'm going to give them a try
and to see how they might be integrated in an academic writing workflow.
I wander if they would maintain buffer-specific highlighting though...

>> The package also provides commands for easy
>> navigation between footnote references, enabling quick jumps to the next or
>> previous reference.
> 
> This sounds like something we can extend `org-forward-element' and
> `org-backward-element' with - it may not only jump to the next element,
> but also jump to the next element of the same type. Jumping to next/previous
> footnote might will useful as a separate command as well though, as a
> complement to the existing `org-next-item', `org-next-link',
> `org-next-block', etc.
> 

Yes, this actually sounds great, and would make it really easier to implement
focused jumping.

> "Footnote Editing Window" sounds like a duplicate of the existing C-c '
> functionality (`org-edit-special').
> 

Yep! It is, and that's also very good to know: I am sorry but this totally flew
over my head in these years of using org... 

> "Customized Footnote Definition Jumping" does not sound too different
> from editing window. May you elaborate why it is useful?
> 
> I am not sure if I understand what "Enhanced Footnote Reference
> Searching" does from its description.
> 
> "Eeasier Footnote Deletion": How is it different from `org-footnote-delete'?
> 

That was nothing more than a simple wrapper for org-footnote-delete, which
is not an interactive function: btw, I am curious to know if there is a reason 
for
that. Why should users re-implement org-footnote-delete with wrappers if 
they want to use it interactively?

Many thanks!

Andrea Lazzarini

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