Goal
In org-mode, you can include parts of other files during export with the keyword #+INCLUDE
. I would like to be able to view the included files in-line in the current buffer (and maybe even edit the included text?).
Questions
- Are there any existing tools for this? (I haven't found any yet.)
- If not, is this possible?
- If so, would someone knowledgeable and competent in the ways of elisp give me some pointers on how to start implementing such a feature?
Example
Suppose I have the following org file:
./foo.org
:
#+TITLE: Foo
Blah, blah blah.
#+NAME: whitehead-on-notation
#+BEGIN_QUOTE
...by the aid of symbolism we can make transitions in reasoning almost
mechanically by the eye, which otherwise would call in to play the higher
faculties of the brain.
#+END_QUOTE
And I include it in another file:
./bar.org
#+TITLE: Bar
Blah blah blah, blee blah
#+INCLUDE: "./foo::whitehead-on-notation"
Blee blah, blee blah, blo blee.
I would like to be able to execute a function, and have the buffer viewing ./bar.org
display
#+TITLE: Bar
Blah blah blah, blee blah
#+INCLUDE: "./foo::whitehead-on-notation"
#+BEGIN_QUOTE
...by the aid of symbolism we can make transitions in reasoning almost
mechanically by the eye, which otherwise would call in to play the higher
faculties of the brain.
#+END_QUOTE
Blee blah, blee blah, blo blee.
But, critically, I want the excerpt to be virtually embedded, so that if anything changes to the text in foo.org
, the embedded text will also be updated. If this would require that the displayed text in bar.org
be read-only, that is acceptable.