change link messages to run in an idle timer

[org-ref.git] / org-ref.org

diff --git a/org-ref.org b/org-ref.org
index c6c3a67a755410ac97d2f78f0747999f5abb7ee5..1e03bdfb64fddae469e20ef88c1c759abdfd7da4 100644 (file)
--- a/org-ref.org
+++ b/org-ref.org
@@ -218,11 +218,35 @@ We setup reftex here. We use a custom insert cite link function defined here: [[
         ;; I do not remember why I put this next line in. It doesn't
         ;; work for org-files. Nothing very bad happens, but it gives
         ;; an annoying error. Commenting it out for now.
-         ;(reftex-parse-all)
+         ;(reftex-parse-all
         )
     (make-local-variable 'reftex-cite-format)
-    (setq reftex-cite-format 'org)
-    (define-key org-mode-map (kbd org-ref-insert-cite-key) org-ref-insert-cite-function))
+    (setq reftex-cite-format 'org))
+
+;; define key for inserting citations
+(define-key org-mode-map
+  (kbd org-ref-insert-cite-key)
+  org-ref-insert-cite-function)
+
+(when org-ref-show-citation-on-enter
+ (setq org-ref-message-timer
+       (run-with-idle-timer 0.5 t 'org-ref-link-message)))
+
+(defun org-ref-show-link-messages ()
+  "Turn on link messages. You will see a message in the
+minibuffer when on a cite, ref or label link."
+  (interactive)
+  (setq org-ref-message-timer
+       (run-with-idle-timer 0.5 t 'org-ref-link-message))
+  )
+(defun org-ref-cancel-link-messages ()
+  "Stop showing messages in minibuffer when on a link."
+  (interactive)
+  (cancel-timer org-ref-message-timer))
+
+;; this approach caused the selected region to not be highlighted any more.
+; (add-hook 'post-command-hook 'org-ref-link-message))
+; (remove-hook 'post-command-hook 'org-ref-link-message))
 
 (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'org-mode-reftex-setup)
 
@@ -2716,8 +2740,8 @@ ref:test citep:test  label:rett
   (interactive)
   (let* ((object (org-element-context))
         (type (org-element-property :type object)))
-
-    (cond
+    (save-excursion
+      (cond
      ;; cite links
      ((-contains? org-ref-cite-types type)
       (message (org-ref-get-citation-string-at-point)))
@@ -2727,6 +2751,10 @@ ref:test citep:test  label:rett
       (message (org-ref-get-label-context
                (org-element-property :path object))))
 
+     ((string= type "eqref")
+      (message (org-ref-get-label-context
+               (org-element-property :path object))))
+
      ;; message the count
      ((string= type "label")
       (let ((count (org-ref-count-labels
@@ -2737,11 +2765,7 @@ ref:test citep:test  label:rett
                  " occurence"
                  (when (or (= count 0)
                            (> count 1))
-                   "s"))))))))
-
-
-(when org-ref-show-citation-on-enter
- (add-hook 'post-command-hook 'org-ref-link-message))
+                   "s")))))))))
 #+END_SRC
 
 * Aliases
@@ -2818,12 +2842,14 @@ Technically, this function should return a string that is inserted by helm. This
      (t
       (insert
        (concat (if helm-current-prefix-arg
-                  (ido-completing-read "Type: " org-ref-cite-types)
+                  (helm :sources `((name . "link types")
+                                   (candidates . ,org-ref-cite-types)
+                                   (action . (lambda (x) x))))
                org-ref-default-citation-link)
               ":"
               (s-join "," keys))))))
-;; return empty string for helm
-"")
+  ;; return empty string for helm
+  "")
 
 (setq helm-bibtex-format-citation-functions
       '((org-mode . helm-bibtex-format-org-ref)))