From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us>
Subject: Re: [Radio tables???]
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:47:13 +0200
Message-ID: <87a7ua68f2.fsf@gmx.us>
References: <87shbrm7f5.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> <871sfon5wj.fsf@mat.ucm.es>
	<87fu446p9p.fsf@gmx.us> <871sfn2454.fsf@alphaville.usersys.redhat.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
Return-path: <emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40568)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <geo-emacs-orgmode@m.gmane.org>) id 1f616u-0005aq-B7
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:47:29 -0400
Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <geo-emacs-orgmode@m.gmane.org>) id 1f616q-0006BF-B3
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:47:28 -0400
Received: from [195.159.176.226] (port=56262 helo=blaine.gmane.org)
	by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16)
	(Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <geo-emacs-orgmode@m.gmane.org>)
	id 1f616q-00069s-3q
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:47:24 -0400
Received: from list by blaine.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.84_2)
	(envelope-from <geo-emacs-orgmode@m.gmane.org>) id 1f614f-0005Ok-CU
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:45:09 +0200
List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." <emacs-orgmode.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/options/emacs-orgmode>,
	<mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/>
List-Post: <mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode>,
	<mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Sender: "Emacs-orgmode"
	<emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org

Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes:

> Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us> writes:
>
>> Hi Uwe,
>>
>> Uwe Brauer <oub@mat.ucm.es> writes:
>>
>>> Templates are another example of this philosophy. I still can't use the
>>> actual git master version of orgmode since the old templates have been
>>> removed and the new syntax is not really explained.
>>
>> Please let me know what you are missing in terms of documentation.
>>
>> For all of the annoyance of losing the old template system, the data
>> structure of the new system is surely simpler.
>>
>> Also let me know about any remaining features that you are missing.
>>
>
> [apologies if this has been answered in the extensive earlier threads]
>
> IIUC, multi-letter abbrevs are not allowed. Is that because of tempo?
> If it can be done, could we at least have two-letter abbrevs? I did
> not use anything longer, but two-letter abbrevs were mnemonically
> useful.

There should not be such a limitation anymore, though.

Strings were not supported initially as the keyboard interface to select
blocks (C-c C-,) could not read more than one character.  That limitation
has been removed.

Let me know if you find any other limitations.

Rasmus

-- 
And I faced endless streams of vendor-approved Ikea furniture. . .