you're right of course. now i'm debating if i'm sorry to have taken your time or just awed by the screengrab! maybe a bit of both. thanks for the reminder to get that thing under control! m On 06/30/2017 09:01 PM, Kaushal Modi wrote: > On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 10:46 AM Michael Ax > wrote: > > * .... before i paste a link i type [[ > * [[|]] .... this leaves the point right there. > > That's not the default behavior. You probably have some > auto-bracket-closing minor mode enabled.