On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 10:46 AM Michael Ax <michaelax@gmail.com> 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.

> then i paste and now i want to press [ to write my notes. when i do,
> * [[http://link[|]]] i get a completely unexpected reaction.
>
That also does not happen by default.

> you know what i mean, yes?
>
Yup.

It looks like this in emacs -Q: http://i.imgur.com/VEBhMEP.gifv

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Kaushal Modi