+1 I added a snippet for `<s` in yasnippet temporaryly.

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On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org> wrote:

> Carsten Dominik <dominik@uva.nl> writes:
>
> > I have always come down on the side of NOT breaking backward
> > compatibility unless we really HAVE TO in order to make progress. The
> > reason for this bias is because most Org users are not reading this
> > maling list and just want the system to function and to continue to
> > function the way they are used to, while it is hopefully improving. It
> > will stop them from upgrading if such breakage happens too often.
> >
> > So I would support reimplement the expansion (including
> > org-try-structure-completion for people who use that in custom code),
> > if possible of course on the back of one of the built-in expansion
> > systems in Emacs, before pushing this change out in a release. I would
> > certainly reimplement this in some way for myself, because using these
> > abbreviations is already hardcoded in my spine, I think.
>
> I agree. I support removing redundant code behind the scenes, but I also
> think we should preserve backwards compatibility in the user interface.
> A fair number of people around here have been using Org Mode for more
> than a decade, and, for better or for worse, everything about the user
> interface is now hardwired in their brains.
>
> In short, we have a time-saving expansion system that works well for
> lots of people. I support re-implementing it on top of another snippet
> engine but also leaving it in place until a suitable replacement is
> ready.
>
> Matt
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