Re: Easy Templates

[William McCoy <wdm8588@gmail.com>]

Marco,

Thanks very much!  Now it is clear to me.  I didn't see or understand 
that the `<<>' was a literal `<'.  So that actually makes sense to me now.

Bill

On 07/08/2017 05:14 PM, Marco Wahl wrote:
> Hi!
> 
>> I am fairly new to orgmode and I have just begun trying to use source
>> code blocks.  I have a simple question that is not made clear in the
>> Orgmode Manual.
>>
>> The manual states that to insert an Easy Template for a source code
>> block, use:
>>
>>
>> `<<>' `<s>' `<TAB>'
>>
>>
>> and then
>>
>>
>> `<' `l' `<TAB>'
>>
>>
>> to label it for LaTeX.  But I cannot find anywhere in the manual where
>> the `<<>' is explained.  The section on typographical conventions says
>> nothing about this.
> 
> IMHO you found an inconsistency in the documentation.  `<<>' looks like
> a weird doubled quoting to me.
> 
>> Can someone tell exactly what to type to insert a template for, say,
>> LaTeX or emacs-lisp?
> 
> To get a source block template for emacs-lisp easily you could type the
> three keys `<' `s' `<TAB>' and then type literally "emacs-lisp".
> 
> 
> HTH,
>      Marco
>      
> 
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