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From: Marco Wahl <marcowahlsoft@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Easy Templates
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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