Automatically entering org blocks?

Automatically entering org blocks?

[Tory S. Anderson]

Is there a command for automatically entering org blocks (such as for quotes or src), the same way there's a command for inserting drawers? I'm sure there must be, but I've searched the "block" and "insert" command lists and don't see anything that seems promising.

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
#+BEGIN_QUOTE
Deeply insightful quotation!
#+END_QUOTE
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I'm sure I'm missing something; it's a pain to have to manually begin and close these things every time. I guess I'm getting spoiled by so much of the org mode goodness that makes things easier. 

Re: Automatically entering org blocks?

[Eric Abrahamsen]

torys.anderson@gmail.com (Tory S. Anderson) writes:

> Is there a command for automatically entering org blocks (such as for
> quotes or src), the same way there's a command for inserting drawers?
> I'm sure there must be, but I've searched the "block" and "insert"
> command lists and don't see anything that seems promising.
>
> #+BEGIN_QUOTE
> Deeply insightful quotation!
> #+END_QUOTE
>
> I'm sure I'm missing something; it's a pain to have to manually begin
> and close these things every time. I guess I'm getting spoiled by so
> much of the org mode goodness that makes things easier.

Yes! Start with a "<" on the left-hand margin, then enter a key letter,
then TAB to expand. Your quote above would start with a "<q", then TAB
to expand. See the "Easy Templates" section of the manual for details.

What you can't do is take existing text and wrap it in a block. (Prove
me wrong, someone!)

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Re: Automatically entering org blocks?

[John Kitchin]

This seems to do what you want on text in a region. It is not too well
tested though!

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
(defun wrap-text-in-org-block (start end)
  (interactive "r")
  (goto-char end)
  (insert "\n#+END_QUOTE\n")
  (goto-char start)
  (insert "\n#+BEGIN_QUOTE:\n"))
#+END_SRC


Eric Abrahamsen writes:

> torys.anderson@gmail.com (Tory S. Anderson) writes:
>
>> Is there a command for automatically entering org blocks (such as for
>> quotes or src), the same way there's a command for inserting drawers?
>> I'm sure there must be, but I've searched the "block" and "insert"
>> command lists and don't see anything that seems promising.
>>
>> #+BEGIN_QUOTE
>> Deeply insightful quotation!
>> #+END_QUOTE
>>
>> I'm sure I'm missing something; it's a pain to have to manually begin
>> and close these things every time. I guess I'm getting spoiled by so
>> much of the org mode goodness that makes things easier.
>
> Yes! Start with a "<" on the left-hand margin, then enter a key letter,
> then TAB to expand. Your quote above would start with a "<q", then TAB
> to expand. See the "Easy Templates" section of the manual for details.
>
> What you can't do is take existing text and wrap it in a block. (Prove
> me wrong, someone!)
>
> E

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Re: Automatically entering org blocks?

[Grant Rettke]

You may easily add your own templates eg:

https://github.com/grettke/home/blob/master/ALEC.txt#L4351

The docs explain how, and it is indeed easy.

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 5:52 AM, Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> wrote:
> torys.anderson@gmail.com (Tory S. Anderson) writes:
>
>> Is there a command for automatically entering org blocks (such as for
>> quotes or src), the same way there's a command for inserting drawers?
>> I'm sure there must be, but I've searched the "block" and "insert"
>> command lists and don't see anything that seems promising.
>>
>> #+BEGIN_QUOTE
>> Deeply insightful quotation!
>> #+END_QUOTE
>>
>> I'm sure I'm missing something; it's a pain to have to manually begin
>> and close these things every time. I guess I'm getting spoiled by so
>> much of the org mode goodness that makes things easier.
>
> Yes! Start with a "<" on the left-hand margin, then enter a key letter,
> then TAB to expand. Your quote above would start with a "<q", then TAB
> to expand. See the "Easy Templates" section of the manual for details.
>
> What you can't do is take existing text and wrap it in a block. (Prove
> me wrong, someone!)
>
> E
>
>



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