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Subject: Re: Insert character pairs
Date: 01 May 2004 16:26:14 -0400
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[ Let's make my suggestion more concrete, then. ]

> +(defun insert-parentheses (arg)
> +(defun insert-double-quotes (arg)
> +(defun insert-backquotes (arg)
> +(defun insert-backquote-and-quote (arg)
> +(defun insert-apostrophes (arg)
> +(defun insert-square-brackets (arg)
> +(defun insert-curly-brackets (arg)
> +(defun insert-angle-brackets (arg)

Using last-command-char or some such would allow you to define just one
command that does all those things.


        Stefan