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From: William Xu <william.xwl@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: how to insert this?
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:10:32 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2oddjuijb.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: DNEMKBNJBGPAOPIJOOICAEIIEBAA.drew.adams@oracle.com

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> Here are two ways to do what you request:
>
> 1. Put the text in a file `cut', then use `C-x i cut' (command
> `insert-file').
>
> 2. Put the text in a string, then use a command that calls `insert' to
> insert it:
>
> (defcustom cut-string
>   "--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---\n"
>   "My cut string" :type 'string)
>
> (defun insert-cut-string ()
>   "Insert `cut-string'." (interactive) (insert cut-string))

Alternatively, you can use abbrev-mode. I myself use "xcut" for
expanding something similar.

-- 
William

http://williamxu.net9.org

  reply	other threads:[~2007-11-25  3:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-11-23 22:42 how to insert this? someusernamehere
2007-11-24 19:26 ` Exal de Jesus Garcia Carrillo
2007-11-24 20:31   ` Drew Adams
2007-11-25  3:10     ` William Xu [this message]
2007-11-25 23:02   ` Bastien

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