Inserting standard blocks of text.

Inserting standard blocks of text.

[Michael Solem]

Is there a way to have a block of text that can be pasted in a file at any time (something that will not be overwritten when you do a Ctrl-k etc...).  I would like to put a standard header in fron of all my functions when I'm programming.  It will always be the same. It would be nice to not have to open a file, copy the header, switch back to the file I'm working on, and then paste it in.  Thanks.

Mike

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Re: Inserting standard blocks of text.

[Leandro Guimarães Faria Corsetti Dutra]

On Sat, 26 Apr 2003 10:49:37 -0500, Michael Solem wrote:

> Is there a way to have a block of text that can be pasted in a file at any
> time (something that will not be overwritten when you do a Ctrl-k etc...).
>  I would like to put a standard header in fron of all my functions when
> I'm programming.  It will always be the same. It would be nice to not have
> to open a file, copy the header, switch back to the file I'm working on,
> and then paste it in.  Thanks.

	C-x i perhaps?


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Re: Inserting standard blocks of text.

[Oliver Lohmann]

Hello Mike,

Saturday, April 26, 2003, 5:49:37 PM, you wrote:

> Is there a way to have a block of text that can be pasted in a
> file at any time (something that will not be overwritten when
> you do a Ctrl-k etc...).  I would like to put a standard header in fron
> of all my functions when I'm programming.  It will always be the same.
> It would be nice to not have to open a file, copy the header,
> switch back to the file I'm working on, and then paste it in. 

What's about writing a skeleton combined with an abbrev?
Kind of this (c-style):

(define-skeleton my-comment
  "insert-skeleton for comments"
  >"/*****************************************************" \n
  >"* "(skeleton-read "function title: ") \n
  >"* " \n
  >"* " _ \n
  >"* " \n
  >"* " \n
  >"*****************************************************/"  \n)

  (define-abbrev c-mode-abbrev-table "cmnt" "" 'my-comment)


just put it in your .emacs file and switch to c-mode type
'cmnt' an it will expand. you could also define a keyboard
shortcut for your purpose. feel free to define it for other
abbrev-tables (m-x list-abbrevs).

i think this solution is more comfortable and flexible as the
insert-file.


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Re: Inserting standard blocks of text.

[jason haslup]

"Michael Solem" <msolem@linuxmail.org> writes:
> Is there a way to have a block of text that can be pasted in a file
> at any time (something that will not be overwritten when you do a
> Ctrl-k etc...).  I would like to put a standard header in fron of
> all my functions when I'm programming.  It will always be the

You could try tempo.el, it's a nice package that lets you get
interactive with standard blocks of text.

If you're using doxygen, I've found that doxymacs
(http://doxymacs.sf.net) is great for doing such insertions.  It uses
tempo.el and automatically finds your parameters and return values and
creates entries for them in the comment.  Fully customizable, of
course.

jason

Re: Inserting standard blocks of text.

[kgold]

(define-key esc-map "K" 'insert-kgold-header)

(defun insert-kgold-header ()
  "Insert header at the current cursor position in the current buffer."
  (interactive)
  (insert 
   "Your standard header ..."
   )
  (insert "\n")
  )

If it's a function header, you then most likely want to have
another function which cut and pastes the function name and parameters into
your header.

Bonus: You can insert a file using:

	C-x i runs the command insert-file

so you don't have to do your "open, copy, switch, paste" anyway.

"Michael Solem" <msolem@linuxmail.org> writes:
> Is there a way to have a block of text that can be pasted in a file
> at any time (something that will not be overwritten when you do a
> Ctrl-k etc...).  I would like to put a standard header in fron of
> all my functions when I'm programming.  It will always be the
> same. It would be nice to not have to open a file, copy the header,
> switch back to the file I'm working on, and then paste it in.
> Thanks.

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