From: Tim X <timx@spamto.devnul.com>
Subject: Re: boilerplate expansion module?
Date: 15 May 2003 19:26:05 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fzngef2q.fsf@tiger.rapttech.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: slrnbc59ul.ji8.ignoramus13246@manifold.algebra.com
>>>>> "Ignoramus13246" == Ignoramus13246 <ignoramus13246@NOSPAM.13246.invalid> writes:
Ignoramus13246> I am looking for some extension that would let me
Ignoramus13246> insert boilerplate text. For example. Let's say that
Ignoramus13246> I have a legal disclaimer saying "author is not
Ignoramus13246> responsible for errors and omissions". And instead of
Ignoramus13246> typing it, I would define boilerplate phrase "discl1"
Ignoramus13246> to be "author is not responsible for errors and
Ignoramus13246> omissions". Then as I type text, I would enter
Ignoramus13246> discl1, press some key like M-M-b, and it would
Ignoramus13246> replace discl1 with the actual phrase.
Ignoramus13246> Any suggestions?
don't know about Xemacs, but in emacs you can achieve this with a
combination of abbrev-mode and skeletons or tempo templates. The emacs
info pages has this under the heading of auto-type I think.
Tim
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-05-15 9:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-05-14 20:32 boilerplate expansion module? Ignoramus13246
2003-05-14 20:59 ` kgold
2003-05-15 7:00 ` Friedrich Dominicus
2003-05-14 22:10 ` Pascal Bourguignon
2003-05-15 9:26 ` Tim X [this message]
2003-05-15 14:58 ` Ignoramus7828
2003-05-15 23:54 ` Johan Bockgård
2003-05-16 16:46 ` Ignoramus27625
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