Add "Local Variables" automatically

Add "Local Variables" automatically

[Fred]

Hi,
Is there a way of adding automatically (with a keybinding) this text
// Local Variables:
// mode:c++
// tab-width:3
// c-basic-offset:3
// indent-tabs-mode:nil
// End:
at the end of a buffer if not already present and then pass to
c++-mode. I'm sure it is possible but I don't know elisp? Can someone
help me?
Thanks a lot,
Fred

Re: Add "Local Variables" automatically

[Mathias Dahl]

"Fred" <fred@mayot.net> writes:

> Hi,
> Is there a way of adding automatically (with a keybinding) this text
> // Local Variables:
> // mode:c++
> // tab-width:3
> // c-basic-offset:3
> // indent-tabs-mode:nil
> // End:
> at the end of a buffer if not already present and then pass to
> c++-mode. I'm sure it is possible but I don't know elisp? Can someone
> help me?

You could use an abbrev for that:

M-x define-global-abbrev RET
my_local_var_text RET
Paste or type the text you want here. To enter a newline, type C-q
first. End with RET.

To use it you have to enable abbrev-mode. You can use M-x
customize-option RET abbrev-mode RET to do that.

Or, simply define a command:

(defun insert-my-local-var-text ()
 (interactive)
 (insert "// Local Variables:
// mode:c++
// tab-width:3
// c-basic-offset:3
// indent-tabs-mode:nil
// End:
"))

Save that in your .emacs file.

/Mathias