'org-structure-template-alist' is only partially working...

'org-structure-template-alist' is only partially working...

[Sharon Kimble]

I'm having great difficulty in getting 'org-structure-template-alist' to work properly.

This is what I'm using -  

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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
;(require 'org-tempo)
(setq org-structure-template-alist
       '('("s" . "src emacs-lisp")
        ;("e" . "example")
        '("q" . "quote")
        '("v" . "verse")
        '("C" . "comment")
        '("b" . "src latex")
        ;("m" "#+begin_src latex-mode\n?\n#+end_src" "<src lang=\"latex-mode\">\n?\n</src>")
        ;("t" "#+latex: " "<literal style=\"latex\">?</literal>")
        ;("x" "#+BEGIN_SRC latex\n?\n#+END_SRC" "<src lang=\"latex\">\n?\n</src>")
        ;("h" "#+begin_html\n?\n#+end_html" "<literal style=\"html\">\n?\n</literal>")
        ;("a" "#+begin_ascii\n?\n#+end_ascii")
        ;("s" "#+BEGIN_SRC sh\n?+\n#+END_SRC" "<src lang=\"shell\">\n?\n</src>")
        '("l" . "emacs-lisp")
        ;("u" "#+begin_src emacs-lisp\n\(use-package %0\n\:ensure t)\n\#+end_src")
        '("i" . "index")
        ;("p" "#+BEGIN_COMMENT\n?\n#+END_COMMENT" "<comment>\n?\n</comment>")
        '("f" . "src file")))
#+END_SRC
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<s works

but <q, <v, <C, <b, <l, <i, and <f do *not* work!

So how can I get it to actually work please?

Thanks
  Sharon.  
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Re: 'org-structure-template-alist' is only partially working...

[Marco Wahl]

Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:

> I'm having great difficulty in getting 'org-structure-template-alist' to work properly.
>
> This is what I'm using -  
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
> ;(require 'org-tempo)
> (setq org-structure-template-alist
>        '('("s" . "src emacs-lisp")
>         ;("e" . "example")
>         '("q" . "quote")
>         '("v" . "verse")
>         '("C" . "comment")
>         '("b" . "src latex")
>         ;("m" "#+begin_src latex-mode\n?\n#+end_src" "<src lang=\"latex-mode\">\n?\n</src>")
>         ;("t" "#+latex: " "<literal style=\"latex\">?</literal>")
>         ;("x" "#+BEGIN_SRC latex\n?\n#+END_SRC" "<src lang=\"latex\">\n?\n</src>")
>         ;("h" "#+begin_html\n?\n#+end_html" "<literal style=\"html\">\n?\n</literal>")
>         ;("a" "#+begin_ascii\n?\n#+end_ascii")
>         ;("s" "#+BEGIN_SRC sh\n?+\n#+END_SRC" "<src lang=\"shell\">\n?\n</src>")
>         '("l" . "emacs-lisp")
>         ;("u" "#+begin_src emacs-lisp\n\(use-package %0\n\:ensure t)\n\#+end_src")
>         '("i" . "index")
>         ;("p" "#+BEGIN_COMMENT\n?\n#+END_COMMENT" "<comment>\n?\n</comment>")
>         '("f" . "src file")))
> #+END_SRC
>
> <s works
>
> but <q, <v, <C, <b, <l, <i, and <f do *not* work!
>
> So how can I get it to actually work please?

AFAICS the evaluation of (require 'org-tempo) makes the structure
templates working in the sense you expect.

If you want this permanently you could add the line (require 'org-tempo)
to your Emacs init file.

Alternatively you could customize variable org-modules { M-x
customize-variable RET org-modules RET } and choose org-modules, I
think.


HTH,
-- Marco