Re: [O] Easy Templates

[William McCoy]

Marco,

Thanks very much!  Now it is clear to me.  I didn't see or understand 
that the `<<>' was a literal `<'.  So that actually makes sense to me now.

Bill

On 07/08/2017 05:14 PM, Marco Wahl wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > I am fairly new to orgmode and I have just begun trying to use source
> > code blocks.  I have a simple question that is not made clear in the
> > Orgmode Manual.
> >
> > The manual states that to insert an Easy Template for a source code
> > block, use:
> >
> >
> > `<<>' `<s>' `<TAB>'
> >
> >
> > and then
> >
> >
> > `<' `l' `<TAB>'
> >
> >
> > to label it for LaTeX.  But I cannot find anywhere in the manual where
> > the `<<>' is explained.  The section on typographical conventions says
> > nothing about this.
>
> IMHO you found an inconsistency in the documentation.  `<<>' looks like
> a weird doubled quoting to me.
>
> > Can someone tell exactly what to type to insert a template for, say,
> > LaTeX or emacs-lisp?
>
> To get a source block template for emacs-lisp easily you could type the
> three keys `<' `s' `<TAB>' and then type literally "emacs-lisp".
>
>
> HTH,
>      Marco
>