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Text editor with predefined text snippets? (lemdro.id)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by mfat@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I do a lot of text editing for work and there are some phrases that I have to type frequently. What's the best way to quickly paste those phrases into a document using a shortcut or keyword? I mainly use Kwrite and Kate as i prefer plain text editors and need no formatting.

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[-] mrh@mander.xyz 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If I understand you correctly, this is trivial in emacs:

(defun insert-text ()
  (interactive)
  (insert "your text here"))

(global-set-key your-keybind-here #'insert-text)

You could make it a format string if it relies on data specific to some file or parameter. You could also make the keybind local to certain modes/files rather than a global keybind if you don't want to pollute your keybind space.

[-] Zak@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Emacs has several templating/snippet packages available, such as YASnippet.

[-] Octorine@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago

There's a built in snippet system too, called skeletons, but most people seem to prefer the yasnippet interface.

[-] cabhan@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago

Depending on the complexity, there's also abbrev-mode: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Abbrevs.html

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