I solved a similar problem to this with yasnippets: http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/2014/02/16/A-dynamic-snippet-for-a-task-due-7-days-from-now/
You can dynamically evaluate lisp code in the snippet when it is expanded. That way you can get whatever format suits you! John ----------------------------------- John Kitchin Associate Professor Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Rainer M Krug <rai...@krugs.de> wrote: > > > On 02/16/14, 19:08 , Nick Dokos wrote: > > Rainer M Krug <rai...@krugs.de> writes: > > > >> is it possible to insert the actual date into Easy Templates? > >> > > That's what I thought as well. > > > > > No - but it's not difficult to crib the %file code and add %date: > > > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > > (defun org-complete-expand-structure-template (start cell) > > "Expand a structure template." > > (let* ((musep (org-bound-and-true-p org-mtags-prefer-muse-templates)) > > (rpl (nth (if musep 2 1) cell)) > > (ind "")) > > (delete-region start (point)) > > (when (string-match "\\`#\\+" rpl) > > (cond > > ((bolp)) > > ((not (string-match "\\S-" (buffer-substring (point-at-bol) > (point)))) > > (setq ind (buffer-substring (point-at-bol) (point)))) > > (t (newline)))) > > (setq start (point)) > > (if (string-match "%file" rpl) > > (setq rpl (replace-match > > (concat > > "\"" > > (save-match-data > > (abbreviate-file-name (read-file-name "Include file: > "))) > > "\"") > > t t rpl))) > > ;;; ADDED CODE > > (if (string-match "%date" rpl) > > (setq rpl (replace-match > > (save-match-data > > (format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d" (current-time))) > > t t rpl))) > > ;;; END OF ADDED CODE > > (setq rpl (mapconcat 'identity (split-string rpl "\n") > > (concat "\n" ind))) > > (insert rpl) > > (if (re-search-backward "\\?" start t) (delete-char 1)))) > > > > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > > > However, the next thing somebody will ask is a different format for the > > date which will require YACV[fn:1]. But maybe one exists already? > > > > And the next thing is more of these %thingies... so it would be better > > to add yet another layer to the function, so that arbitrary %thingies > > can be added by customizing YACV, probably an alist of > > > > ("thingie" . thingie-function) > > > > pairs... > > That sounds like a good idea which would make the Easy Templates more > powerful. > > Cheers, > > Rainer > > > > > Footnotes: > > > > [fn:1] Yet Another Customization Variable :-) > > > > -- > Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation > Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) > > Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology > Stellenbosch University > South Africa > > Tel : +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 > Cell: +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98 > Fax : +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 > > Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 > > email: rai...@krugs.de > > Skype: RMkrug > >
