You may easily add your own templates eg: https://github.com/grettke/home/blob/master/ALEC.txt#L4351
The docs explain how, and it is indeed easy. On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 5:52 AM, Eric Abrahamsen <e...@ericabrahamsen.net> wrote: > torys.ander...@gmail.com (Tory S. Anderson) writes: > >> Is there a command for automatically entering org blocks (such as for >> quotes or src), the same way there's a command for inserting drawers? >> I'm sure there must be, but I've searched the "block" and "insert" >> command lists and don't see anything that seems promising. >> >> #+BEGIN_QUOTE >> Deeply insightful quotation! >> #+END_QUOTE >> >> I'm sure I'm missing something; it's a pain to have to manually begin >> and close these things every time. I guess I'm getting spoiled by so >> much of the org mode goodness that makes things easier. > > Yes! Start with a "<" on the left-hand margin, then enter a key letter, > then TAB to expand. Your quote above would start with a "<q", then TAB > to expand. See the "Easy Templates" section of the manual for details. > > What you can't do is take existing text and wrap it in a block. (Prove > me wrong, someone!) > > E > > -- Grant Rettke g...@wisdomandwonder.com | http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/ “Wisdom begins in wonder.” --Socrates ((λ (x) (x x)) (λ (x) (x x))) “Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.” --Thompson
