On Sep 8, 2013, at 8:23 PM, Oliver Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:

>> Is there anyway to have the second and third <#name#> be replaced with the 
>> value I type into the first?
> 
> I'd love to be proven wrong, but as far as I can tell this (much vaunted 
> TextMate feature) is not possible.
> 
> However, you could write an AppleScript that would prompt you for the #name# 
> and insert/transform the text you want.

You may also be able to use the #selection# placeholder and then, type the 
name, select it, and then select the clipping from the menu (or assign a 
keyboard shortcut to it). Not optimal, but not terrible either.

Ted

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