On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 1:19:50 AM UTC-7 Edward K. Ream wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 6:54 PM Félix <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Leo settings define abbreviations. For example, I use "alp;;" all the >>> time. It expands to "@language python". The double semicolons are merely a >>> convention: they ensure I won't type the abbreviation by mistake. >> >> >> Ah, those are called 'snippets' in many editors, : define a short string >> upon which hitting 'tab' (or some defined activation) replaces the >> abbreviation by a longer string(S) and places you cursor at the right >> place, even sometimes within the string. >> Unless i'm confusing with something else, obviously... which i may. >> > > That's right. Leo's abbreviations are like snippets. *However*, Leo's > snippets may create a node, including possibly sub-nodes. I doubt that > existing vs-code snippets can handle that. > Wow, abbreviations creating nodes with sub-nodes is incredibly powerful for me. I am currently creating a structure to move my case management into Leo. This form of templating is going to save me a ton of time. newcase;; = a family of nodes and subnodes. Now I just need to learn how to implement it. lol > > I appreciate your sentiments. As the "How to Speak" video says, one gets >>> used to being famous; one never gets used to being ignored. It's another >>> reason to be excited about leoInteg. >> >> >> I really enjoyed that video and I got many things out of it! Thanks for >> that! >> > > You're welcome. It's messages continue to resonate with me. > > Edward > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/e11d04a3-9479-48c6-8c3f-c079919cf05fn%40googlegroups.com.
