is for the abbreviation feature of Emacs where a string of characters are expanded to a longer string. Mainly used to reduce typing, `abbrev` are recorded in a table that is shared locally, among buffers of the same major mode, or even globally. Some Emacs features, such as mail, implement their own `abbrev` functionality. Use additional tags when appropriate.
Questions tagged [abbrev]
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How add company-dabbrev to the Company completion popup?
Setup:
GUI version GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (x86_64-w64-mingw32)
of 2015-07-25 on KAEL
Compiled from EmacsW64.
, using the latest version of from MELPA
Windows 7 x64 bit.
Situation:
For example, I'm typing in the buffer foobarsentence.
And then start a…
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Is it possible to auto-correct spelling “on space”?
I was about to post the question but then I saw it on Stack Overflow while searching for auto-correct possibilities. The linked question has no answers, so I thought it'd have more luck on this site. Here's the text:
I wish there were a way so that…
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abbrev table inherit properties from other tables?
Q: how can I get abbrev tables to inherit properties?
Motivation: I'd like to mix and match abbrevs such that some expand automatically when typing, while others expand only when I explicitly tell them to via expand-abbrev. (See a previous question…
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How to use abbrevs
I find using abbrevs in Emacs confusing. Despite reading the manual and the EmacsWiki, I continue to have problems using them.
Goal:
Define a quick, throw-away abbrev for a single Emacs session.
Example:
When using Python and Numpy, outputs are…
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In undo history, how to separate abbrev expansion from self-insert?
Very occasionally, hit SPC during regular typing and get an unexpected abbrev expansion. What I usually do in this case is undo (which reverts the expansion and the inserted space) and then manually C-q SPC to add the space again.
It would be really…
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Is it possible to have conditional abbrev expansion?
I have defined some abbreviations for org-mode, but I want them to conditionally expand. For example, n2 expands to N_{2}, and I want to prevent that from happening in src-blocks.
The bottom of this page:…
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mixing automatic abbrev expansions with explicit-only expansions?
Q: can I mix abbrev expansions such that some expand automatically, and some only with an explicit call?
When abbrev-mode is enabled, an abbrev expands whenever typing a self-inserting whitespace or punctuation character. However, expand-abbrev…
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How to expand abbrevs without hitting another extra key?
How can I expand oe to ö immediately after hitting the e without hitting any extra key like space for expansion?
Why? For better ergonomics I've remapped some keys like ö, ü and thus must write them with oe and ue.
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Using a common set of abbreviation for multiple major modes
I use multiple programming languages, and there are a considerable number of abbreviations that I use across all of their corresponding major mode (they are usually name of certain variables, but not limited to this category). One way of customizing…
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Context sensitive skeleton triggered by abbrev stuck in loop
I want to create a skeleton, triggered by the abbrev keyword 'func' which checks its context and runs one of two possible sub-skeletons.
Here's what I have:
(define-skeleton my-func-skeleton "func skeleton"
""
(if (looking-back "\n")
;; A…
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How to inherit one abbrev table in another abbrev table?
I've defined a lot of abbrevs in latex-mode-abbrev-table and I'd like to use all the contents in latex-mode-abbrev-table and org-mode-abbrev-table when in org-mode.
A possible "solution" would be to write all the abbrevs in global-abbrev-table but…
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Do not expand abbreviation if preceded by "."
Let's say abbrev expands "com" into "commission".
The problem is that this expands "google.com" into "google.commission".
Is there a way to disable this expansion if "com" is preceded by a "."?
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Do not expand a given abbrev when followed by ":"
Let's say I use abbrev to expand eq into equation.
Now I want eq to always expand, except when followed by a colon (:).
The logic is that in LaTeX I do not want equation identifiers (e.g., eq:xyz) to be expanded.
Any ideas about how to selectively…
scaramouche
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How to share `abbrev_defs` across multiple systems
I keep my abbrev_defs file in a git repository so I can share my abbreviations across systems. Unfortunately, the count feature of abbrev-mode leads to little changes in the :count property of defined abbreviations in this file that makes merging a…
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Prevent abbrev-mode from expanding on underscore
Abbrev-mode seems to think an underscore signals a new word, which is not the case in many programming languages. I want it to expand after spaces, newlines, and tabs; not after underscores. Is there a way to tell abbrev-mode not to expand when I…
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