Re: Templates in Aquamacs

On 8 Dec 2006, at 20:13, Matthew Cohen wrote:

> I would like to set up Aquamacs such that when I create a new file  
> with the extension .tex, the resulting new buffer automatically  
> contains the LaTeX preamble (i.e. documentclass definitions, etc.)  
> that I use in nearly everything I write.  Currently, I have a file  
> called "template.tex" that I open and then immediately rename, but  
> I'd like to avoid this step.

One general solution - relatively independent of AUCTeX - would be to  
find a hook such as latex-mode-hook, which lists functions that are  
executed every time latex-mode is started. If the buffer is empty at  
that point, you insert the contents of the template file.
Something like this:

(defun my-latex-load-template ()
        (when (eq (point-min) (point-max))
                (insert-file "../.../../../my-template.tex")))

(add-to-hook 'latex-mode-hook 'my-latex-load-template)

Of course you'll have to figure something out to allow for the  
initial comments in the file and still insert something.

If AUCTeX offers this kind of functionality already, that would be  
preferable of course.

Hope that helps.

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