<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>2 Inserting Templates</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../latex-suite.css"></link><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.76.1"></meta><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Latex-Suite Reference"></link><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Latex-Suite Reference"></link><link rel="prev" href="recommended-settings.html" title="1 Installation and recommended Settings"></link><link rel="next" href="latex-macros.html" title="3 Latex-Suite Macros"></link></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">2 Inserting Templates</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="recommended-settings.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="latex-macros.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></hr></div><div class="section" title="2 Inserting Templates"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="latex-suite-templates"></a>2 Inserting Templates</h2></div></div></div><p> This functionality is available via the <code class="literal">TeX-Suite > Templates</code> menu. This module provides a way to insert custom templates at the beginning of the current file. </p><p> When Latex-Suite first starts up, it scans the <code class="literal">$VIM/ftplugin/latex-suite/templates/</code> directory and creates menu items based on the files found there. When you select a template from this menu, the file will be read in above the first line of the current file. </p><p> A template file can utilize placeholders for initializing the cursor position when the template is read in and subsequent movement. In addition, template files can contain dynamic elements such as the time of creation of a file etc, by using vim expressions. </p><p> You can place your own templates in the <code class="literal">$VIM/ftplugin/latex-suite/templates/</code> directory in order for them to be available via the menu. Unless Latex-Suite releases a template with the same name, these files should not get over-written when you install a new release over an existing one. </p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> Templates are also accessible for non-gui users with the command |<code class="literal">:TTemplate</code>|. The argument should be name of the corresponding template file. If the command is called without arguments (preferred usage), then a list of available templates is displayed and the user is asked to choose one of them. </p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr></hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="recommended-settings.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="latex-macros.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">1 Installation and recommended Settings </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 3 Latex-Suite Macros</td></tr></table></div></body></html>