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Tempo: Flexible Template Insertion
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   The Tempo package provides a simple way to define powerful
templates, or macros, if you wish.  It is mainly intended for, but not
limited to, programmers to be used for creating shortcuts for editing
certain kinds of documents.

   A template is defined as a list of items to be inserted in the
current buffer at point.  Some can be simple strings, while others can
control formatting or define special points of interest in the inserted
text.  `M-x tempo-backward-mark' and `M-x tempo-forward-mark' can be
used to jump between such points.

   More flexible templates can be created by including lisp symbols,
which will be evaluated as variables, or lists, which will be evaluated
as lisp expressions.  Automatic completion of specified tags to expanded
templates can be provided.

   See the documentation for `tempo-define-template' for the different
items that can be used to define a tempo template with a command for
inserting it.

   See the commentary in `tempo.el' for more information on using the
Tempo package.