From d01ee01d528c896c8e14977527b842eba0dbc170 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicolas Goaziou Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2017 11:10:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document backslash escaping rule in capture templates * doc/org.texi (Template expansion): Document backslash escaping rule in capture templates. Reported-by: Peter Tomhas --- doc/org.texi | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/org.texi b/doc/org.texi index a808a740f..d74d0ece1 100644 --- a/doc/org.texi +++ b/doc/org.texi @@ -7316,7 +7316,11 @@ dynamic insertion of content. The templates are expanded in the order given her @r{%^@{prompt|default|completion2|completion3...@}.} @r{The arrow keys access a prompt-specific history.} %\1 @dots{} %\N @r{Insert the text entered at the Nth %^@{@var{prompt}@}, where @code{N} is} - @r{a number, starting from 1.} + @r{a number, starting from 1.@footnote{As required in Emacs + Lisp, it is necessary to escape any backslash character in + a string with another backslash. So, in order to use + @samp{%\1} placeholder, you need to write @samp{%\\1} in + the template.}} %? @r{After completing the template, position cursor here.} @end smallexample