I have the following snippet:
# -*- mode: snippet -*-
# contributor: Song Qiang <[email protected]>
# key: m
# group: Math
# name: Inline math \( ... \)
# --
\\($1\\)$0
and I want it to be available for both latex-mode and org-mode. How can this be achieved? I could symlink, but I'm trying to find a smarter way.
The Yasnippet documentation explains that you will need to include a .yas-parents file with the parent modes:
It's very useful to have certain modes share snippets between themselves. To do this, choose a mode subdirectory and place a
.yas-parentscontaining a whitespace-separated list of other mode names. When you reload those modes become parents of the original mode.
.
|-- c-mode
| |-- .yas-parents # contains "cc-mode text-mode"
| `-- printf
|-- cc-mode
| |-- for
| `-- while
|-- java-mode
| |-- .yas-parents # contains "cc-mode text-mode"
| `-- println
`-- text-mode
|-- email
`-- time
Hence, you could, for example, put your snippet in a text-mode directory, and then, in the latex-mode and org-mode directories, include a .yas-parents file that include the text text-mode.
A few more approaches for sharing snippets between modes:
Let's say you want certain snippets to be shared in both modes: html-mode & css-mode:
You need to create a separate folder and give it a unique name like html-css-mode where you put the snippets you want to reuse.
Once that's done you need to require this virtual mode in html-mode & css-mode folders by creating a .yas-parents file with html-css-mode content matching your virtual mode name.
If your snippet belongs to more that one mode or you're want to take a lazy approach - you can put your snippets into fundamental-mode folder which is available in all modes.
