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I want to set up a macro in TeXstudio for math mode which displays $*$ and places the cursor at position *. So far I have tried using $%|$ but upon triggering, this macro does not allow text insertion at the placeholder.
EDIT: The method above works fine if the macro shortcut is set to the default Shift+F1. However, changing the shortcut to another combination, as I would like to do, seems to be the cause of the problem.
I don’t know if it is possible to change the predefined template, but you can add a user macro and assign a shortcut to it. To create the script go to Macros > edit macros (I got only the german version, but it should be named equally):
and add a new “normal” script (mine is called “Inlinemathe”):
$%<math%>$
you can replace math by whatever you want it is the text shown, when triggering the script. After creating the new script you must assign a short cut in Preferences > Short cuts > Macros
You can read more about user macros and scripts in the manual, which is available via the Help menu …
Use %| to place the cursor or %<myname%> to set a placeholder with text. See also the cwl description in the manual.
Best Answer
According to the answer here and section 4.5.1 Text macros of the TeXstudio manual
does the trick.
When defining macros in TeXstudio,
%|(spoken: percent pipe) tells the IDE where to put the cursor, after the macro is triggered. Macros in TeXstudio are defined in