move %cursor in Howm templates

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index c0a24fad..5edb04b4 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -4324,13 +4324,19 @@ We don't use the FILES parameter in the entry for \"d\" in
 
       howm-template
       '(;; If it is to have a title, add it after writing some content.
-	"%date %file\n\n%cursor"
-	;; Literature note -- write a title right away.
+	;; We have point start before %file as we will often want to delete
+	;; the link or replace its target.
+	"%date%cursor %file\n\n"
+
+	;; Literature note, will write a title before any content.  We make
+	;; the title a come-from link such that the literature note appears
+	;; early in the list of results if we follow a goto link with the same
+	;; title as the literature note.
 	;;
-	;; We make the title a come-from link such that the literature note
-	;; appears early in the list of results if we follow a goto link with
-	;; the same title as the literature note.
-	"#+title: <<< %title%cursor\n%date %file\n\n"))
+	;; Have point start before %file, not ready to insert a title, for
+	;; consistency with the other template.  (However, we will indeed
+	;; often replace the link target with a URL, PDF filename etc..)
+	"#+title: <<< %title\n%date%cursor %file\n\n"))
 
 ;; Default sorting for certain views.
 (defun spw/howm-list-all (&rest ignore)