Recommended way for inserting templates into the file?

[sdondley]

What is the easiest way to do this?

[MFreidank]

I am not sure what you mean by "inserting templates". I assume you would like to start cards with a fixed content to avoid having to repeat the same content over and over. The following ways would work:

1. Using the --editor-args flag: anki-vim --editor-args="-c set syntax=tex,-c /\v\%\n\zs(^$|^[^\%]{1}.*$),-c execute 'normal iI am a template'" DECK will insert "I am a template" after the question header of each new card for a given deck. Brief explanation of the arguments:
   • -c set syntax=tex to enable syntax highlighting
   • -c /\v\%\n\zs(^$|^[^\%]{1}.*$) set the cursor after the "QUESTION" header
   • -c execute 'normal iI am a template' Insert the text "I am a template" into the file
2. Using Ultisnips snippets. Install Ultisnips, then add a file $HOME/.vim/bundle/Ultisnips/anki_vim.snippets and define a snippet to expand to whatever template you like. Then you can simply expand that snippet for your cards. This requires the most setup, but is very flexible: you can expand the same snippet multiple times back to back, you can define as many templates as you like etc.
3. Install anki-vim from sources and change the source code to add your desired template This way is a bit hacky, but is a fast way to get things running.

   git clone https://github.com/MFreidank/AnkiVim
   cd AnkiVim

   Add your desired question template here, e.g.:

   write_file(temporary_file, "I am a template")

   Call python3 setup.py install to install your modified anki-vim.

If you have any additional questions or comments, let me know.

Best, MFreidank

[MFreidank]

Closing as this issue has been stale for over a month. If there are additional questions, feel free to ask again and I will reopen this issue.