diff --git a/doc/manual.org b/doc/manual.org
index 8a4c1e9..d79b9dc 100644
--- a/doc/manual.org
+++ b/doc/manual.org
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
#+OPTIONS: toc:1
#+STARTUP: showall
-#+STYLE:
+#+STYLE:
# External links
#
#+LINK: smart-snippet http://code.google.com/p/smart-snippet
#+LINK: pluskid http://pluskid.lifegoo.org
-
#+LINK: screencast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCGmZK4V7Sg
#+LINK: docs http://capitaomorte.github.com/yasnippet
#+LINK: issues https://github.com/capitaomorte/yasnippet/issues
@@ -59,21 +58,25 @@ El-get is a nice way to get the most recent version, too
:CUSTOM_ID: import-textmate
:END:
-Clone the yasnippet repository to `~/.emacs.d/plugins/yasnippet`
+Clone the yasnippet repository to =~/.emacs.d/plugins/yasnippet=
+#+begin_example
cd ~/.emacs.d/plugins/yasnippet
git submodule init
git submodule update
gem install plist trollop
rake convert_bundles # will convert ruby, rails and html bundles from drnic
+#+end_example
Then, in your .emacs file
+#+begin_example
(add-to-list 'load-path
"~/.emacs.d/plugins/yasnippet")
(require 'yasnippet)
(setq yas/snippet-dirs '("~/.emacs.d/snippets" "~/.emacs.d/extras/imported"))
(yas/global-mode 1)
+#+end_example
Open some rails file (model, app, etc) and start using the textmate snippets.
@@ -100,7 +103,8 @@ If you run into problems using YASnippet, or have snippets to contribute, post
to the [[forum][yasnippet forum]]. Thank you very much for using YASnippet!
* Organizing snippets
-** Setting up =yas/snippet-dirs= before calling =yas/global-mode=
+
+** Setting up =yas/snippet-dirs=
Snippet collections are stored in specially organized file hierarchies. These
are loaded by YASnippet into *snippet tables* which the triggering mechanism
@@ -108,14 +112,15 @@ are loaded by YASnippet into *snippet tables* which the triggering mechanism
expanded for you.
An emacs variable =yas/snippet-dirs= tells YASnippet which collections to
-consider.
+consider. It's used when you activate =yas/global-mode= or call =yas/reload-all=
+interactively.
-If you don't tweak it the default value of =yas/snippet-dirs= considers:
+The default considers:
- a personal collection that YASnippet decides lives in =~/.emacs.d/snippets=
- the bundled collection, taken as a relative path to =yasnippet.el= localtion
-You might and probably want to try out more snippet collections though:
+Do the following to try out more snippet collections though:
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :exports both
;; Develop in ~/emacs.d/mysnippets, but also
@@ -132,13 +137,35 @@ Collections appearing earlier in the list shadow any conflicting snippets from
collections later in the list. =yas/new-snippet= always stores snippets in the
first collection.
-# Snippet definitions are put in plain text files. They are arranged
-# by sub-directories, and the snippet tables are named after these
-# directories.
+** Basic organization
-# The name corresponds to the Emacs mode where you want expansion to
-# take place. For example, snippets for ``c-mode`` are put in the
-# ``c-mode`` sub-directory.
+Snippet definitions are stored in plain text files. They are arranged by
+sub-directories. The directories name snippet tables, which in turn name
+Emacs major names. For example, snippets for =c-mode= are put in the
+``c-mode`` sub-directory while
+
+** The =.yas.parents= file
+
+It's very useful to have certain modes share snippets between themselves. To do
+this, choose a mode subdirectory and place a =.yas-parents= containing a
+whitespace-separated list of other mode names. When you reload those modes
+become parents of the original mode.
+
+#+begin_example
+.
+|-- 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
+#+end_example
@@ -176,31 +203,7 @@ first collection.
-# The ``.yas.parents`` file
-# -------------------------
-# It's very useful to have certain modes share snippets between
-# themselves. To do this, choose a mode subdirectory and place a
-# ``.yas-parents`` containing a whitespace-separated list of other
-# mode names. When you reload those modes become parents of the
-# original mode.
-
-# .. sourcecode:: text
-
-# $ tree
-# .
-# |-- 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
# The ``.yas-make-groups`` file
# -----------------------------