Modifying this to output Data::Dumper stuff (good idea) would be straight-forward.
Here's my attempt. I'd be very grateful if someone who knows Emacs could actually try it. 
(defun perl-dbg (name)
  "Insert a debugging print statement"
  (insert "use Data::Dumper qw( Dumper );\nwarn Dumper [ ]\n")
  (search-backward "[ ")

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I'm not sure what document templates are for.
The idea is that you hit a key, and the editor pastes in a template from another file. Any suggestions for how to do that would be greatly appreciated.
For indenting, I have this inside (custom-set-variables):
I'm guessing: 
 '(cperl-close-paren-offset -4)

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Outdent 4 columns on a closing paren?

 '(cperl-continued-statement-offset 2)

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Indent 2 columns when a statement wraps?

 '(cperl-indent-level 4)

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Indent four columns per indentation level?

 '(cperl-indent-parens-as-block t)

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Indent parens like blocks?

 '(cperl-label-offset 0)

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Put labels in the zeroth column?

 '(cperl-tab-always-indent t)

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Convert tabs to spaces?

Could someone knowledgeable confirm (or correct) those guesses?

In reply to Re^2: Desparately seeking a bilingual vim/Emacs expert by TheDamian
in thread Desparately seeking a bilingual vim/Emacs expert by TheDamian

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