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<h1 class="title">about keyboard macros</h1>
<div id="table-of-contents">
<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
<div id="text-table-of-contents">
<ul>
<li><a href="#org38cbdba">1. basics</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#orge16b563">1.1. generic</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#orgf16430c">1.1.1. record</a></li>
<li><a href="#org3e386e3">1.1.2. replay</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#org8296205">1.2. concrete</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#org0d457cd">1.2.1. record</a></li>
<li><a href="#org4247da4">1.2.2. replay</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#orga1c58f9">2. beyond the basics</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#orgd879c8a">2.1. record (and some replay)</a></li>
<li><a href="#org3bfc3f4">2.2. replay a number of times</a></li>
<li><a href="#org80f7570">2.3. replay for every line in region</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#org0110c70">3. view last macro</a></li>
<li><a href="#org2bcdf2b">4. edit a kmacro</a></li>
<li><a href="#orgf934cbd">5. step through a macro</a></li>
<li><a href="#org7e96849">6. counter</a></li>
<li><a href="#org3470db8">7. break the flow</a></li>
<li><a href="#orgf4291dc">8. bind a macro to key</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#orgbfbbf1c">8.1. bind to a register</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#orga3d1566">9. more ways to edit</a></li>
<li><a href="#org671f56e">10. save a macro</a></li>
<li><a href="#org787d49b">11. macro ring</a></li>
<li><a href="#orgf02122b">12. more</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#orgf35adff">12.1. repeat movement</a></li>
<li><a href="#org7d55153">12.2. performance</a></li>
<li><a href="#org1d92c12">12.3. documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="#org2083265">12.4. lisp macros</a></li>
<li><a href="#org620388a">12.5. as always…</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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</div>
<div id="outline-container-org38cbdba" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org38cbdba"><span class="section-number-2">1</span> basics</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-1">
<p>
macros can help ease repetetive keyboard action.
</p>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orge16b563" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="orge16b563"><span class="section-number-3">1.1</span> generic</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-1-1">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orgf16430c" class="outline-4">
<h4 id="orgf16430c"><span class="section-number-4">1.1.1</span> record</h4>
<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-1-1">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>start recording.</li>
<li>press some keys.</li>
<li>finalize recording.</li>
</ul>
<p>
==> have a macro.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org3e386e3" class="outline-4">
<h4 id="org3e386e3"><span class="section-number-4">1.1.2</span> replay</h4>
<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-1-2">
<p>
the macro can be replayed!
</p>
<p>
no shit Sherlock!
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org8296205" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org8296205"><span class="section-number-3">1.2</span> concrete</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-1-2">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org0d457cd" class="outline-4">
<h4 id="org0d457cd"><span class="section-number-4">1.2.1</span> record</h4>
<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-2-1">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>function key <f3></li>
<li>action: type something: e.g. "emacs ".</li>
<li><f4></li>
</ul>
<p>
stop recording any time with C-g.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org4247da4" class="outline-4">
<h4 id="org4247da4"><span class="section-number-4">1.2.2</span> replay</h4>
<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-2-2">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><f4></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orga1c58f9" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="orga1c58f9"><span class="section-number-2">2</span> beyond the basics</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-2">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orgd879c8a" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="orgd879c8a"><span class="section-number-3">2.1</span> record (and some replay)</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-2-1">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>start alternatives:
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><f3></li>
<li id="key sequence">C-x (</li>
<li id="command">M-x kmacro-start-macro</li>
</ul></li>
<li>finalize recording:
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>C-x )</li>
<li>M-x kmacro-end-macro</li>
<li><f4></li>
<li>M-x kmacro-end-or-call-macro</li>
<li>C-x e</li>
<li>M-x kmacro-end-and-call-macro</li>
<li>C-x e e e</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org3bfc3f4" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org3bfc3f4"><span class="section-number-3">2.2</span> replay a number of times</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-2-2">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>have a macro.</li>
<li><p>
prefix argument indicates number of repeats of the macro.
</p>
<pre class="example">
e.g. C-u 42 C-x e
</pre></li>
<li>special prefix argument 0.
==> repeat until error.
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>use case: do something for all occurances.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org80f7570" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org80f7570"><span class="section-number-3">2.3</span> replay for every line in region</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-2-3">
<p>
C-x C-k r apply-macro-to-region-lines
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org0110c70" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org0110c70"><span class="section-number-2">3</span> view last macro</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-3">
<p>
C-x C-k C-v kmacro-view-macro-repeat
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org2bcdf2b" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org2bcdf2b"><span class="section-number-2">4</span> edit a kmacro</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-4">
<dl class="org-dl">
<dt>C-x C-k E</dt><dd>M-x edit-last-kbd-macro .</dd>
<dt>(no term)</dt><dd>do some edits.</dd>
<dt>C-c C-c</dt><dd>apply the edits.</dd>
<dt>(no term)</dt><dd>enjoy the changes.</dd>
</dl>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orgf934cbd" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="orgf934cbd"><span class="section-number-2">5</span> step through a macro</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-5">
<p>
C-x C-k SPC kmacro-step-edit-macro
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org7e96849" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org7e96849"><span class="section-number-2">6</span> counter</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-6">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>there is a counter for use with keyboard macros.</li>
<li id="C-x C-k C-c">M-x kmacro-set-counter.</li>
<li id="<f3> or C-x C-k C-i">M-x kmacro-insert-counter.
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>automatically +1 to the counter .</li>
<li id="detail">prefix-arg defines the amount to sum.</li>
</ul></li>
<li id="C-x C-k C-f">M-x kmacro-set-format.
format strings look like "%03d".</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org3470db8" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org3470db8"><span class="section-number-2">7</span> break the flow</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-7">
<dl class="org-dl">
<dt>C-x q</dt><dd>give control to the user.</dd>
<dt>C-u C-x q</dt><dd>enter recursive edit.</dd>
</dl>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orgf4291dc" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="orgf4291dc"><span class="section-number-2">8</span> bind a macro to key</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-8">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>C-x C-k b kmacro-bind-to-key</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orgbfbbf1c" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="orgbfbbf1c"><span class="section-number-3">8.1</span> bind to a register</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-8-1">
<dl class="org-dl">
<dt>C-x C-k x register</dt><dd>kmacro-to-register</dd>
<dt>C-x r j register</dt><dd></dd>
</dl>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orga3d1566" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="orga3d1566"><span class="section-number-2">9</span> more ways to edit</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-9">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>C-x C-k l kmacro-edit-lossage</li>
<li>C-x C-k e edit-kbd-macro</li>
</ul>
</div>
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<h2 id="org671f56e"><span class="section-number-2">10</span> save a macro</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-10">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>name a macro.
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>C-x C-k n kmacro-name-last-macro</li>
</ul></li>
<li>let a macro survive the switch off. (aka persistence)
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>name the macro.</li>
<li>switch to a writable buffer.</li>
<li>M-x insert-kbd-macro
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>choose the named macro.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>==> find code which defines the macro. insert that in your config
file.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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</div>
<div id="outline-container-org787d49b" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org787d49b"><span class="section-number-2">11</span> macro ring</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-11">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>there is a ring (aka list) which keeps the accessible macros. (without the
named macros, I think.)</li>
<li>the head of that ring is the "last macro".</li>
<li>operations on the ring.</li>
</ul>
<p>
C-x C-k C-n kmacro-cycle-ring-next
C-x C-k C-p kmacro-cycle-ring-previous
C-x C-k C-d kmacro-delete-ring-head
C-x C-k C-t kmacro-swap-ring
C-x C-k C-l kmacro-call-ring-2nd-repeat
</p>
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<h2 id="orgf02122b"><span class="section-number-2">12</span> more</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-12">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orgf35adff" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="orgf35adff"><span class="section-number-3">12.1</span> repeat movement</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-12-1">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>M-x repeat</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org7d55153" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org7d55153"><span class="section-number-3">12.2</span> performance</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-12-2">
<p>
:(
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org1d92c12" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org1d92c12"><span class="section-number-3">12.3</span> documentation</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-12-3">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/emacs.html#Keyboard-Macros">info:emacs#Keyboard Macros</a>
(info "(emacs) Keyboard Macros")</li>
<li>source code.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
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<h3 id="org2083265"><span class="section-number-3">12.4</span> lisp macros</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-12-4">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>keyboard macros vs. lisp macros.
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>it's not the same.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org620388a" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org620388a"><span class="section-number-3">12.5</span> as always…</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-12-5">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>get creative!</li>
<li>do as you like!</li>
<li>thanks!</li>
</ul>
</div>
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<p class="author">Author: Marco</p>
<p class="date">Created: 2018-08-29 Wed 23:24</p>
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