Re: call-interactively behavior

[Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel@gmail.com>]

I suppose you want to use `execute-kbd-macro'?

On Fri, 10 Mar 2023 at 19:16, Nicolas P. Rougier (inria) wrote:

> Nicolas P. Rougier (inria) [2023-03-10 at 07:38] wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I'm trying to use call-interactively using the following code:
>> 
>> #+begin_src 
>> (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "hippie-test")
>>   (setq-local hippie-expand-try-functions-list
>>               '(try-complete-file-name-partially
>>                 try-complete-file-name))
>>   (text-mode)
>>   (use-local-map (copy-keymap text-mode-map))
>>   (local-set-key (kbd "TAB") 'hippie-expand)
>> 
>>   (insert "~/D")
>>   (call-interactively (key-binding (kbd "TAB")))
>>   (call-interactively (key-binding (kbd "TAB")))
>>   (call-interactively (key-binding (kbd "TAB"))))
>> #+end_src
>> 
>> In my home root, there are 3 directoriess: ~/Desktop, 
>> ~/Downloads 
>> and ~/Documents.
>> 
>> When I execute the code above, the final content in the buffer 
>> is:
>> ~/Desktop/../../
>> 
>> If I switch to the buffer, insert "~/D" and hit tab three times, 
>> I 
>> cycle over the three directories above, which is the expected 
>> behavior. My question is thus: why I don't get the same behavior 
>> and what would be the proper way to simulate the tab key press 
>> (or 
>> any other key)?
>> 
>> Nicolas
>
> Partially answering my question, it seems that evaluating 
> repeatedly the code works but it is not clear why. Maybe some 
> events need to be flushed?
>
> #+begin_src
> (with-current-buffer "hippie-test"
>   (call-interactively (key-binding (kbd "TAB"))))
> #+end_sc
>
> Nicolas