From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.. Date: 28 Aug 2002 18:09:29 +0900 Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <87lm6xiruh.fsf@computer.localdomain> <5xu1liwmu6.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <200208261526.g7QFQX624783@rum.cs.yale.edu> <5xu1lgu1e4.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <200208271621.g7RGLNm30516@rum.cs.yale.edu> <5xhehfe3aj.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1030525901 12291 127.0.0.1 (28 Aug 2002 09:11:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:11:41 +0000 (UTC) Cc: "Stefan Monnier" , "D. Goel" , emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17jyrQ-0003C0-00 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:11:36 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17jzN8-0006qL-00 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:44:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17jysm-0001zk-00; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 05:13:00 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17jypX-0001gT-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 05:09:39 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17jypU-0001ex-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 05:09:38 -0400 Original-Received: from tyo202.gate.nec.co.jp ([210.143.35.52]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17jypU-0001dn-00; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 05:09:36 -0400 Original-Received: from mailgate4.nec.co.jp ([10.7.69.195]) by TYO202.gate.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W01080315) with ESMTP id g7S99V426356; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 18:09:31 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mailsv.nec.co.jp (mailgate51.nec.co.jp [10.7.69.190]) by mailgate4.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILGATE-NEC) with ESMTP id g7S99Vg11851; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 18:09:31 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp ([10.30.114.133]) by mailsv.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILSV-NEC) with ESMTP id g7S99Te00191; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 18:09:30 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (mcspd15 [10.30.114.174]) by mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (8.10.2+Sun/3.7Wlsi_mx_6.0) with ESMTP id g7S99Ts19283; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 18:09:29 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: by mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (Postfix, from userid 31295) id 3347936F2; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 18:09:29 +0900 (JST) Original-To: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 29 Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:7032 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:7032 I wrote: > Hell, why not just make `C-x e' end the macro as well as executing it, > and then use Stefan's idea of allowing the `e' to be repeated > indefinitely [or something similar]? That would gain most of the > savings of your approach, while maintaining the existing > easy-to-remember bindings for macros. Actually, I think a better idea would be to make `C-x e' repeat if you hit SPC afterwards, and display a message to that effect so that it's obvious, e.g., Hit SPC to repeat macro (You could hit ^G if you want to insert a real space immediately after a macro) [I also think that hitting SPC should use the same repeat-count as the original `C-x e', e.g., `C-u 20 C-x e SPC SPC' should execute the macro 60 times] I would _love_ an interface like that -- it's definitely true that it's currently very annoying to hit `C-x e' repeatedly. [by contrast, the F3/F4 interface seems very blah to me; I guess I just don't like function keys, they seem far too arbitrary] -Miles -- I'm beginning to think that life is just one long Yoko Ono album; no rhyme or reason, just a lot of incoherent shrieks and then it's over. --Ian Wolff