call-interactively behavior

call-interactively behavior

[Nicolas P. Rougier (inria)]

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

-- 
Nicolas P. Rougier —— www.labri.fr/perso/nrougier
Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bordeaux

Re: call-interactively behavior

[Nicolas P. Rougier (inria)]

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

-- 
Nicolas P. Rougier —— www.labri.fr/perso/nrougier
Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bordeaux

Re: call-interactively behavior

[Augusto Stoffel]

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

Re: call-interactively behavior

[Nicolas P. Rougier (inria)]

Augusto Stoffel [2023-03-11 at 11:52] wrote:
> I suppose you want to use `execute-kbd-macro'?
 
Thank for the suggestion, but documentation indicates:

The buffer shown in the currently selected window will be made the 
current
buffer before the macro is executed.

such that I'm unable to send the "TAB" to the right buffer.

Having looked more closely at the hippie-expand code, it tests 
explicitely last-command vs this-command to continue the cycle or 
not. I think I need to do something like:

#+begin_src
  (let ((command (key-binding (kbd "TAB"))))
    (command-execute command t)
    (setq this-command command)
    (setq last-command command)
#+end_src

Nicolas

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Nicolas P. Rougier —— www.labri.fr/perso/nrougier
Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bordeaux