Undo boundaries inside macros?

Undo boundaries inside macros?

[Robert Pluim]

<f3> 1 2 <f4> <f4> C-/ ; this undoes all the effects of the macro

<f3> 1 RET 2 <f4> <f4> C-/ ; this only undoes the '2'

I was expecting undo to be an all-or-nothing affair, but adding lines
introduces an undo boundary inside the macro. It matches what happens
when you type '1 RET 2' interactively, but should it?

Robert

Re: Undo boundaries inside macros?

[Andreas Schwab]

On Mär 22 2018, Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> wrote:

> <f3> 1 2 <f4> <f4> C-/ ; this undoes all the effects of the macro
>
> <f3> 1 RET 2 <f4> <f4> C-/ ; this only undoes the '2'
>
> I was expecting undo to be an all-or-nothing affair, but adding lines
> introduces an undo boundary inside the macro. It matches what happens
> when you type '1 RET 2' interactively, but should it?

I think it should, as kbd macros are really more or less equivalent to
typing interactively.

Andreas.

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Re: Undo boundaries inside macros?

[Stefan Monnier]

> when you type '1 RET 2' interactively, but should it?

Sometimes it would be better if it didn't but sometimes it's better if
it does.


        Stefan