From: Olaf Rogalsky <olaf.rogalsky@t-online.de>
To: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: double angled brackets in kbd: <<cmd>>
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:25:31 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y1by27y3.fsf@t-online.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87le8435wr.fsf@gmx.net>
Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net> writes:
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:18:09 +0100 Olaf Rogalsky <olaf.rogalsky@t-online.de> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> while reading the definition of `key-parse' I noticed, that the `kbd'
>> function converts strings enclosed in double angled brackets into a
>> the key strokes for an `execute-extended-command'.
>>
>> (equal (kbd "<<my-command>>")
>> (kbd "M-x my-command\r"))
>> -> t
>>
>> I wonder, what is the use-case for these double angled brackets?
>
> They're used when editing keyboard macros, cf. this bit of the doc
> string of edmacro-mode: "Double angle brackets enclose command names:
> <<next-line>> is shorthand for M-x next-line RET."
>
> Steve Berman
Ah, thanks, I didn't find this piece of information in the docs.
--
Olaf Rogalsky
Schwoerhausgasse 5
89073 Ulm
Germany
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2024-01-31 15:18 double angled brackets in kbd: <<cmd>> Olaf Rogalsky
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