* double angled brackets in kbd: <<cmd>>
@ 2024-01-31 15:18 Olaf Rogalsky
2024-02-01 9:11 ` Stephen Berman
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From: Olaf Rogalsky @ 2024-01-31 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
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?
Olaf
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* Re: double angled brackets in kbd: <<cmd>>
2024-01-31 15:18 double angled brackets in kbd: <<cmd>> Olaf Rogalsky
@ 2024-02-01 9:11 ` Stephen Berman
2024-02-05 16:25 ` Olaf Rogalsky
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From: Stephen Berman @ 2024-02-01 9:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Olaf Rogalsky; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
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
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* Re: double angled brackets in kbd: <<cmd>>
2024-02-01 9:11 ` Stephen Berman
@ 2024-02-05 16:25 ` Olaf Rogalsky
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From: Olaf Rogalsky @ 2024-02-05 16:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Stephen Berman; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
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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