Redisplay inside keyboard macros

[Eduardo Ochs <eduardoochs@gmail.com>]

Hi list,

I am trying to write a keyboard macro that does some things, pauses
for one second, and then does more things, but I discovered that the
obvious ways to do sleep-and-redisplay don't work. Try to run the code
below with your favorite variant of C-e C-x C-e after each sexp:

  (defun eek (str)
    "Execute STR as a keyboard macro. See `edmacro-mode' for the exact
format.\n
  An example: (eek \"C-x 4 C-h\")"
    (interactive "sKeys: ")
    (execute-kbd-macro (read-kbd-macro str)))

  ;; Choose one:
  (defun s () (interactive)                    (sleep-for 1))
  (defun s () (interactive) (redisplay)        (sleep-for 1) (redisplay))
  (defun s () (interactive) (redisplay 'force) (sleep-for 1) (redisplay
'force))

  (eek "RET ab <<s>> cd")

I expected to see an "ab", then a pause, then the "cd", but that's not
what happens - I get a pause and then "abcd".

What am I doing wrong? I just triple-checked the docs about redisplay
and this behavior makes no sense to me...

  Thanks in advance!!!
    Eduardo Ochs
    http://angg.twu.net/#eev