From: Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: user input in a macro
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:51:17 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <df4n67$vnd$1@sea.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ek8acypl.fsf@wash.edu>
Baloff wrote:
> I am building a macro using edit-kbd-macro.
>
> ******************************
> C-x C-f ;; find-file
> E ;; self-insert-command
> TAB ;; c-indent-command
> T ;; self-insert-command
> 2*TAB ;; c-indent-command
> 4 ;; self-insert-command
> TAB ;; c-indent-command
> RET ;; newline
> +9 ;; self-insert-command
> RET ;; newline
> v ;; self-insert-command
> C-x C-f ;; find-file
> main.cpp ;; self-insert-command * 8
> RET ;; newline
>
>
> now, what that says is make a directory in this location and name it 9
> now, how do I choose a name dynamically while the macro is running?
I think this requires enable-recursive-minibuffers to be set:
M-: (insert (read-string "Name: ")) RET
But there is probably a better way.
--
Kevin Rodgers
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2005-08-31 8:11 user input in a macro Baloff
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