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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

      reply	other threads:[~2005-08-31 16:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-08-31  8:11 user input in a macro Baloff
2005-08-31 16:51 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]

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