String to Vector

String to Vector

[Johan Andersson]

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Hi,

How can I convert for example the string: "M-x" to the vector: "[?\M-x]"?

(string-to-vector "M-x") will not give me the correct vector. I will give me
the vector for each part of the string.

I want to do something like this:
(execute-kbd-macro
 (vconcat
  (string-to-vector "M-x ")
  (string-to-vector "linum-mode ")
  (vector 'return)))

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Re: String to Vector

[Lennart Borgman]

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Johan Andersson <johan.rejeep@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> How can I convert for example the string: "M-x" to the vector: "[?\M-x]"?

Is it something like this you are looking for:

    (edmacro-parse-keys "M-x")

Re: String to Vector

[Johan Andersson]

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In Emacs, it's all about finding the functions. Yes, Lennart that's the
function I'm looking for.

But can you execute the chain without concatenating the vectors? I would
rather be able to do something like this:
(progn
  (execute-kbd-macro (edmacro-parse-keys "M-x"))
  (execute-kbd-macro (edmacro-parse-keys "linum-mode"))
  (execute-kbd-macro (vector 'return)))

I want the above to give me the same result as this:
(execute-kbd-macro
 (vconcat
  (edmacro-parse-keys "M-x")
  (edmacro-parse-keys "linum-mode")
  (vector 'return)))

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Lennart Borgman
<lennart.borgman@gmail.com>wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Johan Andersson <johan.rejeep@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > How can I convert for example the string: "M-x" to the vector: "[?\M-x]"?
>
> Is it something like this you are looking for:
>
>    (edmacro-parse-keys "M-x")
>

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Re: String to Vector

[Lennart Borgman]

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Johan Andersson <johan.rejeep@gmail.com> wrote:
> In Emacs, it's all about finding the functions. Yes, Lennart that's the
> function I'm looking for.
> But can you execute the chain without concatenating the vectors? I would
> rather be able to do something like this:
> (progn
>   (execute-kbd-macro (edmacro-parse-keys "M-x"))
>   (execute-kbd-macro (edmacro-parse-keys "linum-mode"))
>   (execute-kbd-macro (vector 'return)))
> I want the above to give me the same result as this:
> (execute-kbd-macro
>  (vconcat
>   (edmacro-parse-keys "M-x")
>   (edmacro-parse-keys "linum-mode")
>   (vector 'return)))


I have no idea. I do not use keyboard macros that way.

But if you really want to know I guess the easiest way is just
trial-and-error. Record a keyboard macro, save it and examine how it
looks.

Re: String to Vector

[Stefan Monnier]

> How can I convert for example the string: "M-x" to the vector: "[?\M-x]"?

(kbd "M-x")  =>  [?\M-x]  (which gets printed as [134217848])


        Stefan

Re: String to Vector

[Johan Andersson]

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Ok, thanks!

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 6:10 PM, Lennart Borgman
<lennart.borgman@gmail.com>wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Johan Andersson <johan.rejeep@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > In Emacs, it's all about finding the functions. Yes, Lennart that's the
> > function I'm looking for.
> > But can you execute the chain without concatenating the vectors? I would
> > rather be able to do something like this:
> > (progn
> >   (execute-kbd-macro (edmacro-parse-keys "M-x"))
> >   (execute-kbd-macro (edmacro-parse-keys "linum-mode"))
> >   (execute-kbd-macro (vector 'return)))
> > I want the above to give me the same result as this:
> > (execute-kbd-macro
> >  (vconcat
> >   (edmacro-parse-keys "M-x")
> >   (edmacro-parse-keys "linum-mode")
> >   (vector 'return)))
>
>
> I have no idea. I do not use keyboard macros that way.
>
> But if you really want to know I guess the easiest way is just
> trial-and-error. Record a keyboard macro, save it and examine how it
> looks.
>

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Re: String to Vector

[Johan Andersson]

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Thats true. How come I didn't think of that...  Thanks

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 7:40 PM, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>wrote:

> > How can I convert for example the string: "M-x" to the vector: "[?\M-x]"?
>
> (kbd "M-x")  =>  [?\M-x]  (which gets printed as [134217848])
>
>
>        Stefan
>

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Re: String to Vector

[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

Johan Andersson <johan.rejeep@gmail.com> writes:
> How can I convert for example the string: "M-x" to the vector: "[?\M-x]"?

I use the kbd macro: (kbd "M-x") --> [134217848]
Notice that                  ?\M-x == 134217848

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__Pascal Bourguignon__