Newby trying to do a macro key binding, I think

Newby trying to do a macro key binding, I think

[Paul Heinrich Dietrich]

How do you write the code for a macro and key binding (I think that's how to
do it) in your .emacs file so that you can hit a key, say f5, and the
following command is automatically entered:

C-x d /me@servername#99:/home/directory/path/

I've tried a billion variations on a theme, but can't get it to work.  For
example, I tried

C-x (C-x d /me@servername#99:/home/directory/path/C-x)

and I forget the routine now, but did something with kbd and names and
managed to get the code into my .emacs file.  The first problem is that the
main part of it (/me@servername#99:/home/directory/path/) wouldn't appear
because as I created the macro, Emacs tried to suggest a path that was
wildly different, so I had to backspace about 15 times and then type it, but
when I get the macro code into the .emacs file, all I see are a lot of
backspace backspace backspace...and no path.

No biggee, so I tried putting quotes around it, ?\ in front of it, etc.

What did I do wrong?  Go easy, I'm in the earliest learning stages of Emacs.

Next, I'm guessing I want to use a key binding.  Let's say I called the
macro pathfinder.  I think I would establish the key binding like this:

(global-set-key "\C-c a") 'pathfinder)

or

;(global-set-key [f5] 'pathfinder)

depending on whether I want to call it with f5 or C-c a.  Any help is
appreciated.  Thanks.
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Re: Newby trying to do a macro key binding, I think

[Dirk-Jan C. Binnema]

Hi,

>>>>> Paul Heinrich Dietrich <paul.heinrich.dietrich@gmail.com> writes:

    > How do you write the code for a macro and key binding (I think that's
    > how to do it) in your .emacs file so that you can hit a key, say f5, and
    > the following command is automatically entered:

    > C-x d /me@servername#99:/home/directory/path/

    > I've tried a billion variations on a theme, but can't get it to work.
    > For example, I tried

    > C-x (C-x d /me@servername#99:/home/directory/path/C-x)

Well, if I understand correctly, this should do -- the thing is that you
should not bind the key to something, but the underlying function. You can
find the 'underlying' function by pressing C-h k and then the existing key. In this case, that would be dired, (or ido-dired, if you use ido).

In the docs (C-h f dir), you'll see that the the function is like:
   (dired dirname &optional switches)

So your key binding would then be:
    (global-set-key (kbd "<f5>")
    		    (lambda()
		       (interactive)
    		       (dired  "/me@servername#99:/home/directory/path/")))
   
See the link below for some more details about the magical incantation.

    > Next, I'm guessing I want to use a key binding.  Let's say I called
    > the macro pathfinder.  I think I would establish the key binding
    > like this:

    [...]
    > ;(global-set-key [f5] 'pathfinder)

    > depending on whether I want to call it with f5 or C-c a.  Any help is
    > appreciated.  Thanks.

One can specify keys in different ways. Using the 'kbd' macro may be the
easiest, because it understands the same format that C-h k uses. So, it would
be something like (maybe it needs the lambda/interactive as above).

	 (global-set-key (kbd "C-c a") 'pathfinder)

	 This may be helpful:
http://emacs-fu.blogspot.com/2008/12/binding-keys.html

Best wishes,
Dirk.

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Re: Newby trying to do a macro key binding, I think

[harven]

Paul Heinrich Dietrich <paul.heinrich.dietrich@gmail.com> writes:

> How do you write the code for a macro and key binding (I think that's how to
> do it) in your .emacs file so that you can hit a key, say f5, and the
> following command is automatically entered:
>
> C-x d /me@servername#99:/home/directory/path/

If you want to put it in your .emacs file, it is probably faster
to write a bit of elisp code.

(global-set-key (kbd "<f5>") (lambda () (interactive)
         (dired "/me@servername#99:/home/directory/path/")))

If you never wrote elisp code, take the first line for granted, it binds
the key f5 to the instructions that come next. C-x d calls the command dired.
When you want to know what command is bound to the shortcut C-x d, just type

                            C-h k C-x d 

You will get the name and syntax of the command together with a few informations
that, hopefully, are sufficient to write the code you need.

>
> I've tried a billion variations on a theme, but can't get it to work.  For
> example, I tried
>
> C-x (C-x d /me@servername#99:/home/directory/path/C-x)
>
> and I forget the routine now, but did something with kbd and names and
> managed to get the code into my .emacs file.  The first problem is that the
> main part of it (/me@servername#99:/home/directory/path/) wouldn't appear
> because as I created the macro, Emacs tried to suggest a path that was
> wildly different, so I had to backspace about 15 times and then type it, but
> when I get the macro code into the .emacs file, all I see are a lot of
> backspace backspace backspace...and no path.
>
> No biggee, so I tried putting quotes around it, ?\ in front of it, etc.
>
> What did I do wrong?  Go easy, I'm in the earliest learning stages of Emacs.

If something goes wrong, you can edit the current macro with
                      M-x edit-kbd-macro RET
You can then change the path (erase the backspace lines, whatever) 
and get it right.

> Next, I'm guessing I want to use a key binding.  Let's say I called the
> macro pathfinder.  I think I would establish the key binding like this:
>
> (global-set-key "\C-c a") 'pathfinder)
>
> or
>
> ;(global-set-key [f5] 'pathfinder)
>
> depending on whether I want to call it with f5 or C-c a. 

well, I think it depends on your emacs flavor.
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c a") 'pathfinder)  
(global-set-key (kbd "<f5>")  'pathfinder)  
would have worked for me ( gnu emacs version > 21 ).

Re: Newby trying to do a macro key binding, I think

[Paul Heinrich Dietrich]

Thanks to you both.  I will get up to speed quickly with Emacs.  Thanks
again.


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Re: Newby trying to do a macro key binding, I think

[David Kastrup]

Paul Heinrich Dietrich <paul.heinrich.dietrich@gmail.com> writes:

> Thanks to you both.  I will get up to speed quickly with Emacs.

Can I borrow your accelerator when you are done?

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Re: Newby trying to do a macro key binding, I think

[Thien-Thi Nguyen]

() Paul Heinrich Dietrich <paul.heinrich.dietrich@gmail.com>
() Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:41:52 -0800 (PST)

   C-x d /me@servername#99:/home/directory/path/

You can try:

  (setenv "rd" "/me@servername#99:/home/directory/path/")
  (global-set-key [f5] [?\C-x ?d ?$ ?r ?d ?\C-m])

Here, "rd" stands for "remote directory".

thi

Re: Newby trying to do a macro key binding, I think

[Paul Heinrich Dietrich]

Only if you're used to big blocks. :)


David Kastrup wrote:
> 
> Paul Heinrich Dietrich <paul.heinrich.dietrich@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Thanks to you both.  I will get up to speed quickly with Emacs.
> 
> Can I borrow your accelerator when you are done?
> 
> -- 
> David Kastrup
> 
> 

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