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Re: Redisplay inside keyboard macros
From: |
Eduardo Ochs |
Subject: |
Re: Redisplay inside keyboard macros |
Date: |
Tue, 8 Feb 2022 14:31:27 -0300 |
On Tue, 8 Feb 2022 at 12:17, Eduardo Ochs <eduardoochs@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
Hi Eli,
> 'redisplay' exits immediately if called from a keyboard macro. It's a
> feature.
Aha! Thanks!
This works:
(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)))
(defun rd () (interactive) (redisplay 'force))
(defun s () (interactive) (rd) (sleep-for 1) (rd))
(defun eeks (str &rest rest)
(eek str)
(if rest (progn (s) (apply 'eeks rest))))
(eeks "RET ab" "cd" "ef")
Cheers =),
Eduardo Ochs
http://angg.twu.net/#eev