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Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution? |
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Fri, 11 Dec 2015 07:27:07 +0100 |
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John Wiegley <address@hidden> writes:
>>>>>> David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> My claim is not about "right" but "useful" behavior. We've had one other
>> person state that he switches off visual-line-mode always since keyboard
>> macros would otherwise be useless. Of course that's one possibility, but
>> visual-line-mode is actually useful for _visual_ navigation. Which is not
>> what happens during macro execution since the computer executes the recorded
>> keys without human intervention. Which makes sense in _similar_ but not
>> identical situations (for identical situations, one could just copy and
>> paste the result repeatedly). And non-identical situations will sometimes
>> have lines wrapped visually and sometimes not without that being related to
>> the structure of the modified text.
>
> I think we're presupposing what users want, and that is no reason to change a
> long-standing default.
I'm still waiting for a single example where the current behavior would
be actually useful for keyboard macro execution.
> You can always disable visual movement during recording and playback
> manually; I don't see why it needs to happen automatically now.
line-move-visual is not a minor mode. Changing it requires setting of a
variable. Setting a variable and resetting it afterwards every time one
wants to use keyboard macros requires a different level of expertise
than that required to use keyboard macros in the first place. Apart
from being a nuisance.
> If you want a customization option to auto-disable visual movement
> during recording and playback, it should be easy to achieve with
> advice. Give it a try for a few months, and then tell me if you really
> find it to be a quality of life improvement. If so, I'd welcome the
> customization.
Can we get a single case where the current behavior would be useful?
Just one? Or is this really just an academic exercise?
--
David Kastrup
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, (continued)
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, Perry E. Metzger, 2015/12/10
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, John Wiegley, 2015/12/10
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, David Kastrup, 2015/12/10
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, John Wiegley, 2015/12/10
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, David Kastrup, 2015/12/10
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, John Wiegley, 2015/12/10
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, David Kastrup, 2015/12/10
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, John Wiegley, 2015/12/10
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?,
David Kastrup <=
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, John Wiegley, 2015/12/12
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, David Kastrup, 2015/12/12
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, John Wiegley, 2015/12/12
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, David Kastrup, 2015/12/12
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, Per Starbäck, 2015/12/12
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, Perry E. Metzger, 2015/12/12
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, David Kastrup, 2015/12/12
- Disabling visual lines for macros (was: Speed of keyboard macro execution?), John Wiegley, 2015/12/12
- Re: Disabling visual lines for macros, David Kastrup, 2015/12/12
- Re: Speed of keyboard macro execution?, Perry E. Metzger, 2015/12/10