Questions tagged [keyboard-macros]
A "keyboard macro" is a command defined by an Emacs user which represents a sequence of keys. Calling a keyboard macro is equivalent to typing that key sequence.
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how to replace Hyperbole implicit action buttons with equivalent org-mode functionality?
I like using the Hyperbole implicit buttons as a very easy way to take actions by just doing M-RET on some text -- for example, I want to jump straight to the org-mode agenda for the day, so I put {C-...
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'Hey Keyboard Macro, talk to me!' — 'Okay.'
Keyboard Macros - recording a sequence of keystrokes - start by 'C-x (' and end by 'C-x )' - to be replayed - for example by 'C-x e' - is such a useful tool. It's like the perfect stepping stone ...
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"if: No catch for tag: emacs-version-changed, nil" when trying to insert keyboard macro
I'm trying to define a keyboard macro that will double space a region of text. After I highlighted the region of text that I want to double space, I tried both evil-record-macro and kmacro-start-macro ...
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How to insert kbd macros in Yas-snippets?
I'm trying to learn how to:
Define a kbd-macro, (here I'm using kbd-macros, because I'm bad at elisp currently).
Letting that to be executed when yas-snippet to expand. (here I'm struggling with)
My ...
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How to remove the whitespace on the beginning of every expression on this Clojure code snippet?
I have the following Clojure code snippet:
{ :id "SchK-Cash-contributions-(60%)" :description "Schedule K - Cash contributions (60%)" :line "L12a" :ultratax-...
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Documenting keyboard macros Can I have a doc string for fset the same way as defun
I often create and save elaborate keyboard macros that I wish to use later, and hope to be prompted for the proper context to use them. I note that if I manually write a function to use as a command ...
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Repeate keyboard macro (e) doesn't work when I ace-jump-window/aw-flip-window to another frame
If I use ace-jump-window's aw-flip-window functionality in the middle of defining a macro (i.e. switch to the last window - I want which windows I jump between to be dynamic, not fixed to the current ...
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Elisp function to transform word at point
How to write an elisp function that transforms the word at point?
Specifically, in the C++ code I am refactoring I have to replace tons of raw pointers into smart pointers. Say, for class Foo, I would ...
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How do I convert a `matrix` in one form to a `matrix` in another form (like `bmatrix` environment)
I'm attempting to take faster linear algebra notes within org-mode. The latex of a matrix is complex to write, so I'm trying to develop a shorthand expansion.
My current workflow is to highlight a ...
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how to define keyboard macro from text
I am using shell inside Emacs. Often I need to execute a series of shell commands around ~40 chars, as of now I copy all the commands together and paste it from documentation. Is there any way to ...
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Simple keyboard macro to jump to \begin{document} regardless of current location in file
If you are in the preamble of a TeX document you can do C-s \begin{document} or C-r \begin{document} if you are in the body of the document. It would useful to have a simple, all-purpose macro (say, M-...
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Emacs 28: How to use `RET` without exiting a recursive edit within a keyboard macro?
Now that I switched to using GNU Emacs 28.1 (build 1, x86_64-apple-darwin18.7.0, NS appkit-1671.60 Version 10.14.6 (Build 18G95)) of 2022-05-11 I can no longer end my use of my keyboard macro that ...
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How to write a Lisp representation of a keyboard macro and bind it to a command name?
I'm using spacemacs with vim-bindings, but I only mention it so you
don't scratch your head too long at the keystrokes of the macro. A
regular emacs solution will work just the same.
I've read through ...
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How to control behavior of command storage for macro repeat?
There are some actions which I would like to repeat however repeating the action doesn't work as I would like it to.
Take dabbrev, if I repeat a dabbrev completion, the result may be different based ...
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shortcut to select data to the last row
I'm new to Emacs. First of all sorry if my English is weird because it is not my first language. I don't know much about the terminologies used in Emacs.
Currently, I'm just using Emacs for data ...
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How to edit keyboard macro saved in file?
Here is my custom keyboard macro:
(fset 'gen-numbers
(lambda (&optional arg)
"Keyboard macro."
(interactive "p")
(kmacro-exec-ring-item
(...
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count-matches' result in kill-ring?
I'm trying to create a keyboard macro to generate a report which displays the number of times a certain string occurs.
I have two buffers,
with all the strings to look for(on a separate line)
the ...
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How to automate the test step in "debugging by bisection"?
Sometimes I run into a problem with Emacs that goes away if invoke Emacs with the --no-init-flag.
In other word, I can deduce that the problem in question is caused by code somewhere in my .emacs file....
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Make undo during I-search revert last call to ding
Entering a failing search string during I-search triggers a call to ding(). If this happens during a macro recording that ding when the macro is being played will abort the macro which in turns ...
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Is it possible to control how a command is recorded as a keyboard macro?
Some actions don't work well when repeated in a keyboard macro.
For example, dabbrev-expand may give a different expansion based on the surrounding context.
I would like to repeat the action as if I ...
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How to tell, with Elisp, whether a command is running as part of a keyboard macro?
In some situations a command will use timers or hooks in a way that doesn't work when repeating as a keyboard macro.
How can I detect if a function is running as part of a keyboard macro that is being ...
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Do something for all regular expression matches
I have a named-and-saved keyboard macro that I want to apply to all regular expression matches. How to do that?
(Related: I found this stackoverflow post: Running a macro till the end of text file in ...
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how to end macro expansion in *scratch* buffer and return to writable buffer
In scratch buffer, Emacs can expand macros(C-c e; macrostep-expand).
But once I expanded the macro, it seems to become a read-only buffer.
I don't know how to end macro expansion and return to ...
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`C-c C-c` compilation stopped working in SLIME but works if manually typed, how to fix it?
I am new to Emacs and Slime. I have been using both of them daily for the last 10 days. And it is amazing! I am impressed.
Today, I decided to install and try the package Paredit. Not sure if this is ...
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Kill buffers - how to make *scratch* and *Messages* last
Any setting I can use to get back the old behavior where killing a buffer I get to the next buffer for the files I have given on the command line?
I have been using Emacs like this for years
Open ...
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Change vertical characters to horizontal
I have the following data and want to change from Code 1 to Code 2. Is there any useful method to do that?
Code 1
11130101
11130102
11130201
Code 2
11130101, 11130102, 11130201
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How to write documentation for saved keyboard macros?
I have recently defined a keyboard macro using C-x ( and C-x). I then gave the keyboard macro a name using M-x name-last-kbd-macro RET defined-kbd-macro. And saved it to a file using M-x insert-kbd-...
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How to duplicate text but increment a numeric part of a name?
Say that I have rect1 one and I'll multiply it 3 times by yanking.
let rect1 = Rectangle {
width: 10,
height: 40,
}
let rect1 = Rectangle {
width: 10,
height: 40,
}
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Execute function by using evil-set-register
I use evil and I want to execute a function by using Emacs macro system.
Let's say I have the following macro.
(evil-set-register ?f [?i ?f ?o ?o ?b ?a ?r escape])
I can run the macro by using @f. ...
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How to run a keyboard macro (saved in my init.el) automatically when Emacs starts up?
I have saved a keyboard macro in my init.el file as follows
(fset 'remember-notes-my-macro
(lambda (&optional arg)
"Keyboard macro."
(interactive "p")
(kmacro-...
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How to reference the contents of a variable in a keyboard macro definition?
I have a macro called f5, which I globally bind the keyboard key <f5> to:
(fset 'f5
[?i ?\[ ?* ?* ?P ?1 ? ?\] escape ?h ?a])
(global-set-key (kbd "<f5>") 'f5)
So when I ...
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How to overwrite by pasting a string without selecting a region?
I can't figure out how to paste a string, for example 145 characters long, into a text line in a way, that the next 145 characters after the string are overwritten by this string or simply erased.
An ...
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Get keyboard macro mapping
What functionality is available in emacs to get information about a keyboard macro?
Even something as simple as printing out what the macro evaluates.
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How do I disable Swiper while defining a keyboard macro?
I don't like the swiper behavior when interactively defining a macro, it is slow and seems to cause other problems. How can I revert bound keys to isearch-forward and isearch-backward when defining ...
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keyboard macro with input-method inserts characters twice
When I define keyboard macro with some input method enabled (lets say, english-dvorak), self-insert commands are repeated twice.
For example, if I define macro like this:
F3insert chars asdfF4
and ...
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How do I get an initial M-x argument?
I use an asterisk in my function names, so that to execute one
of my own functions, I would begin by typing M-x *. Now I
would like to save myself a keystroke and achieve the same by
M-X. How do I ...
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How to execute a keyboard macro until termination inside another one, without stopping the recording?
I have a buffer with the following content and I need to delete the duplicate lines.
57,04/15/2020 03:02PM,'Weight'='2.478 lb','tare'='0.918 lb'
57,04/15/2020 03:02PM,'Weight'='2.478 lb','tare'='0....
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Emacs keyboard macros ? all over
I have used keyboard macros for a long time, but moved between companies, systems, and various machines over my career. I used to be able to record macros and insert-kbd-macro into my .emacs file and ...
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Customizing f6-key for fast "M-x imenu" + "Pr" + Enter
I wish to customize my f6key so it corresponds to a fast way of doing M-x imenu, then Pr RET. I've added the following to my ~/.emacs:
(global-set-key [f6] 'imenu)
Then I've tried to add different ...
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Associate (and save) macro with current file (+/- evil spacemacs)
After edit :
I am using evil-mode. I often record macros very specific to the file I am editing with qq or qw. Is there a way to autosave those macros and the key associated to them when saving the ...
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isearch in kmacro-step-edit-macro
I'm trying to edit a keyboard macro using kmacro-step-edit-macro.
The macro starts by isearching for a word.
C-s ;; isearch-forward
binary_function ;; self-insert-command * 15
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How to create loops for inserting text?
Imagine I want to create a list with 10 items, i. e.
1.
2.
3.
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10.
In Vim I can use the command :for i in range(1,10) | put =i.'. ' | endfor for this.
How can I do the same thing in Emacs?
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Simple regexp inside emacs keyboard macro
Newbie question: I'm trying to record a keyboard macro with a simple regexp inside (search-backward-regexp ^[0-9]). This works well when recording the macro, but as soon as I try to execute it, the ...
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alphabetic keyboard macro "counter"?
I very much {like, use} the kmacro-*-counter family of commands. However I sometimes find myself needing to generate alphabetic sequences (e.g., A, B, C, ...) instead of integer sequences (e.g., 1, 2, ...
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keyboard macro for opening a file
How can I create a keyboard macro where a file myfile is opened by executing M-x openmyfile. The main part should look like
(fset 'openmyfile
[?\C-x ?\C-f <dir of myfile> return])
but I don'...
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Octal character representation in keyboard macros
I generated a macro as a help for generating indices for words I have marked before. Now this macro looks as follows
(fset 'index
"\367\\index{\C-y")
What does \367stand for and where can I look ...
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How can I apply a keyboard macro to every line that starts with rectangle mark region
Lets suppose I would like to edit my text and to add comments to the column in the text. This is my text:
something-text1 foobar1 something-text1
something-text2 foobar2 something-text2
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execute-kbd-macro apparently not working according to its doc?
The doc of execute-kbd-macro says:
(execute-kbd-macro MACRO &optional COUNT LOOPFUNC)
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If MACRO is a symbol, its function definition is used.
I tried M-: (execute-kbd-macro 'ignore).
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Creating a macro to change dictionary and run ispell
I would like to create a simple key binding (e.g. C-c s e) to spell check the (mu4e) email message I am composing using English (and use other bindings for other languages). I thought I'd simply ...
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macro execution with i-search fails under Linux and succeeds under windows?
Imagine you've got file with FirstName|LastName| like this :
John|toto|
Hanz|titi|
and want to put the first names at the end of the lines (just an stupid exemple). You may use Macro Recordind for ...
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