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Describe new kmacro features.

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Basically, it uses two function keys (default F7 and F8) like this:
F7 starts a macro, F8 ends the macro, and pressing F8 again executes
the last macro.  While defining the macro, F7 inserts a counter value
which automatically increments every time the macro is executed.

M-F7 edits the last macro, C-F7 sets the counter, and S-F7 sets the
counter format. S-F8 executes the previous macro (actually the head of
the keyboard macro ring), and C-F8 cycles through the keyboard macro
ring. C-u F8 swaps the last macro with the head of the macro ring.

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Calc is an advanced desk calculator and mathematical tool written in

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Basically, it uses two function keys (default F7 and F8) like this:
F7 starts a macro, F8 ends the macro, and pressing F8 again executes
the last macro.  While defining the macro, F7 inserts a counter value
which automatically increments every time the macro is executed.

There is now a keyboard macro ring which stores the most recently
defined macros.

The C-x C-k sequence is now a prefix for the kmacro keymap which
defines bindings for moving through the keyboard macro ring,
C-x C-k C-p and C-x C-k C-n, editing the last macro C-x C-k C-e,
manipulating the macro counter and format via C-x C-k C-c,
C-x C-k C-a, and C-x C-k C-f.  See the commentary in kmacro.el
for more commands.

The normal macro bindings C-x (, C-x ), and C-x e now interfaces to 
the keyboard macro ring.

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*** Calc is now part of the Emacs distribution.

Calc is an advanced desk calculator and mathematical tool written in