# HG changeset patch # User Kim F. Storm # Date 1165712070 0 # Node ID 009b1f3d75f406236612636abbb0ef34d65be23d # Parent 43cc94d955c21e02e04725d52ec36a5cdae4d01b Clarify kmacro package. diff -r 43cc94d955c2 -r 009b1f3d75f4 etc/NEWS --- a/etc/NEWS Sun Dec 10 00:31:06 2006 +0000 +++ b/etc/NEWS Sun Dec 10 00:54:30 2006 +0000 @@ -1870,10 +1870,10 @@ or local keymaps. +++ -** The new kmacro package provides a simpler user interface to -emacs' keyboard macro facilities. - -Basically, it uses two function keys (default F3 and F4) like this: +** Emacs' keyboard macro facilities have been enhanced by the new +kmacro package. + +Keyboard macros are now defined and executed via the F3 and F4 keys: F3 starts a macro, F4 ends the macro, and pressing F4 again executes the last macro. While defining the macro, F3 inserts a counter value which automatically increments every time the macro is executed. @@ -1888,8 +1888,8 @@ 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. +The original macro bindings C-x (, C-x ), and C-x e are still +available, but they now interface to the keyboard macro ring too. The C-x e command now automatically terminates the current macro before calling it, if used while defining a macro.