changeset 60108:36b2efe4eb14

(Basic Keyboard Macro): Doc F3, F4. (Keyboard Macro Step-Edit): Clarify.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:07:28 +0000
parents b10f8927d638
children b38fabf04e70
files man/kmacro.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) [+]
line wrap: on
line diff
--- a/man/kmacro.texi	Wed Feb 16 10:05:39 2005 +0000
+++ b/man/kmacro.texi	Wed Feb 16 10:07:28 2005 +0000
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 @table @kbd
 @item C-x (
+@itemx @key{F3}
 Start defining a keyboard macro (@code{kmacro-start-macro}).
 @item C-x )
 End the definition of a keyboard macro (@code{kmacro-end-macro}).
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@
 Execute the most recent keyboard macro (@code{kmacro-end-and-call-macro}).
 First end the definition of the keyboard macro, if currently defining it.
 To immediately execute the keyboard macro again, just repeat the @kbd{e}.
+@item @key{F4}
+If a keyboard macro is being defined, end the definition; otherwise,
+execute the most recent keyboard macro
+(@code{kmacro-end-or-call-macro}).
 @item C-u C-x (
 Re-execute last keyboard macro, then add more keys to its definition.
 @item C-u C-u C-x (
@@ -120,6 +125,10 @@
 indefinitely (until it gets an error or you type @kbd{C-g} or, on
 MS-DOS, @kbd{C-@key{BREAK}}).
 
+  The key @key{F4} is like a combination of @kbd{C-x )} and @kbd{C-x
+e}.  If you're defining a macro, @key{F4} ends the definition.
+Otherwise it executes the last macro.
+
   If you wish to repeat an operation at regularly spaced places in the
 text, define a macro and include as part of the macro the commands to move
 to the next place you want to use it.  For example, if you want to change
@@ -490,18 +499,16 @@
 
 @findex kmacro-step-edit-macro
 @kindex C-x C-k SPC
-  You can interactively and stepwise replay and edit the last keyboard
-macro one command at a time by typing @kbd{C-x C-k SPC}
+  You can interactively replay and edit the last keyboard
+macro, one command at a time, by typing @kbd{C-x C-k SPC}
 (@code{kmacro-step-edit-macro}).  Unless you quit the macro using
 @kbd{q} or @kbd{C-g}, the edited macro replaces the last macro on the
 macro ring.
 
-This shows the last macro in the minibuffer together with the first
-(or next) command to be executed, and prompts you for an action.
-You can enter @kbd{?} to get a command summary.
-
-The following commands are available in the step-edit mode and relate
-to the first (or current) command in the keyboard macro:
+  This macro editing feature shows the last macro in the minibuffer
+together with the first (or next) command to be executed, and prompts
+you for an action.  You can enter @kbd{?} to get a summary of your
+options.  These actions are available:
 
 @itemize @bullet{}
 @item