or local keymaps.
+++
-** The new kmacro package provides a simpler user interface to
-emacs' keyboard macro facilities.
+** Emacs' keyboard macro facilities have been enhanced by the new
+kmacro package.
-Basically, it uses two function keys (default F3 and F4) like this:
+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.
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.