From e1fa392b30a1f9404a76d48339f02f86dcd46f46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Kim F. Storm" Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 13:12:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Describe new kmacro bindings for f3/f4 and C-x e. --- etc/NEWS | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index db52e2b202e..91886c8b0a1 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -915,9 +915,9 @@ of the numeric keypad which is available on most keyboards. *** The new kmacro package provides a simpler user interface to emacs' keyboard macro facilities. -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 +Basically, it uses two function keys (default F3 and F4) like this: +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. There is now a keyboard macro ring which stores the most recently @@ -933,6 +933,14 @@ for more commands. The normal macro bindings C-x (, C-x ), and C-x e now interfaces to the keyboard macro ring. +The C-x e command now terminates the current macro rather than +signalling an error if used while defining a macro. + +In addition, when ending or calling a macro with C-x e, the macro can +be repeated immediately by typing just the `e'. You can customize +this behaviour via the variable kmacro-call-repeat-key and +kmacro-call-repeat-with-arg. + +++ *** Calc is now part of the Emacs distribution. -- 2.39.5