Re: Is there a plan to record kbd macro as elisp code?

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Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:
 
> I didn't see your reply to Robert.

I wrote the one for you first. And you are so quick...
 
> Yes, I think now that it was generate.el I was thinking of. There appear to
> be different kinds of files with this same name, however (e.g. one that
> generates MPEG files). I guess the one you found is this?
> http://mirrors.wikifusion.info/gnu/elisp-archive/as-is/generate.el.Z

Yes, that's exactly the one I have.

> Doesn't generate.el give you enough of a code skeleton to complete the
> command? You mention missing horizontal movement commands and a fragmented
> treatment of isearch, but it should be possible to patch up the code in
> those areas, no? Of course, if you could improve it, that would be even
> better. Good luck, and please post what you've got when you're done
> somewhere (e.g. gnu-emacs-sources, Emacs Wiki).
> 

Yes, it's a good skeleton, which relies on command history. Now you should have
saw my reply to Robert and understand the difficulties I see is not in
generate.el. It's about a complete and correct command history that emacs seems 
not having been designed to provide.