Re: [Nano-devel] implementing macro recording and playback

[Marco Diego Aurélio Mesquita]

On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 4:18 PM, Benno Schulenberg <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Op 10-10-2017 om 21:41 schreef Marco Diego Aurélio Mesquita:
>>
>> On 10/10/17, Benno Schulenberg <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>> So I have decided that M-' should start and stop the recording
>>> of a macro -- mnemonic: a quote before and after the stuff that
>>> should be recorded.  And M-; runs a macro -- mnemonic: another
>>> subphrase.  Comments welcome.
>>>
>>
>> I don't like M-'. Ubuntu uses this default keybinding to switch
>> between instances of the same program.
>
>
> What happens when you press M-' inside a terminal emulator?

Ubuntu's select other instances of the same program screen appears.

>  Does
> it send you to another one?

Yes.

>  Do you have multiple terminals open
> at the same time?
>

Yes, but the screen appears even if I'm running only one instance of
gnome-terminal.

> What alternative would you propose for recordmacro?
>

I have no idea what could be a mnemonic and, at the same time,
ergonomic combo for this. The shortcut M-: seems good enough for me.
Maybe we should look at what other editors use.