Re: [Nano-devel] [PATCH] possible new feature: allow binding a key to a string

[Benno Schulenberg]

Op 01-02-18 om 21:41 schreef Marco Diego Aurélio Mesquita:
> But, there are things that I think should be discussed now.
>
> First, I'd like to have something like abbreviations in nano. By abbreviation 
> I mean "type a few chars and it gets replaced by something else".

That is a whole new feature, will require a lot of new code, and
makes nano compare for every keystroke whether the last typed
fragment in the buffer matches any of the defined abbreviations.
Not a good fit for a simple editor.

> Second, this feature is very very similar to pre-recorded macros. Now,
> suppose I create a macro to select the char under the cursor and perform a
> search. Now, suppose that some days later I change some of my keybidings. The
> result: the pre-recorded  macro no longer works.

Yes, can't be helped.  How often do you revise your keybindings?
How many of these "prerecorded macros" are you going to make?

> But... I've been thinking on a solution for this problem: a command prompt
> for nano;

You are seeking solutions for far-fetched problems.

> So, what I propose is that a command prompt should be implemented in nano
> (just like ne's one) and the keybiding to invoke this should be unrebindable.

*If* it were implemented, it should darn well be rebindable.

Benno