Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound..

[Miles Bader]

I wrote:
> Hell, why not just make `C-x e' end the macro as well as executing it,
> and then use Stefan's idea of allowing the `e' to be repeated
> indefinitely [or something similar]?  That would gain most of the
> savings of your approach, while maintaining the existing
> easy-to-remember bindings for macros.

Actually, I think a better idea would be to make `C-x e' repeat if you
hit SPC afterwards, and display a message to that effect so that it's
obvious, e.g., 

  Hit SPC to repeat macro

(You could hit ^G if you want to insert a real space immediately after a
macro)

[I also think that hitting SPC should use the same repeat-count as the
original `C-x e', e.g., `C-u 20 C-x e SPC SPC' should execute the macro
60 times]

I would _love_ an interface like that -- it's definitely true that it's
currently very annoying to hit `C-x e' repeatedly.
[by contrast, the F3/F4 interface seems very blah to me; I guess I just
don't like function keys, they seem far too arbitrary]

-Miles
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