Re: [STUMP] Re: Stumpwm-devel Digest, Vol 42, Issue 8

[mgcheung]

What I want to do is to have a keybinding that will paste in some text 
into the window and have this always there so I don't need to copy from 
somewhere and paste.

So for example, I want to be able to hit something like C-t C-c and have 
it produce text sort of like:
$$\xymatrix{}$$

and have other things like this.  Some possibly multiline.  I initially 
thought of using the stumpwm:define-key function and the 
window-send-string function, but this doesn't seem to work and I've also 
had trouble getting the window-send-string function to send multiline 
strings.  I also thought ideally I'd like to be able to have the cursor 
move inside the string somewhere.  I thought window-send-string would be 
able to send strings that would simulate any sort of keyboard input, but 
maybe I misunderstood.  I hope now the problem is better understood.

Thanks.

-Matt

On Wed, 17 Sep 2008, Rohan Nicholls wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I see that you have a couple of good answers already, and they do not
> seem to be what you are looking for, so could you give a detailed
> example of exactly  what you are looking for, and we could help you
> out.
>
> Unclear points from your question:
> - Where is the string coming from?  The clipboard?
> - Can you give a specific example of what you mean by "the necessary
> formatting"
> - When I say exactly, I mean something that even my small brain can
>   follow, such as
>   - I have text here
>   - I hit my keybinding and it is read from here (could be interactive)
>   - formatted in this way
>   - and inserted over here
>
> While not understanding exactly what you are looking for, my
> overwhelming impression is that the previous answers are what you want
> and that emacs might be the answer to all your prayers. :)
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 10:04 PM,  <address@hidden> wrote:
> > So my thought was to do something like
> > (stumpwm:define-key stumpwm:*root-map* (stumpwm:kbd "C-z")
> > (window-send-string (current-window) "Test")
> >
> > Where instead of "Test" I would put a string that would put the necessary
> > formatting into the editor.  I see that this doesn't quite do what I want,
> > but is there a way get something like this to work?
> >
> > If not, are there editors that have this capability?
> >
> >
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> > >  1. window-send-string (address@hidden)
> > >  2. Re: window-send-string (Michael Raskin)
> > >  3. Re: window-send-string (Ted Zlatanov)
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> > > Message: 1
> > > Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:25:28 -0700 (PDT)
> > > From: address@hidden
> > > Subject: [STUMP] window-send-string
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Message-ID: <address@hidden>
> > > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII
> > >
> > > I am new to stumpwm and I am wondering if there is a way to setup a
> > > keybinding that will call the window-send-string.  The purpose is I am
> > > going to try to take notes in LaTeX in class and I'd like to be able to
> > > insert code necessary to do things like create matrices or commutative
> > > diagrams.  I also have a related question.  I tried setting up a test key
> > > binding which worked, but I found it was not persistent.  I don't see
> > > anything like a .stumpwmrc file.  How do I get such things to be
> > > persistent?
> > >
> > > I apologize if these questions would be answered if I RTFM more, but I
> > > even looked in the archives and couldn't find anything.  Any assistance
> > > would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.
> > >
> > > -Matt
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > >
> > > Message: 2
> > > Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:25:07 +0400
> > > From: Michael Raskin <address@hidden>
> > > Subject: Re: [STUMP] window-send-string
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Cc: address@hidden
> > > Message-ID: <address@hidden>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> > >
> > > address@hidden wrote:
> > > > I am new to stumpwm and I am wondering if there is a way to setup a
> > > > keybinding that will call the window-send-string.  The purpose is I am
> > > > going to try to take notes in LaTeX in class and I'd like to be able to
> > > > insert code necessary to do things like create matrices or commutative
> > > > diagrams.  I also have a related question.  I tried setting up a test
> > > > key binding which worked, but I found it was not persistent.  I don't
> > > > see anything like a .stumpwmrc file.  How do I get such things to be
> > > > persistent?
> > >
> > > You create .stumpwmrc . It is Common Lisp code to be executed inside
> > > StumpWM (as if it were eval-ed in one pass). It's better to specify
> > > (in-package :stumpwm) in the beginning. You can defcommand whatever Lisp
> > > expression you want (for example, window-send-string something) and bind
> > > the command. But I would use an text editor capable of bindings for
> > > LaTeX editing anyway...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > >
> > > Message: 3
> > > Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:31:41 -0500
> > > From: Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden>
> > > Subject: Re: [STUMP] window-send-string
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Message-ID: <address@hidden>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> > >
> > > On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:25:28 -0700 (PDT) address@hidden wrote:
> > >
> > > m> I am new to stumpwm and I am wondering if there is a way to setup a
> > > m> keybinding that will call the window-send-string.  The purpose is I am
> > > m> going to try to take notes in LaTeX in class and I'd like to be able
> > > m> to insert code necessary to do things like create matrices or
> > > m> commutative diagrams.  I also have a related question.  I tried
> > > m> setting up a test key binding which worked, but I found it was not
> > > m> persistent.  I don't see anything like a .stumpwmrc file.  How do I
> > > m> get such things to be persistent?
> > >
> > > m> I apologize if these questions would be answered if I RTFM more, but I
> > > m> even looked in the archives and couldn't find anything.  Any
> > > m> assistance would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.
> > >
> > > The window manager doesn't normally do this kind of application-specific
> > > keybinding, so you'll find little useful information.  Look at Emacs'
> > > LaTeX editing facilities, they are very good for what you describe, and
> > > there's even a live-preview mode.
> > >
> > > Ted
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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