Append or edit macros
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Append or edit macros
I have a couple of small macros I'd like to change slightly and am wondering if there's a simple way to modify them or if I have to rerecord.
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Easiest way to modify macro is to rerecord it. More about macro structure you can found in "Plugins Manual" Plugins\Macros\Macro structure.
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A macro editor - thoughts...
Ah, a man after my own taste. This very issue was on my mind, right from when I started documenting the plugins (BTW, plugins manual is badly out of date, but useful nonetheless). Instructor gave me some comments at that time, so I added a little about the macro format in the Plugins Manual.wallywalters wrote:a simple way to modify them or if I have to rerecord
Although I am not a very good programmer (maybe back in the DOS days!), I thought about a converter to translate the macros into a type of scripting language, and back again. That way, you could either modify a macro, or create a new one using a "script". There are several issues with this approach, however - the biggest being "crossed" keypresses.
For example, if you "memorize" (as part of a macro) a Copy operation (Ctrl+C), it should appear in a "script" something like (example only!):
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[CTRL down] [C down] [C up] [CTRL up]
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[CTRL down] [C down] [CTRL up] [C up]
Another issue is automatic keyboard repeats - some might slip into the macro (by accident), but have no effect on the actual performance - these should be detect and dealt with.
In other words, it is not as simple as I first conceived. But it still might be do-able. Any programmers out there...?