I love the scratch macro and the ability to replay it with a keyboard shortcut. How about a "replay last used macro"?
E.g., let's say I have a saved macro that I don't want to assign a keyboard shortcut to, but which I do want to use over and over again for a stretch in a document. Right now I've got to pick it out from the menu each time.
If we had a "replay last used macro" I could just hit that keyboard shortcut repeatedly. It could probably even replace "replay scratch macro" and still have the same effect when the last used macro happened to be scratch.
Thoughts?
On Dec 8, 2004, at 23:15, Chris Brierley wrote:
I love the scratch macro and the ability to replay it with a keyboard shortcut. How about a "replay last used macro"?
Sounds similar to the "run last command" requested a few days ago ;)
E.g., let's say I have a saved macro that I don't want to assign a keyboard shortcut to, but which I do want to use over and over again for a stretch in a document. Right now I've got to pick it out from the menu each time.
Actually, you can do a (new) scratch macro where you only run the real macro -- so that's: Automation -> Start Macro Recording (option-cmd-M) Replay Macro -> Some macro Automation -> Stop Macro Recording (option-cmd-M)
And now you have shift-cmd-M as key equivalent for “some macro”. I know it's an initial two extra steps, but OTOH it's more general (e.g. also works with commands).
Thoughts?
Not to keen about it currently. When I do real scripting I may add registers to access (and thus replay) last macro/command etc. so that this can be a user-extension for those who fancy it.
But I'll think some more about it... giving better access to commands and macros is something I would like (yes, I know about the drawer, palette, and toolbar suggestions, but I prefer a (more) keyboard friendly solution, like having a mini Quicksilver embedded in TM :) ).
On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 03:36:05 +0100, Allan Odgaard allan@macromates.com wrote:
On Dec 8, 2004, at 23:15, Chris Brierley wrote:
How about a "replay last used macro"?
Sounds similar to the "run last command" requested a few days ago ;)
Damn, sorry. I searched the list for macro and replay, didn't think of command.
[Record a scratch macro to get a repeatable saved macro] Thanks for the suggestion, that is indeed what I wound up doing.
Not to keen about it currently. But I'll think some more about it...
Cool, thanks. I do think a replay last macro would be more general then the current, since it would cover a scratch macro as well as a saved one. But, I'll press on with the method you suggested.
Thanks much.
Allan Odgaard wrote: <snip>
But I'll think some more about it... giving better access to commands and macros is something I would like (yes, I know about the drawer, palette, and toolbar suggestions, but I prefer a (more) keyboard friendly solution, like having a mini Quicksilver embedded in TM :) ).
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i really like the idea of having snippets/commands/macros available in a drawer - i'm as keyboard based as the next guy, but i'd really like to have a visual solution as well... and having gone widescreen, i'm pretty sure i'd be happy with two drawers open.
:o)
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