* less key hits
@ 2006-12-05 21:40 Gary Wessle
2006-12-05 21:56 ` Tassilo Horn
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From: Gary Wessle @ 2006-12-05 21:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
Hi
ofter I find that I have to write the same string over many times
while programming in c++ mode.
is it common practice to hot key the text so that by hitting the hot
key it enters the text in the buffer? or how most of you do it?
example:
often I write
#include <string>
using std::string;
which takes few key strokes even with Alt-/ completion
helping. instead I want to just hit say "Alt-s" s for string and the
pointer moves to the top of the buffer, enters the 2 lines for me.
any idea how this is done?
thanks
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* Re: less key hits
2006-12-05 21:40 less key hits Gary Wessle
@ 2006-12-05 21:56 ` Tassilo Horn
2006-12-16 0:06 ` Kai Großjohann
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From: Tassilo Horn @ 2006-12-05 21:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
Gary Wessle <phddas@yahoo.com> writes:
Hi Gary,
> ofter I find that I have to write the same string over many times
> while programming in c++ mode.
> is it common practice to hot key the text so that by hitting the hot
> key it enters the text in the buffer? or how most of you do it?
I would define a keyboard macro.
See
,----[ (info "(emacs)Keyboard Macros") ]
| A "keyboard macro" is a command defined by an Emacs user to stand
| for another sequence of keys. For example, if you discover that you
| are about to type `C-n M-d C-d' forty times, you can speed your work
| by defining a keyboard macro to do `C-n M-d C-d', and then executing
| it 39 more times.
`----
If you need this macro over and over you can even save it.
Bye,
Tassilo
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* Re: less key hits
2006-12-05 21:40 less key hits Gary Wessle
2006-12-05 21:56 ` Tassilo Horn
@ 2006-12-16 0:06 ` Kai Großjohann
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From: Kai Großjohann @ 2006-12-16 0:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
Gary Wessle <phddas@yahoo.com> writes:
> ofter I find that I have to write the same string over many times
> while programming in c++ mode.
I think that abbrevs are an underused feature of Emacs. Try it, maybe
you will like it.
Kai
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@ 2006-12-16 17:22 ` martin
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From: martin @ 2006-12-16 17:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
>>>>> Kai Großjohann <kai@emptydomain.de> writes:
> Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:06:31 +0100
>
> Gary Wessle <phddas@yahoo.com> writes:
>
>> ofter I find that I have to write the same string over many times
>> while programming in c++ mode.
>
> I think that abbrevs are an underused feature of Emacs. Try it, maybe
> you will like it.
>
> Kai
Hi,
welcome back.
Nice to read you again Kai.
Cheers
Martin
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