Re: "q" macro-like action executed immediately and without specifying a register

Thanks for the code! Works great!

In this particular file I had recorded several separate macros that
moved various comments around to indicated my progress on the files
listed within the file itself. So with those present, I was having to
remember which registers were still free.

Plus, there are those 3 extra keystrokes---now saved for later.

Thanks again!

Scott

On Feb 12, 11:53 am, ZyX <zyx....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Reply to message «"q" macro-like action executed immediately and without
> specifying a register»,
> sent 19:01:33 12 February 2011, Saturday
> by Scott Steele:
>
> > I'd like to be able to edit those 5 lines:
> >     5 <THE-KEY> A " # Great line<ESC>" j <THE-KEY>
>
> > It would save 3 keystrokes, which isn't a lot; but for a short edit-
> > movement combo like that, it'd be pretty convenient.
>
> There is not, but you can of course write it by yourself:
>
>     let s:lastcount=0
>     function s:NewMacro()
>         if !s:lastcount
>             let s:lastcount=v:count1
>             return 'qv'
>         else
>             try
>                 return 'q'.(((s:lastcount-1)>0)?((s:lastcount-1).'@v'):(''))
>             finally
>                 let s:lastcount=0
>             endtry
>         endif
>     endfunction
>     nnoremap <expr> Q <SID>NewMacro()
>
> > It'd also be nice
> > to not have to remember which registers are still free to assign a
> > macro to and to not have to add the macro register to my working
> > memory (brain memory not computer memory) since having to remember
> > something short-term like that significantly reduces mental
> > efficiency.
>
> Why do you have problems with remembering which registers are in use? You don't
> have to: unless you write a recursive macro this does not matter. I just use
> register @a every time I want to write a macro. If I want to write a recursive
> one, I can do «qaq» in normal mode to make it empty.
>
> Original message:
>
>
>
> > Looked through help files and couldn't find how this is done (or if it
> > can be done) in vim.
>
> > Example:
> > If I want to append " # Great line!" to five consecutive lines, I know
> > that I can do it with:
> >      q a A " # Great line!<ESC>" j q 4 @ a
> > (i.e. I create a macro that edits a line and moves to the next line,
> > and then I tell the macro to run 4 more times.)
>
> > But if I really don't want to create a macro and have to call it, is
> > there something like lambda for macros? I'm thinking that I'm looking
> > for a specific key. Referring to that key as <THE-KEY>, this is how
> > I'd like to be able to edit those 5 lines:
> >     5 <THE-KEY> A " # Great line<ESC>" j <THE-KEY>
>
> > It would save 3 keystrokes, which isn't a lot; but for a short edit-
> > movement combo like that, it'd be pretty convenient. It'd also be nice
> > to not have to remember which registers are still free to assign a
> > macro to and to not have to add the macro register to my working
> > memory (brain memory not computer memory) since having to remember
> > something short-term like that significantly reduces mental
> > efficiency.
>
> > I don't know why the special key couldn't just be q when it is
> > preceded by [count]. (Preceding q by [count] doesn't currently have
> > any effect in vim, does it?)
>
> > Thanks!
>
> > Scott
>
>
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