Macro Editing

Mike Olds · Post by **Mike Olds** » Wed May 12, 2021 11:33 am

Just to say thanks. Next to implementing Unicode this has got to have been the most frequently requested enhancement of all time.

ak47wong · Post by **ak47wong** » Wed May 12, 2021 3:04 pm

I'm honestly gobsmacked. I never thought they would actually implement this after having been requested for more than 18 years!

Post by **MudGuard** » Thu May 13, 2021 3:36 pm

Oh yes, thanks for the macro editor!!!

Two small things I noticed:
If I change the scope within the macro editor this change won't be saved
(it can be changed using the Properties button in Configure-Preferences-Macros for the selected macro)

To see the commands available I have to close the macro editor and go to keyboard in preferences, look up the command, then go back to macros, open the editor again.
It would be nice to have the commands available within the editor. With a button to put the selected command into the editor.

ben_josephs · Post by **ben_josephs** » Fri May 14, 2021 2:14 pm

Yes, the macros editor is very useful!

You can prduce a list of commands and their shortcuts with
Configure | Preferences | Keyboard | Categories: Some category | List
( Some category can be All. )
For convenient reference you can save the results in a permanent file.

To make the list accessible for copying & pasting you can open it in another instance of the editor.

Post by **MudGuard** » Fri May 14, 2021 5:11 pm

Ah, I didn't notice the List for keyboard mappings.

Still it is not user-friendly - a possibility to select the command within the macro editor would be much better ...

(ideally reduced to the commands that can be used in a macro)

Post by **bbadmin** » Tue Jun 01, 2021 7:52 pm

TextPad 8.8 implements a context menu for inputting macro commands into the editor. It's available for download now.

Post by **MudGuard** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:41 am

Great!!!

Thank you - that makes macro editing a lot easier!