2.3.7.1 Macro Recorder Menu

Keyboard macros offer workflow automation in Emacs in a “no-code” fashion. Anju showcases this capability by providing a menu of keyboard macro commands in the menu bar Tools menu.

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Note that both keystroke and mouse menu actions can be recorded by a keyboard macro.

When recording a keyboard macro, the menu is modified to provide access to counter and query user (prompt) commands.

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For more reading on keyboard macros, see (emacs)Keyboard Macros.