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Re: [StrongED] StrongEd v4.70a11 and Learn/Replay



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          Martin <list01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Does SE have any ability to 'record' a simple series of actions as they
> are performed (eg type 2 blanks, type 123, move 10 charatcers right,
> delete two characters, goto start of next line) and then 'replay' them at
> the press of a key?

Shift F9 to switch recording  on or off. F9 to playback.
See Help -> Reference section -> Functions from iconbar icon.

> I am aware that SE has a 'scripts' facility (although I can find no
> documentation on what the supplied scripts do, or the rules for writing a
> new one) which may work for larger more complex things you want to do
> again and again later on the whole text, and worth writing a small amount
> of code for.

The primary way of getting StrongED to do things that are not already
available is to create a new Mode, and to use the StrongED command
language to define in its Modefile new actions (initiated by function-key
press, menu-selection, click on or drag to an icon etc). This is a
huge topic. No amount of reference material in the help files, which
are copious, can replace tutorials. There are some out there, but more
are always needed.

A more specialised way is to drag a "script" onto the "apply" icon (a
geen downward-pointing arrow) of a StrongED window. These scripts
can be in any programming language, so long as
!StrongED.Defaults.Tools.!ScriptSED has been set up to know about it.
There have been articles in Archive and Drag'nDrop on this topic.

-- 
Gavin Wraith (gavin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Home page: http://www.wra1th.plus.com/

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