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

[Martin <list01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In article <b3984b0b56.gavin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   Gavin Wraith <gavin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <560b46d12blist01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>           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.

Ahah! So it does. I was sure it must be there somewhere.

> See Help -> Reference section -> Functions from iconbar icon.

I do now see Learn and Playback under Standard, and they do give the
keys. I have not really looked at the functions yet, as I had not found
any indication of how to enter them at the keyboard - I thought they were
ones to type in somehow. 

And now I know I am looking for F9, I can see ithem in the shortcut
reference page.

Remember I am a newcomer to SE, and have not read all the manual yet, and
not memorised much of it. I am still working out where to look for things!
 
> > 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.

I agree that the help is copious - but it is a reference manual not a
'getting started' manual! Which is a problem that I wrestle with when
writing my own manuals.

> 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.

I am sure it is a powerful facility, but not for me just yet!

Thanks
Martin

-- 
Martin Avison      using a British Iyonix running RISC OS 5 
                   and the Pluto mail and newsreader

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