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RE: [External] : Re: Eval keymapp in a macros


From: Drew Adams
Subject: RE: [External] : Re: Eval keymapp in a macros
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 20:53:46 +0000

> My tip when writing a macro (do you really need one btw?): Write an
> example call and then the desired expansion down.  Only after that write
> down the macro implementation that offers exactly that expansion.  You
> can later do that in your head, but if you skip that step you get all
> the surprises and pitfalls that macros are known for.

+1 for this working-backward-from-goal approach.



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