EControl Ltd.

[Schnorrenberg]

Are there any thoughts about introducing a macro-recorder (like in SynEdit)?

[econtrol]

This component will be included in one of the nearest updates.

Michael.

[Schnorrenberg]

Hello Michael,

I programed a Macro-Editor using TSynEdit, because I need to format many tables, etc. from plain text to html.

However, I missed some features in TSynEdit, which would make using macros much more attractive:

1: the possibility to edit (parts of) the marco. So, when a make a mistake during typing the macro, I have to retype the whole macro.
2: the possibility to compose a macro by other (smaller macros).

(btw: your control is much better than TSynEdit, as I saw your control, I switched at once. Professional work)

Hans-Jürgen

[econtrol]

OK.

[Schnorrenberg]

Hello Michael,

perfect solution, excately what I need.

However, IMO, the edit-dialog is a little bit too complicate.
(I'm an application writer, and I have to make the user life as easy as possible. An user does not love thinking, numbers and moving out his left hand from the trouser pocket. And if you can fullfill his wishes, he will tell you: Now it works as I told you before).

What do you thinking about the follwing idea:

1. Translate TMacroRecord to string like:
case Macro.Events[Index].Command of
smLeft,
smWordLeft,
smSelLeft,
smSelWordLeft,
smColSelLeft,
smColSelWordLeft:
Result := Result + '#' + IntToStr(Macro.Events[Index].Command)+ ':' + #$AC;
.....

for the left, right, delete ... keys charcode of the symbolfont is used, for normal keys the normal charcode is used.

2. A SyntaxMemo which parses the numbers to a hidden font, and translate Shift to Bold, Ctrl to + Background color, Alt to Italic (for the control keys left, right, delete, ....)

3. A KeyHandler for SyntaxMemo, which translates the input to this code and which has two modes, which can be toggled (for example by the Alt-key): 1. Normal mode, which does not translate Left, , Delte, ... and the other mode, which translates this keys to the code.

3.Finally, the function for translating the string (in the SyntaxMemo) to a TMacroRec

Hans-Jürgen

[econtrol]

OK