disk currently flushes the undo buffer.

Another point to bear in mind is that saving a buffer to

changes that you have undone but not redone are lost.

Bear in mind that once you create new modifications, all

most changes can be undone, and then redone, at will.

ALPHA supports unlimited undo and redo. This means that






Undo and Redo





all.

when they are used outside of macros, parenthesis and

can be placed in macros, with the exact same format as

In addition, all three forms of bindings and unbindings



• yankclip "name" - yank from named clipboard

  '\r' means carriage return, '\t' means tab.

• type "name" - inserts string into current window.

  that works outside macros as well

• set - used to set variable contents (mirrors command

  flag values

• search "name" - search for string, based on current

• saveVars - save all numeric vars, re-entrant

  values, re-entrant

• restoreVars - restore all numeric vars to saved

• replaceFindAgain "name" - replace and find again

• replace "name" - replace selection

  AlphaBits file.

  of 8-bit characters in any direct form in the

  characters. The use of flex currently prevents the use

• putascii <ascii code> - can be used for 8-bit

  the user and puts the result in the named clipboard.

• prompt "<prompt str>" "<clip for result>" - prompts.

• openfile "<complete pathname>" - opens file.

• loadfile "<complete pathname>" - loads file.

  line.

• message "<the message>" - puts a message on status

• menu - used to instantiate the user menu

• mark "name" - create named mark

• insertmenu "name" - insert menu into menubar

• goto "name" - goto named mark

• fileSet - used to define file sets

• deletemenu "name" - remove menu from menubar

• deletemark "name" - delete named mark

• deleteclip "name" - delete named clipboard

• define - used to name macro

• cutclip "name" - cut selected text to named clipboard

  clipboard

• copyclip "name" - copy selected text to named

  clipboard

• clipsearch "name" - search for contents of named

  resource fork of Alpha

• acmd "name" - execute named acmd, which must be in the



examples of use and syntax.

from macros, see the distributed 'AlphaBits' file for

The following are commands that can only be executed



macro and dumping it to a buffer.

what is compiled in these cases, try creating such a

calls, and setting named marks and clipboards. To see

commands include the search and replace commands, 'ACMD'

again prompting every time the macro is executed. These

the result of the prompt into the macro, as opposed to

Several commands which prompt for input actually compile



file.

example macros have been provided in the 'AlphaBits'

to keep it, just put it in the 'AlphaBits' file. Several

things around, add functions, and reload it. If you want

record a macro and dump it to a file. Play w/ it, change

enter text. One good way to learn to write macros is to

has been provided to

in the same state that they found it. The keyword "type"

have been provided to let macros leave the environment

variables. The functions 'saveVars' and 'restoreVars'

or previously defined function. Macros can set

Macros lines can be as simple as the name of a function



manner as functions (see above).

command. Macros can be bound to keys in exactly the same

text is hilited, the entire window is loaded by the same

"Load Selection" item of the 'Customize' window. If no

accomplished by hiliting the text and selecting the

bound to keystrokes. Loading a macro or a binding is

These macro declarations can then be edited, loaded, and



'_'.

consist only of letters of the alphabet, digits, and

function prompts you for a macro name, which must

'Dump Function' from the 'Utilities' menu. The dump

'Utilities' menu) or written into a buffer by selecting

'executeKeyboardMacro' (this function is also in the

of keystrokes to be played back later w/ the function

ALPHA supports keyboard macros which record a sequence




Defining and Using Macros