Tor-björn Claesson <tclaes...@gmail.com> writes:
>> 1. I am looking at C-- C-u prefix, and I am not sure if it is ideal
>> What I think might be better is:
>> - make a short C-- ('- argument) the switch
>> - make the switch customizable (if users do not like C--)
>>
>
> I tried simply changing the switch from "-4" to "'", but this does not
> work.
> My google skills fail me here, and I would be grateful for some advice on
> how to proceed.
Try this toy example:
(defun yant/test (arg)
(interactive "P")
(if (eq arg '-)
(message "Detected C-- !")
(message "other arg: %S" arg)))
>> 4. Moving towards my item (2) in the plan, we need to generalize
>> (transient-define-prefix org-cite-basic-follow ...) into a macro that
>> can work for arbitrary command; not just for `org-cite-basic-follow'.
>> Let me know if you want my help on how to write such a macro.
>
> I'm trying to make this work. Is it OK to use (eval
> `(transient-define-prefix ...)) here?
> Also, I find it a bit easier to write this as a function rather than a
> macro, but this makes calling it a bit uglier.
> Should I try define this as a macro, or is a function acceptable?
Macro will be better, but you can write is as a function first. We can
easily change it into a macro later.
If you have troubles understanding macro expansion, I recommend playing
around with macrostep package.
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