On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:39:20 -0400, Phil Smith III wrote:

>More precisely, it's a programmatic way to put a prefix command in the prefix 
>area of a line, from a macro or even from the commandline--if the cursor is on 
>the commandline and you're a touch typist, SET PENDING MM may be faster/easier 
>than cursor/mouse to the prefix area of the current line (especially in Ye 
>Olden Days, when bandwidth was more of an issue).
>
with a similar motive of keystroke parsimony, I wrote a collection
of macros, even SET ENTER to move the cursor to the last
noted position (among other things).  They broke with a
system  update(see "Hyrum's Law".)  I got better and did not
waste additional time refitting them.

-- 
gil

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