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From: rbj@DSYS.NCSL.NIST.GOV (Root Boy Jim)
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Subject: repeat counts and ^X )
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Date: 13 Jul 89 15:06:53 GMT
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? From: kalliope!bbc@rice.edu  (Benjamin Chase)

? I think the notion of supplying the repeat count to end-kbd-macro was
? wrong in the first place.  Although it requires more forethought, it
? seems sensible to me to supply the repeat count before starting the
? macro definition.

Or after it via C-x e. This is one case where I believe repeat counts
are a mis-feature.

However, I do believe that the command set could be collapsed by
creative use of ^U as a prefix. For example, consider C-w and M-w.
Since an argument is meaningless to C-w, C-U C-w could invoke M-w,
leaving that key free for something else. A prefix to M-z could
simply move to the next character typed instead of deleting it.

If there is any interest in this, I will volunteer to scan the
command list for possible candidates.

? 	Ben Chase, Computer Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas

	Root Boy Jim
	Have GNU, Will Travel.