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From: wirzeniu@cs.Helsinki.FI (Lars Wirzenius)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: One More Try
Message-ID: <10716@hydra.Helsinki.FI>
Date: 18 Jan 91 15:50:09 GMT
References: <1991Jan17.161031.18200@sjuphil.uucp>
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In article <1991Jan17.161031.18200@sjuphil.uucp> tmoody@sjuphil.UUCP () writes:
>	split-current-window
>	write-message "The window is split.  Press a key."
>	set %dummy &gtk
>[deleted]
>that despite what you'd expect, the window does not split until after
>the third line is executed.
>
>Since this sort of behavior can louse up macros considerably, I'd like
>to know of a way to turn it off, if that is possible.

This is true, the screen isn't updated while executing a macro.  This
feature saves time, especially if you use the editor via a modem. You
can force an update with the command update-screen (sp?). I think you
also can turn it off entirely by setting a switch in the header file
estruct.h and recompile the thing.

Lars Wirzenius    wirzeniu@cs.helsinki.fi    wirzenius@cc.helsinki.fi