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24.3.50; doc string of `execute-kbd-macro'

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 14206 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14206: 24.3.50; doc string of `execute-kbd-macro'
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 03:59:31 -0800

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> The doc string is misleading, especially this part: "as string of editor
> command characters".  Presumably what is meant is as a sequence of
> command chars (better - a sequence of events).  Compare the Elisp manual
> description, which explicitly mentions that MACRO can be a string or a
> vector (or a symbol with a function value).

Uhm...

(defun foo () "foo")

(execute-kbd-macro 'foo)

->

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Keyboard macros must be strings or vectors")
  execute-kbd-macro(foo)
  eval((execute-kbd-macro (quote foo)) nil)

(execute-kbd-macro "foo")
-> foo

(execute-kbd-macro ["f"])
->
After 0 kbd macro iterations: undefined: Keyboard macro terminated by a command ringing the bell

What kind of vector is this talking about?

It's kinda confusing all over.

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