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Macro recording is a practical technique for automating repetitive tasks on computers. The user records a series of actions, and then the computer can re-execute those actions. This paper discusses a variety of macros that were used to assist in a real-life task of editing a book manuscript. The capabilities of current tools are presented, followed by a discussion of how the limitations of these tools restrict current end users, and how some of these limitations can be overcome.
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Potter, Richard: Just-in-Time Programming. In: A. Cypher (ed.): Watch What I Do: Programming by Demonstration. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 1993, p. 518.
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Cypher, A. (1993). The practical use of macro recording: A case study. In: Bass, L.J., Gornostaev, J., Unger, C. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction. EWHCI 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 753. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57433-6_61
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