Editing v0.34 Talk:Macros and keymaps

== Designating start point ==
   Recording mining operations
Press d, move the cursor to the start point. Start recording. If you want to mine press d again and continue with the macro.

   Playing macros
Press d, move the cursor to the start position, load the macro Ctrl+l. Play the macro Ctrl+p

== Coordinates ==
Macros are locally coordinated, that means they act on the current view and start at the default position, unless you move the cursor by pressing d

== Moving mouse outside window ==

I can confirm it... sort of. Upon moving my mouse to the Window bar, the macro I was executing stopped, although the "Play" indicator remained. I'm using the latest SDL version, if it matters.--[[User:Doktoro Reichard|Doktoro Reichard]] ([[User talk:Doktoro Reichard|talk]]) 03:37, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

:I also have this issue on other platforms, usually when switching to another application (using SDL, of course). Maybe it's SDL-specific, although I can't check because running the Legacy version in Wine would almost certainly produce different results than running it on Windows. I haven't found this on the bug tracker, but I'll check again when I get a chance. &mdash;[[User:Lethosor|<span style="color:#074">Lethosor</span>]] ([[User talk:Lethosor|<span style="color:#092">talk</span>]]) 03:58, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

::FWIW it isn't a bug: it's the only way to stop a macro while executing. I merely posted this as to close a verify tag that was on the page.--[[User:Doktoro Reichard|Doktoro Reichard]] ([[User talk:Doktoro Reichard|talk]]) 12:22, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

== How do you "delete and reload" a macro? ==

The article says this:
<blockquote>
Changing, removing and adding macros while the game is running uses a counter-intuitive process.  After editing the file, you must delete and reload the macro.  Select Options>KeyBindings>Macros.  Delete the macro and reload it with {{k|Ctrl}}+{{k|l}}.
</blockquote>
However, in my experience, you can't reload a macro once it has been deleted. Can someone clarify this, please?

:It's, as it indicates, contrived and counter intuitive, although the explanation is lacking. After deleting the macro from the Keybindings menu (but without leaving the menu), I then was compelled to copy a backup of the amended file to the macro folder, which worked. I may rewrite that part in order to match what I see from my testing.--[[User:Doktoro Reichard|Doktoro Reichard]] ([[User talk:Doktoro Reichard|talk]]) 04:21, 11 March 2014 (UTC)