am I in an edit buffer?

[mcarlson]

I apologize now for not knowing the correct SlickEdit/Slick-C terminology.
I will try to use SE terms as I learn them.

I want a macro to be able to differentiate between focus being in a buffer, and focus being on a command line.
By command line I mean the prompt that I get after type "Esc x" (gnu emacs mode), or the 'edit' file open prompt "Ctrl-x Ctrl-f" (gnu emacs mode).

What can I look at to differentiate these two states?

Thank you,
Matt

[hs2]

I'm using this in various macros:

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   cmdline_active := (_cmdline == p_window_id);

   // e.g. edit fields in dialogs
   in_text_box    := (p_object == OI_TEXT_BOX);HS2

[mcarlson]

I've added both of the lines that HS2 suggested and I'm checking them using the debugger.

It seems that they are the same if the _command is invoked either from a keybinding with a buffer focused or from a keybinding with a command line focused.

I'm realizing while writing this that the fact that it's called from a keybinding may have something to do with what I'm seeing, and was probably an important piece of information.

I also found and tried to use command_state() with the same effect (no change, if focus is on buffer or command line)

I did notice however that "edit" gives a different response (it doesn't call my macro from the keybinding).


Thanks again for all the help.
Matt

[MindprisM]

I just got done dealing with this weirdness.

command_state() lies to you if your _command does not have name_info(','VSARG2_CMDLINE|VSARG2_ICON|VSARG2_REQUIRES_EDITORCTL|VSARG2_READ_ONLY)

in particular the VSARG2_CMDLINE

[Ken_M]

Thanks!  I was going crazy as to why it wasn't working for me.