How to repeat a key in macro? Alternative to (macro a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a )

[tesar-tech]

I have a macro where I need to repeat a key multiple times.

I know there is macro-repeat, but it sends the key while holding a key. What I need is something different.

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My actual reason for this is moving tabs in browsers, where shortcut C-S-pgup is moving it towards the position 1, and pgdn towards the end of the list. I just need to do it in a "scripted manner".

[gerhard-h]

what do you mean by scripted? you type x 3 and the action @x3 is executed.

But the threeness of @x3 must be declared in advance.

even eyecandy stuff like

(deftemplate more1 () a)
(deftemplate more2 () (macro a (t! more1)))
(deftemplate more3 () (macro a (t! more2)))

does not work because macro does not allow nesting and multi might not be what you wont.

[tesar-tech]

I don't think I am following. Where am I supposed to write x 3 ? in a macro? (macro x 3) - that will just wait 3ms, same goes for macro-repeat

[gerhard-h]

Where am I supposed to write x 3?

On your keyboard: I expected x being any kind of leader key and 3 being the counter
but it seems that was not your intention.