Where to store macros for TeXstudio

Question

I'm switching from Winedt to TeXstudio. I have lots of Winedt macros and I would like to write new ones for TeXstudio. Now I read about available macro functions, but I still don't understand where I should store the macro file? If I add macro to that form Macros->Edit Macros, it appears in .INI file (one line like Macros\0=test). But its hard to edit such a macros.

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It would be great to have a Macros directory, where you could store all your macros.

Answer 1

There is no official way to import macros. All creation and editing should be done via the dialog. As a workaround for importing many macros, you could write a script, that adds the corresponding entries to the .ini.

The format is Macros\<number>=<name>, <tag>, <abbreviation>, <trigger>.

The <number> should be consecutive. Each of <name>, <tag>, <abbreviation>, <trigger> are strings (only require quotes if they contain a colon themselves).

However, we don't guarantee that the format will not change in later versions.

Note: I don't know the macros of Winedt, but macros used there won't work in TXS because TXS has its own API for the editor.