Re: capture buffer to a logfile?

[Kevin Rodgers]

Mike wrote:
> I'm trying to convert some people to emacs and one of the features
> they currently use is 'screen captures' to powerpoint.  These screen
> captures are 99% text. What I'm thinking of is a small bit of code to
> capture the current buffer from the first line on the screen
> (displayed) to the last line on the screen (displayed, so it's not the
> whole buffer, just what's visible), then copy that hunk to another
> buffer that is their predefined (in .emacs?)  log file. First put a
> timestamp, then the copied lines, then a few blank lines, then save
> and let the user continue editing.
>
> Anyone have this bit of code?

(copy-region-as-kill (window-start) (window-end))

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Kevin Rodgers