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		munificent on Oct 25, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GUI vs CLI: Operation vs Expression > you've just left the limits the GUI imposes for a CLI environment Not all macro and automation systems are text-based. Automator and Photoshop actions both let you create user-defined behavior by combining primitives while still taking advantage of the discoverability and spatial layout of a GUI.

JBiserkov on Oct 25, 2011 [–]

Microsoft Office lets you 'record' macros, that is, series of GUI actions. The results are often so good, no editing is required.

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