The default macro behaviour once recording has
finished is a bit inconvenient and could be
simplified to great advantage.

As a developer, I find macros an extremely helpful
tool in assisting the development process. The
NetBeans IDE currently provides handy shortcut
keys to start and end the recording process
(ctrl-j s, ctrl-j e).

Which is great, but on the basis that 99% of
macros are usually "throw-away" macros (ie: they
very rarely need saving for future use), having to
subsequently:

1. click the "Add" button to bind a key,
2. type the keystroke,
3. click "OK" to accept the keystroke,
4. click "OK" to save the macro,
5. click "OK" one more time if you want to
over-write the default <> macro

before you can start actually using the desired
macro makes the macro process too cumbersome for
"on-the-fly" macros which us developers love so
much...

Perhaps it would be best to have Netbeans simply
bind any newly recorded macro to a default key
(customisable). That way the macro could be used
immediately upon completing the ctrl-j e.

If the developer then wants to actually save the
current macro as a permanent macro for future use,
then a new option to "Save Current Macro" could be
added. This option would invoke the current
functionality for saving macros, thus preserving
the existing functionality.