Macro Plugin for Gedit v3 (Ubuntu 11.10 and further)

->  Open terminal (press ctrl + alt + T if you are using unity interface).

->  Create a folder for gedit plugin.
     For that copy and paste these lines on the terminal:

        mkdir -p ~/.local/share/gedit/plugins

->  Download the macro files from :

        https://github.com/eguaio/gedit-macropy

->  Copy and paste the two files : "macropy.py" and "macropy.plugin" in
      ~/.local/share/gedit/plugins .

->  Restart gedit by closing all gedit instances and opening a new instance.

->  Go to "Edit -> Preferences -> Plugins"

->  Scroll down and find the entry for "Macropy"

->  Check the entry (click on the square box to select) and click on close.

The macro plugin has been successfully installed now. You will see three icons to "start recording macro", "stop recording macro", and "playback the recorded macro"