Let’s say you have a snippet you want to share with others. The bulk of the snippet is boilerplate text or a script, but there’s at least one variable part. Here are two examples of how we use nested snippets to make that work at Smile. Email Signatures We share several standard support signatures. Here’s… Read More »
When you start your TextExpander snippet collection, step 1 is what to make into a snippet. Version 5 will give you some suggestions on that. Step 2 is what to name it, in other words how to pick the abbreviation to match the content from step 1. We usually recommend something memorable and hard to… Read More »
Use regular expressions on your Mac, iPad, and iPhone with TextExpander JavaScript snippets. This is specifically for TextExpander 5 and TextExpander touch 3.5 and later. Regular Expressions can be incredibly useful when searching and replacing patterns in text. Blogger and podcaster Jason Snell writes that regular expressions saved him “hundreds of hours of drudgery”. Let’s… Read More »
TextExpander 5 adds support for JavaScript snippets, which can be run on all of your devices – Macs, iPads, and iPhones. Here is a sample script which rounds the current date to the nearest 5 minute interval: // Rounded date // // Rounds up or down to the most recent 5 minute interval // For… Read More »
Our favorite new feature of TextExpander 5 is suggested snippets. What: As you type, TextExpander will let you know what you type the most, and suggest you make it into a snippet. You may have noticed these suggestions appearing in the corner of your screen through Notification Center. Where: To locate these suggested snippets open… Read More »
