Comments on: TextExpander is a Star http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/ News, Photos, and User Tips from The SmileOnMyMac Team Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:00:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Frank Jonen http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-1032 Frank Jonen Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:16:36 +0000 http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-1032 Besides having an auto correct for my name to (FRank - consistently) I can finally switch from my German keyboard to a US keyboard where I for some reason type faster and with less typos. I just type /ue for ü and so on - faster than the "simple way" of digging up the key combos and memorizing them. Also Kanji and Hangul phrases that I regularly use and are a pain to type. @Jean: I noticed that some sides of my brain are marked red as well. Not being TextExpander it just means "in development". Besides having an auto correct for my name to (FRank - consistently) I can finally switch from my German keyboard to a US keyboard where I for some reason type faster and with less typos. I just type /ue for ü and so on - faster than the “simple way” of digging up the key combos and memorizing them. Also Kanji and Hangul phrases that I regularly use and are a pain to type.

@Jean: I noticed that some sides of my brain are marked red as well. Not being TextExpander it just means “in development”.

]]> By: TjL http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-1031 TjL Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:38:14 +0000 http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-1031 I also love that Merlin has an autocorrect for his own name, which he routinely misspells as "Melrin" I also love that Merlin has an autocorrect for his own name, which he routinely misspells as “Melrin”

]]> By: Jean http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-1025 Jean Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:39:21 +0000 http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-1025 I created the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.smileonmymac.com/textexpander/autocorrect.html" rel="nofollow">autocorrect typo file</a> on our site, based on various lists of common misspellings. There was a file for the old Textpander, which might have come from a file for Word, but it was way too big, with lots of conflicting abbreviations. For example, it had acheive/achieve and acheived/achieved. The "acheive" would expand before you ever typed "acheived". In the segment, you'll notice Merlin has some abbreviations highlighted in red, meaning they conflict... I created the autocorrect typo file on our site, based on various lists of common misspellings.

There was a file for the old Textpander, which might have come from a file for Word, but it was way too big, with lots of conflicting abbreviations. For example, it had acheive/achieve and acheived/achieved. The “acheive” would expand before you ever typed “acheived”.

In the segment, you’ll notice Merlin has some abbreviations highlighted in red, meaning they conflict…

]]> By: TjL http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-1024 TjL Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:11:05 +0000 http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-1024 Merlin said something about there being a Microsoft Word autocorrect file for TE. It sounded like that's where the bulk of his comes from. Is he talking about the one that you have here or another one? Might be a good thing to find and link here! Merlin said something about there being a Microsoft Word autocorrect file for TE. It sounded like that’s where the bulk of his comes from.

Is he talking about the one that you have here or another one? Might be a good thing to find and link here!

]]> By: Frank Jonen http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-979 Frank Jonen Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:52:55 +0000 http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-979 To everyone who has a TextExpander problem and rolls eyes when prompted to contact service in your own email app... Well, 2 emails back and forth and the issue was solved. A nice and positive feel, they take the "smile" part very seriously. To everyone who has a TextExpander problem and rolls eyes when prompted to contact service in your own email app… Well, 2 emails back and forth and the issue was solved.

A nice and positive feel, they take the “smile” part very seriously.

]]> By: Jean http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-923 Jean Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:08:53 +0000 http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-923 Sorry to hear you are having a problem with TextExpander. This sounds like a case for TextExpander Support – drop them an email at textexpander [at] smileonmymac [dot] com. Sorry to hear you are having a problem with TextExpander. This sounds like a case for TextExpander Support – drop them an email at textexpander [at] smileonmymac [dot] com.

]]> By: Frank Jonen http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-922 Frank Jonen Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:45:03 +0000 http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/02/19/textexpander-is-a-star/#comment-922 And that's where I learned about it. Kinda nice, wished it would actually save the preferences I set. And that’s where I learned about it. Kinda nice, wished it would actually save the preferences I set.

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