Ester, How much does this app cost?
On Nov 16, 2010, at 11:35 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi John (and Jonathan), > > This may be overkill for your needs, but this kind of customization is easy > to do with a software application called TextExpander from SmileOnMyMac. > TextExpander allows you to define your own custom snippets that get expanded, > optionally with the format and placement you want. For example, since the > default samples already include a snippet definition, "ddate" (date with an > extra leading "d") that would insert the current date in the format: November > 16, 2010, and a "ttime" (time with an extra leading "t") that inserts time as > 2:41 PM, I decided to create a new snippet with assigned name "dtstamp" (for > date and time stamp), that has exactly the format you specified (leading day > of week, and time using a 24 hour clock). It took me less than a minute with > the TextExpander Preferences pane (on my older version of this software) to > create the snippet definition by going to the menu button beyond the content > text area for snippets and selecting the formats I wanted under the date and > time options. You even have date and time math options -- so if you're > writing somebody to give their warranty period and want to automatically > insert the expiration date for a fixed number of months or years from now, > you can define a snippet that will include that calculation. > > I use the TextExpander Touch app more on my iPod Touch, especially before > Bluetooth keyboards were supported, and extensive typing on the virtual > keyboard was more of an issue. While you don't need to have TextExpander on > your computer to use it on your iPhone or iPod Touch, if you do have the Mac > version of TextExpander (with its expanded capabilities), you can sync its > definitions to the iPhone or iPod Touch. > > I've just checked that my snippet definition for "dtstamp" works on the iPod > Touch: > %A, %B %e, %Y, %1H:%M > > The TextExpander definitions will work in any app -- so if I wanted to type > this in Pages, or mail, I could have the formatted date/time stamp show up > each time I typed the string. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Nov 15, 2010, John Sanfilippo wrote: > >> Jon, >> >> Thanks for replying. >> >> I'd want a date/time stamp like this: >> >> Monday, November 15, 2010, 14:41 >> >> Note the 24 hour clock. >> >> I looked at date and time and text formats. >> >> js >> >> On Nov 10, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: >> >> Well, I don't believe there is a built in function for that, but I >> believe a one could quickly set up an automation, and then enable it >> as a text function to work in all standard text input fields. Would >> you want the standard Ddate as specified in the Internationalization, >> or a special format. It is quite amazing all the diffferent styles >> of dates that are available in the International section of system >> preferences. >> >> Jon >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > louie [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
