Thank you Dster. On Nov 16, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Esther wrote:
> Hi Louis, > > List price is $34.95 for the Mac (computer) version, but I bought an earlier > version on sale: > > http://smilesoftware.com/TextExpander/ > > You can search for previous mentions to this app in the archives, in the > context of HTML coding and other items. You can also use it to correct your > spelling of technical words. Note that the iPhone version only expands in > apps that support TextExpander, but there are quite a few that do, since they > released the SDK for free use. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On Nov 16, 2010, at 09:41, louie wrote: > >> 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.
