![]() So when you type the letters ghx, it will be replaced with the corresponding snippet. Let's assign ghx as the abbreviation for the snippet. The next time you use the key combo, it will paste the content in Part 1 of the snippet. ![]() The program has to be restarted to apply the changes. Click the field next to "Hotkey" and press the desired key. Open the Snippet Editor and create/edit a snippet. Similarly, you can optionally set a shorthand (abbreviation) for each snippet, which helps in searching for it quickly. Shorthand, and HotkeyĪ hotkey can be assigned to every snippet for quick pasting to the active window. The tray icon menu can be used to pause scripts. The third part, is called "Script" which you can use to run a custom Script. Double clicking on a snippet will paste it to the active window. The content in part two can be pasted using Shift + Enter. The specialty of Lintalist is that each snippet can contain two different phrases. Say I am working in Microsoft Word, and want to paste the snippet from my previous example, I can search for "ghacks", select the result and hit enter to paste the phrase. Hit the Enter key to paste the highlighted snippet in the current window (browser, text editor, email client, etc). When you hit Caps Lock to bring up the search window and search for one of the words in the snippet (ghacks), it will filter the snippets to display the ones which contain the keyword. You can also use Lintalist for adding code snippets for HTML tags and CSS. The application supports Markdown text formatting, just the use normal markdown syntax and paste the snippet in an application that supports the format and it works. Enter the text content that you want to use in Part one. Use it to add new snippets or edit existing ones. A pop-up window should appear, this is the Snippet Editor Window. Creating a SnippetĬlick the Edit Menu or use the F7 key to add a new Snippet. So in case you need to use it for typing in CAPS, or for some other program, you'll either need to change the hotkey from Lintalist's settings (StartOmniSearchHotKey) or exit the application. Note: The program uses the Caps Lock key as the global shortcut. The window opens at the location of the cursor. It opens the search which it calls "Omni Search window" use it view your snippets and search for them. Bring it up quickly by using the Caps Lock key. A quick start guide is displayed on start up but it only explains the basics. Bringing me one step closer to an application agnostic workflow.The program is portable, when running it for the first time, it asks you whether you'd like it to auto-start with Windows. Now, any time I need to convert MultiMarkdown text into HTML, without the hassle of saving files and opening specific applications, I’ve got a quick, universal keyboard command I can use. ![]() Just like my other text processing scripts, proper use involves selecting the text to be processed, copying it to the clipboard, and invoking the snippet, which I’ve bound to the command mmd. The snippet: #!/bin/bash pbpaste | /usr/local/bin/mmd ![]() With its ability to act as an intermediary between text and scripts, TextExpander is the hammer that always gets the job done. When I need a system-wide tool that works in any application, activated by a few quick keys, the answer is almost always TextExpander. I’ll admit, I didn’t try very hard, but after Control + Clicking, trying my keyboard shortcuts, and doing a bit of searching online, I quickly gave up and decided to build a tool I knew would work. It’s probably due to the myriad of tools at my disposal that I only recently discovered I’m unable to use Brett’s OS X Services in Sublime Text 2. For the times I don’t need a full MultiMarkdown document, just a small snippet of text, I’ve got Brett Terpstra’s killer MultiMarkdown Service Tools. I’ve got a build system that lets Marked do the heavy lifting for me. I’ve created build systems for Sublime Text to convert MultiMarkdown documents to HTML files. There are almost as many ways to get your MultiMarkdown into HTML as there are applications that support Markdown. A Hammer For Every Season (Or Some Other Metaphor That Actually Makes Sense) Sometimes you just need some good old fashioned HTML. With more and more applications supporting Markdown natively, the need to convert the text to HTML is decreasing in frequency. That, or you’re at least fairly curious and have a plenty of free time. If you’re here, reading this site, chances are pretty good that you use and love MultiMarkdown as much as I do.
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