Today SmileOnMyMac released TextExpander 3. I’ve been using the beta for a few weeks and am sold. The big difference with the new version is user functionality.
There is a new quick entry window that makes creating new snippets a breeze. One of my favorite upgrades is the ability to set a key combination to edit the last expanded snippet. Correcting and updated snippets just got a lot easier.
It also now supports fill-in-the-blank snippets. You can create a snippet. “Dear Mr. _, I can’t help but notice your dog _ is beginning to smell funny. I suggest you give him a bath. Very truly yours, __.” Once you engage the snippet, a window opens with blank fields and you can tab between to fill in the data.
You can now search your snippets from the menubar. This is particularly helpful if you, like me, sometimes forget your abbreviations.
Also, TextExpander was liberated from the System Preferences window. It is now a separate application. This makes getting into TextExpander a lot easier. They also now have baked in support for Dropbox syncing which, while possible with version 2, required a bit of hoop jumping.
If that is not enough for you, the balloon icon also got an orange ribbon. Nifty. The upgrade price is $15, or free to users who purchased on or after November 1, 2009.
David: In version 2 it was a real pain to edit snippet collections that one imports. For example, if you imported the TidBITS collection, it would insist on making "website" into "Web site". You COULD edit imported collections but it was a pain. Do you happen to know if this is now fixed in version 3? If not, I’ll check the demo.
David: In version 2 it was a real pain to edit snippet collections that one imports. For example, if you imported the TidBITS collection, it would insist on making "website" into "Web site". You COULD edit imported collections but it was a pain. Do you happen to know if this is now fixed in version 3? If not, I’ll check the demo.
David: In version 2 it was a real pain to edit snippet collections that one imports. For example, if you imported the TidBITS collection, it would insist on making "website" into "Web site". You COULD edit imported collections but it was a pain. Do you happen to know if this is now fixed in version 3? If not, I’ll check the demo.
David: In version 2 it was a real pain to edit snippet collections that one imports. For example, if you imported the TidBITS collection, it would insist on making "website" into "Web site". You COULD edit imported collections but it was a pain. Do you happen to know if this is now fixed in version 3? If not, I’ll check the demo.
David: In version 2 it was a real pain to edit snippet collections that one imports. For example, if you imported the TidBITS collection, it would insist on making "website" into "Web site". You COULD edit imported collections but it was a pain. Do you happen to know if this is now fixed in version 3? If not, I’ll check the demo.
I’m having trouble finding info about the upgrade cost (from TE 2). Has anyone seen details? I actually bought TE 2 earlier this year. Thanks.
I’m having trouble finding info about the upgrade cost (from TE 2). Has anyone seen details? I actually bought TE 2 earlier this year. Thanks.
I’m having trouble finding info about the upgrade cost (from TE 2). Has anyone seen details? I actually bought TE 2 earlier this year. Thanks.
I’m having trouble finding info about the upgrade cost (from TE 2). Has anyone seen details? I actually bought TE 2 earlier this year. Thanks.
I’m having trouble finding info about the upgrade cost (from TE 2). Has anyone seen details? I actually bought TE 2 earlier this year. Thanks.
Thanks for the update, David. Do you know if they plan to do a version that does not require snow leopard?