Setting start menu command to send content clicking+shortcut

cadudesun · Post by **cadudesun** » Aug 8th, ’15, 23:57

Hi,

I entered the following command (signature) as a FastKeys start menu. The idea is the shortcut sg1 will send the signature content, but I would like to access the Fastkeys menu and click on the signature and it would work as well.

However, I can just send by the shortcut and if I click on the Fastkeys menu item nothing happens.

Is it possible to set a command in start menu in order I can send content both by clicking in the menu and typing the shortcut?

Thanks,

Carlos

::sg1::
clipboard =
(
Name
Phone
Etc.
)
send, ^v
return

Post by **Marko** » Aug 9th, ’15, 07:58

Simply create a menu item (Type: Send) with the following command and then create the same in the Text Expander (String: sg1).

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Name
Phone
Etc.

cadudesun · Post by **cadudesun** » Aug 10th, ’15, 19:57

Thanks for answer!

a) It would lead me to have 2 full duplicated registers in FastKeys, ins't it (start menu + text expander)?
Through a command I was trying to create just 1 register containing the shortcut + text, but I am guessing FastKeys can't handle that...

b) Is it possible to use the (Type:Send) in Fastkeys associated with the "clipboard" command?
I have many lengthy auto texts and if I don't use clipboard the text is sent slowly, as if I was typing.

clipboard =
(
Name
Phone
Etc.
)

Post by **Marko** » Aug 10th, ’15, 21:17

a) yes, this is the right way.
b) check the option Use Clipboard if text lenght exceeds (chars) under Preferences/Text Expander.

cadudesun · Post by **cadudesun** » Aug 25th, ’15, 20:43

I adopted the "send" to my signatures.
I typed in FastKeys the phone number: +55 (31) 9958-59XX
However, when I insert the phone in other programs (e.g. Word), the text inserted by FastKey has an error: %5 (31) 9958-59XX
The +55 is becoming %5
How to fix it?
Thanks for assistance!

Post by **Marko** » Aug 25th, ’15, 21:37

{+}55 (31) 9958-59XX
or enable Send Raw Text option.

The following keys have a special meaning in FastKeys:
^ - Ctrl key
! - Alt key
+ - Shift key
# - Win key

This way you can send not only text but also other actions. To send those characters you need to put them in parenthesis like {^}, {!}, {+}, {#} or enable Send Raw Text option.

tburke · Post by **tburke** » Aug 28th, ’15, 18:00

Where is the "Send Raw Text" option?

I'd like to use this app as a utility to hold a handful of code snipits for other applications, the majority of which seem to contain the FastKeys "Special Characters", so it's really a pain to set them up. I'm not trying to do anything besides have an easily accessible menu that I can paste from.

Thanks!

Post by **Marko** » Aug 28th, ’15, 19:08

When editing an item in Text Expander, you can click on the More Options icon and then enable Send Raw Text option. But you are right, this option is only available in Text Expander. I will think about it... maybe a general setting to disable special characters could be introduced in the next release.

tburke · Post by **tburke** » Sep 2nd, ’15, 21:43

Got it - I see that option under text expander.

If I have a bunch of different code snips that I used infrequently, it's easier to mouse over short descriptions and click the one that I want to paste in, rather than assign each one a text expansion shortcut and try to remember which is which (which is why I like the Start Menu with use of submenus). Or, if there was a way to graphically pull up a list of all test expansions and click to paste, that would work.

Some intersection of the Start Menu and Text Expander functionalities.

Post by **Marko** » Sep 3rd, ’15, 18:38

There are two ways to do this:

- use multiple substitutes for single abbreviation - see "Thank you phrases" example.
- enable abbreviation string for Phrase files - Preferences/Text Expander/Phrase file - and set the abbreviation

In both cases the menu will appear with alternative selections.