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Typinator - 3.6

Automate the process of inserting frequently used text and graphics.

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This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	3.6
Release Date:	2009-09-29
License:	Shareware
Downloads (this version):	621
Downloads (all versions):	15,426
Price:	$24.99

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Product Description:

Have you ever experienced the tedium and frustration of having to repeatedly type your name, e-mail address, home page url, and other words or phrases again, again and again? Or do you frequently need to quickly insert images like your signature, location plan, or company logo into documents? Do you often introduce errors when retyping standard business text? Typinator boosts your productivity and eliminates errors by automating the process of inserting frequently used text and graphics. Configuration is easy - You just define abbreviations and their replacement text or picture. Usage is even easier - Whenever you type one of these abbreviations in an arbitrary application, Typinator inserts the corresponding replacement. Drag-and-drop import from Textpander, TextExpander, and TypeIt4Me makes migration to Typinator a no-brainer. Save your time and annoyance and let Typinator type repeating texts and pictures for you. You can use Typinator to...

quickly type greeting phrases,
set up a list of standard text fragments to be used in e-mail replies,
insert the current date and/or time in arbitrary formats with a few keystrokes,
Auto-correct your most frequent typos in all applications system-wide,
"type" pictures, such as smilies or bullets,
insert Unicode symbols by typing a few special regular characters (e.g., type "->" to insert an arrow symbol),
define shorthands for frequently used Unix commands,
quickly create templates for code fragments, if you are a programmer, and more

What's new in this version:

Synchronization support for Dropbox and iDisk.
Typinator now allows abbreviations that begin with a space character.
It is now possible to select in which folder Typinator should store abbreviation sets.
More flexible adaptation to applications with special requirements.
Typinator now has a support interface that simplifies registration and various support activities.
The version check now includes dynamic updates of special cases for certain applications.
Added more diagnostic information to support mail messages.
Faster and more robust change management of set files.
Typinator now allows the option "case affects expansion" for abbreviations that contain only a single letter.
Clipboard saving and restoration is now done more efficiently.
Cursor positioning within multi-line expansions is now much faster in most Cocoa applications.
Typinator now considers new word-break rules in Snow Leopard during cursor positioning.
Fixes a problem that caused cursor positioning for expansions without a cursor marker in certain applications.
Avoids a slight delay during handling of the first keystroke after a switch to another application.
Faster identification and collection of application-specific abbreviations.
Works around problems in World of Warcraft, MYOB AccountEdge and TeamAgenda that caused insertion of the expansion without deleting the abbreviation.
Fixes a problem that caused leftover abbreviations and incorrect cursor positioning in Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit and World of Warcraft.
Works around a problem that caused expansions to fail in Chromium, FirstClass, Papyrus, Perforce, and Mariner Write.
Works around a problem in 4thDimension that caused expansions to appear as a series of "a".
Fixes a problem with tabs and multi-line expansions in TextMate.
Fixes a problem that caused insertion of spaces in the middle of long expansions in InDesign.
Works around an issue that caused slow expansion and incorrect handling of multi-line expansions in AlphaX.
Typinator now correctly inserts paragraph breaks in multi-line expansions in Nisus Writer Pro.
Typinator now works around a problem that caused Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit to crash during execution of a script when a Typinator abbreviation was expanded previously.
Typinator now correctly disables itself when the Citrix ICA CLient is the active application.
Typinator works around a bug in Snow Leopard that caused crashes during import or export of sets.
Fixes a problem that could result in a series of empty sets.
Avoids warning messages about certain deprecated methods under Snow Leopard.
Works around a problem in MS Word that caused the creation of bookmarks for every copied piece of text when Typinator is active.
Localized short date formats no longer contain the trailing periods that have been introduced in Snow Leopard.
Works around a problem with quick expansion in Tex-Edit Plus.
Works around crashes caused by incorrect clipboard contents created by MaxBulk Mailer.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

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great support - Version: 3.6, 10/28/2009 07:52AM PST

jawitkowski

I have used Typinator for several years but something went funny using it in Eudora following the last Typinator upgrade. (The trigger letters weren't deleted but were mixed up with the expansion.) It was very frustrating as there was no consistency about when Typinator would function properly or fail.

Günther Blaschek at Ergonis Software was very helpful and prompt in dealing with this. He made several suggestions until we hit upon on what needed to be done.

So, a most useful product coupled with excellent technical support.

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great support

BEST typing assistant ou there - Version: 3.6, 10/25/2009 08:21PM PST

PolishSumgai

I have tried ALL the typing assistants out there for the Mac. The one that is at the top of my list and the one I have used the past 4 years is Typinator. The program is a snap to configure ( with predefined words for spelling error corrections ) as well as making your own free form snippets to be typed wit a few key strokes. The nice feature is the s/w sits within easy reach on the Menu Bar for adding additional snippets. Developer has several predefined tables to choose from, one being a list of HTML codes.

The HTML snippets set for Typinator provides over 100 abbreviations for elements of the HTML 4.01 standard. Just type a double less-than sign (<<) followed by the name of the desired HTML element and Typinator will insert the corresponding HTML code and place the insertion point appropriately. It's that easy! The HTML snippets set is included with the software.

The FileMaker 9 functions set contains over 350 abbreviations for all FileMaker 9 functions that provide FileMaker developers with an unprecedented increase of productivity.

Import from Textpander, TextExpander, TypeIt4Me!

Abbreviations, pictures, images, word completion, the list goes on and on and on.

Great Shareware and a lot of action for your money.

I'm satisfied - Version: 3.5.1, 7/11/2009 08:58PM PST

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Hannibal Fortune

enseignes below complains about the slowness of TypeIt4Me. I had the same experience with TextExpander (admittedly an older version from 2007). There would be up to a second of delay before the correction kicked in, which is not good when you're doing about 70wpm. Typinator is blazingly fast with its corrections. It fixes something before I even noticed I typed it wrong and reflexively reach for the backspace key. Well worth the license.