no TextExpander with MacVim?

[MacVlad]

Hello!


I'm using MacVim Snapshot 57 on my iMac 3.06 GHz running Mac OS X
10.6.7 and I've just discovered that TextExpander (in the current
version 3.3.0.1) doesn't work within MacVim.

Any idea?
Thanks in advance!


Best regards,
Vlad Ghitulescu

[Wy Mitbbs]

Don't know about TextExpander, but vim has its own plugins for doing the job. I am using:
snipmate.vim (http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2540). pretty nice

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[MacVlad]

Hello, Wy Mitbbs!


Thanks for your reply!

TextExpander: http://smilesoftware.com/TextExpander/index.html

It integrates with every app on Mac OS X (except MacVim :-/) and can
also insert images within the snippets. It can also generate forms /
templates for let's say standard email-replies.


Regards,
Vlad Ghitulescu

[Dan Michael]

Hi Vlad.

It seems to work if you use the experimental renderer (MacVim
Preferences -> Advanced).

- Dan Michael

[Randy]

Another solution is to check "Always use clipboard to insert snippet"
in TextExpander preferences. That has worked well for me.

Randy Ridenour

[björn]

> On May 16, 11:14 pm, MacVlad wrote:
>>
>> I'm using MacVim Snapshot 57 on my iMac 3.06 GHz running Mac OS X
>> 10.6.7 and I've just discovered that TextExpander (in the current
>> version 3.3.0.1) doesn't work within MacVim.

> On 18 May 2011 02:00, Randy wrote:
> Another solution is to check "Always use clipboard to insert snippet"
> in TextExpander preferences. That has worked well for me.

Let me just add that I don't know how TextExpander works. From what I
can tell it can never work 100% reliably in MacVim since MacVim is
modal. However, I don't see any major reason why it could not work in
insert mode.

Unfortunately I do not wish to spend time trying to fix this (if it is
even possible, maybe TextExpander is at fault) since there are much
more powerful ways to accomplish the same thing in Vim itself. I do
get that some people have a large library of TextExpander snippets but
hopefully one of those users will take an interest and look into this.

So my answer to this is: please send me a patch. (Sorry)

Björn

[Bee]

Note: I am using Textpander, an older version of TextExpander for osx
10.4.11

The first use of Textpander in MacVim 7.3 (53) after changing to
insert mode does NOT work, but after that it works! Leave insert mode,
restart insert mode, the first use of Textpander does NOT work, but
after that it does!

Similarly, Textpander works in terminal vim 7.3.146 insert mode after
the first try.

-Bill

[Christopher Stone]

Hey Bill,

On May 20, 2011, at 12:55, Bee wrote:

Note: I am using Textpander, an older version of TextExpander for osx 10.4.11

Although I own licenses for TypeIt4Me (for 22 years) and TextExpander, my preferred utility at this time is Typinator - due to its vastly superior fuzzy-search mechanism and a few other goodies.

The modern version still works with Tiger.

http://www.ergonis.com/products/typinator/

The first use of Textpander in MacVim 7.3 (53) after changing to insert mode does NOT work, but after that it works! Leave insert mode, restart insert mode, the first use of Textpander does NOT work, but after that it does!

Similarly, Textpander works in terminal vim 7.3.146 insert mode after the first try.

Typinator has this same issue.  I think it has to do with the fact that the utility sees the 'a' or 'i' mode-change keystroke as part of the abbreviation string.

Only when you hit an abbreviation termination character like 'space' or 'return' will your abbreviations work normally again, because they are no longer prefaced by the extraneous character.

This is easy to work-around once you get the hang of it.

The Typinator developer is pretty accommodating.  I'll shoot them a message and ask if they can fix this, although I'm not sure how they might detect the mode-state (particularly in the Terminal).

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Best Regards,

Chris