This setup is a little more hands on to install and setup, but it is worth it. No weird glitches, crashing or other issues, it just a simple system works as it should.
It doesn't have all the same features as PhraseExpress, but if you are like me and just want a text expander, they are features you will never need or use anyway.
The setup instructions are clear and concise. They do take a minute to get your head around compared to other software installs that I am used to, but as the instructions are on point, it is not difficult.
I am using this on macOS and will be trying it on Windows soon too.
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The I element is the icon of the button, I'm using fontawesome.com for the icon, the class fa-apple retrives Apple icon for us. - Source: dev.to / 4 months ago
Icons: Fontawesome Development: HTML, SCSS, JavaScript Deployment: Github + Netlify. - Source: dev.to / 4 months ago
For generic icons (i.e. You just need a d6 and not a system-specific d6 option), Foundry has Font Awesome which are easy to search, then copy and insert, and always look good inline. Source: 7 months ago
The following is an example of defining Font Awesome:. - Source: dev.to / 7 months ago
Of course, we have many different ways of solving this problem. Some of the most common include pre-existing third-party icon libraries (such as Font Awesome), icons bundled into a third-party component library (like the Kendo UI Icons), or a completely custom set of icons designed and maintained by your design team. Obviously, going 100% custom will require more work (on both the design and dev side), but might... - Source: dev.to / 8 months ago
If you want a standalone cross platform text expander I currently enjoy using Espanso[1] [1]: https://espanso.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
This should work for you. Free, cross-platform and works everywhere not just the browser. https://espanso.org/. Source: 7 months ago
Huh, didn't know abbrev had that limitation (wonder why?). Gave it a go in espanso (https://espanso.org/), and it does work there. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago
I use a tool called "Espanso" to accomplish something similar at work. It only runs locally, so no weird data scraping issues to worry about. And it's easy to update as things changes becauase everything lives in a simple yml file. https://espanso.org/ It can do simple text replacement, so I have words, phrases, and sentences I use frequently compressed into a few keyboard clicks. It can also grab what is in your... - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago
If you don't know what a text expander is, see: https://espanso.org. Source: 12 months ago
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