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Typing Assistant - Free at GAOTD
tinjaw:
So far my experience with Typing Assistant has been pleasing.
I did not like the fact that it defaulted to activating for *every* window. For example, it was active while typing in passwords!! I reversed the default to only activated for the applications I select. So far I have selected programs like notepad and email.
It adds every word you type to your personal word list. So the first time I typed "Chaim" it wasn't a choice, but it was the second time. I think this autoadd functionality might be what pushes me into the auto-typing camp. I am sure other applications have this feature, but it has never registered with me if it has been mentioned. If other auto-typing applications have this feature it may be worth mentioning, if it hasn't been mentioned yet, as this is what is convincing me that this type of application may be more useful than I first thought.
rjbull:
PhraseExpress and Typing Assistant can co-exist and complement each other well.
-sri (February 26, 2008, 05:18 AM)
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So, from your comment about LetMeType, PhraseExpress is a text expander, while Typing Assistant is a text completer?
Are you using the free-for-personal-use version of PhraseExpress? I have a dim memory of someone saying that it started to nag you after a while.
rjbull:
It adds every word you type to your personal word list. So the first time I typed "Chaim" it wasn't a choice, but it was the second time. I think this autoadd functionality might be what pushes me into the auto-typing camp. I am sure other applications have this feature, but it has never registered with me if it has been mentioned. If other auto-typing applications have this feature it may be worth mentioning, if it hasn't been mentioned yet, as this is what is convincing me that this type of application may be more useful than I first thought.
-tinjaw (February 26, 2008, 07:20 AM)
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tinjaw,
If you haven't seen them already, here are some DC and other links on text expanders, completers and correctors (see the message by imtrobin for the difference):
* Harrie's review of Instant Text, and following posts https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=2631.0
* Word AutoCompleter https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=1036.msg6713#msg6713 (mentions IntelliComplete, AutoTyping, LetMeType, AllChars, Type Pilot)
* jgpaiva's abbreviations importer https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=2598.0
* link to jgpaiva's AHK tools https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=3461.0
External links:
* Productivity Talk - Harrie's own forum site for (primarily) Medical Transcriptionists http://www.productivitytalk.com/
* Jon Knowles site on typing productivity http://home.earthlink.net/~agjon/index.htm
* Jon Knowles' ABCZ typing abbreviation system http://home.earthlink.net/~agjon/abczrule.htm
rjbull:
Typing Assistant 3.1 is free on GAOTD again today, Thursday 19 June 2008.
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