Tried Qsnipps a while back. At that time, I was underwhelmed 
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-barney
Yes. I've played around with it a bit now, and it doesn't seem to be quite finished. There's no doubt that the documentation leaves a lot to be desired. However, the author is responsive to bug reports and suggestions - at least discussing them via email. It remains to be seen if those discussions turn into action.
I think the application shows some promise. Since I have to do some work in the Linux world, I like the multi-platform story. I hope the rough edges can be worked off sooner rather than later or never.
One (1) of the features touted was the ability to create a shell/DOS command:
~~~~~ start paste ~~~~~
Run Shell/DOS commands
Do you use the Console/DOS prompt often? Save your commands as ShellApps and run them directly from QSnipps.
~~~~~ end paste ~~~~~
However, I could not find a way to perform that particular feat of legerdemain 
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-barney
As best that I can tell, when you've selected a "ShellApp" script in the main window, a ">" button shows up on the bar above the display of the snippet contents. Pressing that button will execute the script. the feature seems a bit incomplete:
- I'd expect that double-clicking on the entry in the snippet list would execute the script, but it doesn't seem to
- the output from console programs simply goes to a bitbucket somewhere
- errors (like a bad program name) go unreported
I'm sure there are more. To make this feature usable would require quite a bit of work on the details, I think. Or at the very least clear documentation on how it works so people have a hope of understanding what can and cannot be done. All that said, this isn't a feature I'm interested in at the moment, so I'm not too worried about it.
I've tried Snip-It Pro in the past, and it was a nicely featured program, but a program like this needs to be light on it's feet, and Snip-It Pro seemed a bit too heavyweight (I think it's a .Net program and that may be part of the story there). My recollection was that Snip-It Pro also hd some issues with multi-monitor setups. Maintenance/development of Snip-It Pro has stopped or at least slowed to a crawl.
In the meantime, I live with a random collection of files. That has the benefit of being free, portable, and cross platform (more or less - line ending problems sometimes piss me off, but it's actually less of a problem than I would have guessed).
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