Author Topic: Auspex (Read 131,522 times)

timns · « **Reply #25 on:** January 15, 2011, 11:03 PM »

New build 81 just uploaded on special request from a DC-er.

Additional import feature thrown in place, to read the following format:

abc this is replacement text for abc
cde same for cde
xyz hey folks, I love all text replacement programs

etc. etc.

Tested and working on over 13,000 medical terms. Now I feel like a hypochondriac. Certainly something has been making me sick today.

If anyone would like me to make this more general, just let me know.

timns · « **Reply #26 on:** January 16, 2011, 06:31 PM »

Ok, re the date and time tokens in Auspex:

'%date%' - inserts the complete date in your current locale
'%time%' - time in hh:mm:ss, 24 hour clock
'%hour%' - just the hour, 0-23
'%hour12%' - just the hour, 0-11
'%minute%' - minutes
'%second%' - seconds
'%ampm%' - the string AM/PM, in your current locale

'%yyyy%' - 4-digit year
'%yy%' - 2-digit year
'%mm%' - 2-digit month
%month% - short month name (Jan, Feb etc)
%monthname% - long month name (January, February etc)
'%dd%' - 2-digit day
'%day%' - short day name (Mon, Tue etc.)
'%dayname%' - long day name (Monday, Tuesday etc)

e.g.
%dayname%, %month% %dd% %yyyy% %hour%:%minute% %ampm% = Sunday, Jan 16 2011 10:30 AM

nudone · « **Reply #27 on:** January 16, 2011, 09:10 PM »

looks like second %day% needs a quick edit to become %dayname%

timns · « **Reply #28 on:** January 16, 2011, 09:19 PM »

Quote from: nudone on January 16, 2011, 09:10 PM

looks like second %day% needs a quick edit to become %dayname%

Agh. And also: yes

Good eye there.

Ath · « **Reply #29 on:** January 16, 2011, 10:14 PM »

And the %hour% in tha example should probably %hour12%

timns · « **Reply #30 on:** January 16, 2011, 10:18 PM »

Quote from: Ath on January 16, 2011, 10:14 PM

And the %hour% in tha example should probably %hour12%

Yes, yes!

This was all just to prove to myself that you guys actually read this stuff...

movrshakr · « **Reply #31 on:** January 16, 2011, 10:18 PM »

Is there a download point for the most recent version other than the first post in this thread?

timns · « **Reply #32 on:** January 16, 2011, 10:21 PM »

Quote from: movrshakr on January 16, 2011, 10:18 PM

Is there a download point for the most recent version other than the first post in this thread?

Er, not yet. I'll add a sticky thread or something as soon as I'm able to: Mr Mouser, can you set that up for me please?

mouser · « **Reply #33 on:** January 16, 2011, 10:27 PM »

what do you want me to set up? you should be able to make threads sticky since you are mod of this section.

timns · « **Reply #34 on:** January 16, 2011, 10:31 PM »

I just have to mention this, with kudos to nudone for the suggestion.

He's talking about whether Auspex could be used to help folks who have to do a lot of HTML/XML tagging, by having replacements set up that automatically type the repetivitve bits.

Yes!

Not only that but you can have Auspex move the cursor to the right place in the string so you can carry on adding content between the tags without using the arrow keys.

One such example would be this:

htm* could expand to <html></html> with the cursor automatically placed between the 2 tags. This is all available in the current release.

If the group would like me to, I can create a template set of replacements for this and similar stuff.

timns · « **Reply #35 on:** January 16, 2011, 10:32 PM »

Quote from: mouser on January 16, 2011, 10:27 PM

what do you want me to set up? you should be able to make threads sticky since you are mod of this section.

I can't seem to create any new threads at this level.

nudone · « **Reply #36 on:** January 16, 2011, 10:49 PM »

Quote from: timns on January 16, 2011, 10:31 PM

I just have to mention this, with kudos to nudone for the suggestion.

He's talking about whether Auspex could be used to help folks who have to do a lot of HTML/XML tagging, by having replacements set up that automatically type the repetivitve bits.

Yes!

Not only that but you can have Auspex move the cursor to the right place in the string so you can carry on adding content between the tags without using the arrow keys.

One such example would be this:

htm* could expand to <html></html> with the cursor automatically placed between the 2 tags. This is all available in the current release.

If the group would like me to, I can create a template set of replacements for this and similar stuff.

excellent. this is a big deal, i think...

having your own code completion functions that will follow you across any editor you care to use. i think that is amazing. (i know an autohotkey script could have done it - but i wouldn't know how, i'd have to spend all day figuring out how to move the cursor to start with.)

timns · « **Reply #37 on:** January 16, 2011, 10:56 PM »

And this is how it should look.

So of course creating others for <div> <xml> <mycustomtag> etc. would be a piece of cake. Just adjust the cursor pos value to make sure the cursor ends up where you want it.

(I must get rid of this test medical dictionary. Every time I type 'pos' I get 'posterior')

movrshakr · « **Reply #38 on:** January 16, 2011, 11:05 PM »

Quote from: timns on January 16, 2011, 10:56 PM

...(I must get rid of this test medical dictionary. Every time I type 'pos' I get 'posterior')

Now that's funny! At least it wasn't 'piece of _____'

timns · « **Reply #39 on:** January 16, 2011, 11:06 PM »

Quote from: movrshakr on January 16, 2011, 11:05 PM

Quote from: timns on January 16, 2011, 10:56 PM
...(I must get rid of this test medical dictionary. Every time I type 'pos' I get 'posterior')

Now that's funny! At least it wasn't 'piece of _____'

Oh I can see you're going to be trouble

movrshakr · « **Reply #40 on:** January 16, 2011, 11:09 PM »

Anybody good enough in coding to process the list at the link into an importable Auspex file?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonly_misspelled_words

timns · « **Reply #41 on:** January 16, 2011, 11:12 PM »

Quote from: movrshakr on January 16, 2011, 11:09 PM

Anybody good enough in coding to process the list at the link into an importable Auspex file?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonly_misspelled_words

There's an import feature in place that would almost handle that page if the words were split line by line. It's a bit too simple at the moment, but would not take long to massage into shape if there's interest.

nudone · « **Reply #42 on:** January 16, 2011, 11:32 PM »

right. thanks for the diagram. i'll be putting that to good use tomorrow. (really excited about that now.)

timns · « **Reply #43 on:** January 16, 2011, 11:44 PM »

I should also add that nudone just made one of the tippest-toppest suggestions to improve the software.

I shall be working on a new release quite soon, and I hope to roll several new features into place, along with fixes for bugs which several of you were kind enough to document and report.

The wiki will also get a bit of a tune-up, and at some point soon there'll be a little guide.

nudone · « **Reply #44 on:** January 17, 2011, 12:14 AM »

Quote from: timns on January 16, 2011, 11:44 PM

I should also add that nudone just made one of the tippest-toppest suggestions to improve the software.

my lips are sealed.

timns · « **Reply #45 on:** January 17, 2011, 12:25 AM »

Quote from: nudone on January 17, 2011, 12:14 AM

Quote from: timns on January 16, 2011, 11:44 PM
I should also add that nudone just made one of the tippest-toppest suggestions to improve the software.

my lips are sealed.

Now would be a good time, in fact, to re-iterate what I hope I have made very clear in the old Auspex thread: a lot of you folks have made some excellent suggestions which I greatly appreciate, and will incorporate when and where possible.

movrshakr · « **Reply #46 on:** January 17, 2011, 12:36 AM »

timns, I really think you are on the way to having the top-notch utility of this ilk. Most impressive.

My prime candidate for fix is getting the icon out of the task bar when it is closed.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #47 on:** January 17, 2011, 04:18 AM »

Quote from: timns

at some point soon there'll be a little guide

I suppose you're looking for brownie points?

ralfs · « **Reply #48 on:** January 17, 2011, 11:48 AM »

My prime candidate for fix is:

hiding the auto complete window when typing more letters and no accordances are found.

timns · « **Reply #49 on:** January 18, 2011, 01:18 AM »

Quote from: ralfs on January 17, 2011, 11:48 AM

My prime candidate for fix is:

hiding the auto complete window when typing more letters and no accordances are found.

Fixed, coming up in the next build.