Text expander and clipboard enhancer tools

Posted by Dr Andus
Oct 25, 2013 at 12:35 PM

Dr Andus wrote:
I’m still working up to my PhraseExpander review but I just wanted to
>point out that the latest version (3.9.6) released today has a new
>algorithm which optimises its “SmartComplete” feature (drop-down
>selection box at the cursor)

I’ve written a more detailed explanation of how the new PhraseExpander algorithm works:

http://drandus.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/phraseexpanders-new-algorithm/

The key point is that the SmartComplete box gives you a visual clue as to what shortcut to type in order to select the desired word, which is much more useful (to me at least) than having to memorise the shortcut, and it also obviates the need to use the arrow key.

In the meantime I also came across another software that has a popup box feature (though I haven’t tried it yet):

http://www.smartype.com/index.html

But as I said, the popup thing seems to be a premium feature, as this one is roughly in the same price band (USD 120-150).