Text expander and clipboard enhancer tools

Posted by PhraseExpress
Dec 3, 2013 at 01:51 PM

Franz Grieser wrote:
>I failed to find a way to turn that off. And I am not a newby, I’ve been
>in the IT business for almost 30 years. If I cannot find it…

Franz, you probably mix up PhraseExpress with another program.

Please check how PhraseExpress works:
http://youtu.be/JhgYRCv4-Qc

Please really watch this video. It tells it all.

You find clear notifications including calls to action during each step. When clicking a call to action you will be guided directly to the program setting. It even points to the corresponding option in the user interface.

Please tell us how this could be done any clearer and easier to use?

>Wait. Did I get it right?
>I type an abbreviation. PE replaces it. I undo the replacement once. The
>next time, I type the abbreviation, PE does not replace it (but it will
>replace it the time after that).
>Correct?

Correct.

>I don’t get why you do that?

Franz, I tried to explain it in the very posting above. here it is again:

>>The feature detects if you undo a text replacement. PhraseExpress then
>>assumes that you didn’t want this text replacement in this particular
>>situation and suppresses the text replacement the very next time you
>>enter the associated abbreviation for one single time. Afterwards, it
>>would execute the text replacement again.

In other words: If you undo a text replacement it is not too far out of any imagination that you did that undo for a purpose: Because you probably didn’t wanted the text replacement. We had no other idea why you would want undo the text replacement this way. That is why PhraseExpress ignore the abbreviation the very next time you retype the abbreviation.

> And why you don’t tell the user.

I am happy to tell you that PhraseExpress actually is telling user in greatest detail. Please watch the video above.

>That’s inconsistent behaviour on part of the software that makes the
>user think he is stupid.

How could this happen?

>>and actually very helpful if you want to actually type the abbreviation
>>without having it expanded. If you have a better idea how we can make
>>life easier for you here, we are eager to learn more.
> >If I want to type the abbreviation without having it expanded, I type it
>and undo the expansion using CTRL+Z. That’s it. That’s fine with

Excellent idea in theory. However, the way Text Expanders integrate in Windows, the classic undo feature doesn’t always work the way it would be required. Please keep in mind, that Text Expander are working on system level and are not hooked deeply into the target application. However, undo is no Windows function but a application specific function.

>Yes, I know it is customizable. But not the quirky behaviour you
>described above. Or what do I have to do to turn it off?

I have actually included the screenshot in my earlier reply.