January 30th, 2012· Fixes a problem that caused rejection of certain license keys on 64-bit systems.
· Works around a problem that caused the "New item from Selection" command to fail when it was invoked from the menu instead of a hotkey.
· Works around an expansion issue with Google Chrome Canary.
· AppleScript files are now also accepted in UTF-8 and UTF-16 encodings; scripts saved with Script Debugger no longer cause an error.
· Improved recognition of script encodings in more cases.
· Improved detection of changes to keyboard layouts.
January 19th, 2012· Scripting support allows computed script results in expansions.
· Text files can be included in expansions.
· Pocket calculator in the Quick Search field.
· Date and time calculations.
· The AM/PM time marker is now also available in a lowercase variant.
· New placeholders for the name of the current time zone and the time offset relative to UTC.
· New option to delete characters that were typed immediately before the abbreviation.
· New diagnostic function explains situations in which Typinator does not work as expected.
· Universal 32/64-bit binary.
· Speeds up display of the abbreviation table in the case of very long expansions.
· Internal expansion mechanism redesigned from ground up with improved support for Undo and unified handling of special cases.
· Download link on "Predefined Sets" sheet points to the Extras page on the Ergonis web site.
· Improved algorithm for placeholders in expansions with more robust handling of special cases.
· Improved handling of fast typing that overlaps with processing of expansions.
· Works around an expansion issue with Eudora 6.
· Works around a clipboard bug in Lion.
· Includes support settings for diagnosing and fixing timing-related issues.
· Works around an expansion problem in Vico.
· Fixes an expansion problem with FocusWriter.
· The table in the Application Settings window now shows the correct generic application icon for applications that cannot be found.
· Fixes swapped long and short day formats during import from TextExpander.
· Fixes an issue where the abbreviation was not deleted in case of an empty text expansion.
· Works around a cursor positioning problem when single quotes were used as string delimiters.
· Fixes a problem with multi-line expansions in Evernote.
· Works around an insertion problem in the Notes field of Sente.
· Avoids a crash in rare situations when selecting a new Sets folder.
· Works around expansion problems with auto-repeating keys on Lion.
· Fixes an issue with expansions in TextMate 2.
· Typinator 5.0 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or newer.
August 24th, 2011· Typinator can now import MS Office "ACL" files.
· Typinator now works with abbreviations in right-to-left languages like Arabic and Hebrew.
· On Mac OS X 10.5 and newer, searching for abbreviations now disregards diacritical marks, so "e" also matches "é", etc.
· Abbreviations in disabled sets are no longer considered in conflict checks.
· The ** wildcard for disregarding keywords in the Quick Search can now be specified anywhere in the search string.
· Expansions are inserted in all upper case when the caps lock key is active.
· In the Quick Search, exact phrases (as opposed to separate words) can be specified in quotes.
· In the search field in the Typinator window, diacritical marks are respected for strings enclosed in quotes.
· New technique for dealing with special requirements of incompatible applications.
· Improved saving and restoring technique for the clipboard contents.
· When the Typinator window is open, command-alt-F now enters the Search field even when the focus is inside the expansion text field.
· Shift-tab navigate backwards from the expansion field to the abbreviation field.
· Improved detection of exceptional cases; Typinator's menu bar icon now shows more accurate status information.
· Typinator's installer no longer displays a premature warning when the "Enable access for assistive devices" option is turned off in System Preferences.
· Works around a problem in RockMelt that caused multi-line expansions to appear on the same line.
· Reduces the clipboard restoration delay in Safari.
· Fixes a problem with "quick expansion" in Nimbuzz.
· Accelerates expansion in UltraEdit.
· Addresses a problem that resulted in truncated expansions in BBEdit.
· Fixes a visual glitch that lead to indented display of plain text expansion fields when the last line of a previously displayed formatted text was indented.
· Works around a long delay when copying large images in PhotoLine.
· Fixes a problem that caused leftover abbreviations in Vectorworks.
· Fixes a problem with multi-line expansions in Sparrow 1.2.
· Works around an issue with large bitmap images in the clipboard.
· Typinator provides a "flush buffer" mechanism for third-party applications.
· Speed improvements when large sets are disabled.
· Enabling and disabling sets in the set list now correctly updates all hints about conflicts.
· Works around an insertion problem in Google Earth.
· Solves a "quick expansion" issue in Texmaker.
· Works around a long delay during rapid copy/paste sequences.
· Fixes a localization issue in the download progress window.
· Works around an issue where abbreviations were not properly replaced with expansions in Path Finder's terminal window.
· Works around expansion issues in Aptana Studio.
· Fixes a cursor positioning error in Coda that was introduced with Typinator 4.4.
· Typinator disables itself in the Paypen application to work around issues with the scanning process.
· Works around an expansion issue with LiveCode.
· New wording in the installer clarifies the situation when an existing license does not cover the new version.
· Works around an issue with troubles in certain Windows applications running inside a Citrix environment.
· Works around a conflict with TweetDeck's autocompletion of user names.
· Works around a cursor positioning problem in Safari 5.1.
· Solves an issue that caused the terminating character after a "whole word" abbreviation to get inserted before the expansion.
· Works around a problem with multi-line expansions in custom browsers created with Fluid.
· Small adjustments and extensions of the predefined English AutoCorrection sets.
· Solves an issue with quick expansion in Eddie.
· Works around an expansion issue with Canvas X.
· Fixes incorrect handling of abbreviations that immediately follow apostrophes.
May 10th, 2011· Typinator has a new preference setting that controls the volume of the expansion sounds (requires Mac OS X 10.5 or newer).
· After creating a new auto-correction from the selection or clipboard, Typinator puts the correction on the clipboard, so it can be pasted over a misspelled word.
· The command-F shortcut now enters the search field when the set list or abbreviation list is selected.
· Smarter relevance ranking for items that were previously selected in a Quick Search.
· Typinator now shows the total number of abbreviations in the header of the set table.
· Starting a Quick Search with ** searches all items, ignoring search keywords.
· Entering a set keyword in the Quick Search field now shows all items in this set when no other search terms follow.
· Typinator now comes with large (512x512) Finder icons.
· Abbreviations and expansions that contain numbers are now sorted numerically in the abbreviation list.
· Typinator no longer warns about a deprecated method.
· Works around a problem with long expansions in Coda.
· Solves an issue where Espresso showed a 'Failed to get keycode' error message upon certain Typinator expansions.
· Fixes a problem with multi-line expansions in Sparrow 1.0beta7 and newer.
· Adds a new logging mechanism for remote debugging.
· Fixes an expansion issue with MessengerPro.
· Works around a problem where FileMaker Pro's Get(ActiveModifierKeys) function incorrectly reported pressed modifier keys after certain expansions.
· Works around a problem in InDesign that caused expansions with cursor position to fail.
· Fixes an issue with expansions consisting of quoted strings in Script Debugger.
· Works around a cursor positioning problem in LaTeXiT.
· Works around an issue in Google Chrome that caused terminators of whole word expansions to appear before the expansion.
· The Quick Define function now recognizes a selected word as potential autocorrection even when it is surrounded with whitespace (notably in InDesign, which adds return characters to copied text).
· Works around an expansion issue in RStudio.
· Works around a problem with expansion of 'whole word' abbreviations in InDesign.
· Solves a problem where abbreviations added with the Quick Define function did not become available immediately.
· Works around an issue with expansions inside Google Spreadsheet cells in Safari.
· Works around an expansion problem with RubyMine 3.1.
· Works around a cursor positioning problem in MacVIm.
· Fixes an issue with multi-line expansions in iCab.
· Works around a cursor positioning problem in MarsEdit.
· Fixes am expansion issue in Photoshop.
· Works around a problem with 'quick expansions' in Editra and Unitron.
· Importing text files with empty lines no longer creates empty abbreviation items.
· Solves a problem when abbreviations containing space characters were created with the Quick Define function.
· Works around a problem with incorrect clipboard data produced by Adobe Illustrator.
· Works around an expansion issue in MacGiro.
January 11th, 2011· Quick definition of snippets directly from the Typinator menu or via configurable hotkeys.
· Does not ask for confirmation when deleting an item with an empty expansion.
· Works around an issue with FreeHand, where abbreviations were not correctly replaced with the expansions.
· Fixes a problem with multi-line expansions in the Sparrow e-mail client.
· Works around a problem with expansions in Google Docs spreadsheets in Firefox.
· Works around a bug in Google Chrome that caused expansions with cursor position to fail.
· Fixes a problem with end-of-line characters in RubyMine.
· Works around a problem with quick expansion in Sigil.
· Works around an expansion problem in FocusWriter.
· Removes an incorrect startup log message on Mac OS X 10.4.
· Fixes an expansion problem in TeXworks.
November 30th, 2010· Improves reliability with "quick expansion" for users who type so quickly that keystrokes partly overlap.
· Fixes a problem with expansions in Alfred, TextMate, Things, and TotalFinder.
· Typinator now correctly disables itself when Timbuktu Pro is the active application.
· Solves an expansion problem with Excel X (v 10).
· Typinator now works with Emacs.
November 16th, 2010· Fixes a problem with Mac OS X 10.6.5 that caused abbreviations with certain characters to fail.
· Fixes a cursor positioning problem in iTunes 10.
· Fixes an insertion problem with short expansions in 4D Client.
· Works around an issue where Safari's suggestions in the address field caused leftover characters in expansions.
· Fixes a problem where Typinator stopped working when more than 100 sets were installed.
· Reduces the housekeeping activities done at idle time.
· Works around a bug in Mac OS X that caused increasing memory allocation and slowdown when copying and pasting certain bitmap pictures.
· Avoids a small delay during clipboard-based expansions.
· Works around a problem with cut-off expansions in iTunes.
· Works around an issue in Outlook 2011 where the last character of the abbreviation was not removed.
August 18th, 2010· Set-specific presets for case options and the "Whole word" setting.
· Quick Search is now much faster when sets contain pictures.
· Faster import of text files.
· The installer now displays a more prominent warning when a new version is not covered by an older license.
· The search field is no longer obscured by Menu Eclipse.
· Improved behavior with tabbing through the items in the Typinator window when Full Keyboard Access is on.
· When a new version of Typinator is announced, it is now possible to skip just this version yet receive announcements for subsequent versions.
· More detailed explanation of exceptional situations in the User's Guide.
· Fixes expansion issues with aMSN.
· Rewording of some messages clarifies the new license model.
· Solves a problem with composing Gmail messages in Firefox.
· Works around an expansion issue in Komodo Edit and Komodo IDE.
· Fixes a problem that resulted in an incorrect Quick Search hotkey after cancelling the Preferences window.
· Works around a problem where expansions did not work in Kindle for Mac.
· Reduces the amount of console log output.
· Fixes a few errors in the built-in English dictionaries.
· Fixes an issue with Mail 4 (Snow Leopard) where the last character of the abbreviation was not deleted.
· Fixes a cursor positioning problem in Cocoa applications with expansions that contain a trademark, copyright or registered sign.
· Fixes some internal issues that could result in increased memory allocation over time.
May 4th, 2010· Quick Search for searching snippets by their abbreviation or expansion.
· Sets can be globally enabled or disabled.
· Corrects a misleading message about coverage of license keys.
· Improved display of line breaks and tab characters within expansions in the abbreviation table.
· Typinator now correctly disables itself when Parallels Desktop 5 is active.
· Works around a problem where Typinator would not work in the title field of a note in Tinderbox.
· Fixes incorrect cursor positioning in Mellel and Nisus Writer Pro.
· Fixes incorrect menu bar icon when the Typinator window was opened in pause mode.
· Works around an issue where text copied from a numbered list could not be pasted in the abbreviation field.
· Fixes a problem where a corrupted set file caused the creation of multiple empty sets.
· Fixes an issue where imported sets did not properly synchronize via Dropbox or Mobile Me.
January 12th, 2010· New technique for easy installation and update.
· Customizable keyboard shortcuts for opening the Typinator window and pausing Typinator.
· Reorganized Preferences window.
· Clicking the icon in the menu bar now opens the Typinator window with a single click; a small triangle provides quick access to the menu.
· Faster updates of the menu bar icon in the case of state changes.
· Opening the Typinator window no longer causes space switches.
· New "Check for Updates" item in the Typinator menu allows for quick checking for new versions.
· Typinator now correctly disables itself when CoRD (Cocoa Remote Desktop) is the active application.
· Works around a problem where a sets folder inside a FileVault-encrypted home folder was rejected because it was "removable".
· Fixes an issue when the iDisk was not yet available during startup or login.
· Fixes a problem with incorrect pasteboard formats that caused an increase of the CPU load.
· Works around an issue in Mail where multiple spaces in the expansion were replaced with a single space.
· Fixes an issue with Eudora 6 where Typinator failed to remove the abbreviation before inserting the expansion.
· Fixes an irritating error message when Typinator was registered with a newer license key.
· Improved version checking during beta tests.
· Fixes a problem with multi-line expansions in SeaMonkey.
· Typinator now correctly disables itself for Windows applications running in Unity mode in VMWare Fusion.
· Works around a problem with expansions in certain web pages with Safari and Google Chrome.
· Fixes a problem with expansions in Flash-based web content in Safari.
· Typinator now suppresses strange tooltips that appear when the mouse pointer is over a long expansion in the abbreviation table.
· Works around a problem that caused insertion of incorrect line endings in SubEthaEdit.
· Fixes a problem with multi-line expansions in WebKit.
· Fixes a cosmetic issue with separator lines in the preference panel.
· Fixes an error that caused the "match case" option to fail when the abbreviation was in all upper case.
· Works around a problem with TIFF clipboard contents created by Adobe Fireworks.
September 29th, 2009· Synchronization support for Dropbox and iDisk.
· Typinator now allows abbreviations that begin with a space character.
· It is now possible to select in which folder Typinator should store abbreviation sets.
· More flexible adaptation to applications with special requirements.
· Typinator now has a support interface that simplifies registration and various support activities.
· The version check now includes dynamic updates of special cases for certain applications.
· Added more diagnostic information to support mail messages.
· Faster and more robust change management of set files.
· Typinator now allows the option "case affects expansion" for abbreviations that contain only a single letter.
· Clipboard saving and restoration is now done more efficiently.
· Cursor positioning within multi-line expansions is now much faster in most Cocoa applications.
· Typinator now considers new word-break rules in Snow Leopard during cursor positioning.
· Fixes a problem that caused cursor positioning for expansions without a cursor marker in certain applications.
· Avoids a slight delay during handling of the first keystroke after a switch to another application.
· Faster identification and collection of application-specific abbreviations.
· Works around problems in World of Warcraft, MYOB AccountEdge and TeamAgenda that caused insertion of the expansion without deleting the abbreviation.
· Fixes a problem that caused leftover abbreviations and incorrect cursor positioning in Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit and World of Warcraft.
· Works around a problem that caused expansions to fail in Chromium, FirstClass, Papyrus, Perforce, and Mariner Write.
· Works around a problem in 4thDimension that caused expansions to appear as a series of "a".
· Fixes a problem with tabs and multi-line expansions in TextMate.
· Fixes a problem that caused insertion of spaces in the middle of long expansions in InDesign.
· Works around an issue that caused slow expansion and incorrect handling of multi-line expansions in AlphaX.
· Typinator now correctly inserts paragraph breaks in multi-line expansions in Nisus Writer Pro.
· Typinator now works around a problem that caused Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit to crash during execution of a script when a Typinator abbreviation was expanded previously.
· Typinator now correctly disables itself when the Citrix ICA CLient is the active application.
· Typinator works around a bug in Snow Leopard that caused crashes during import or export of sets.
· Fixes a problem that could result in a series of empty sets.
· Avoids warning messages about certain deprecated methods under Snow Leopard.
· Works around a problem in MS Word that caused the creation of bookmarks for every copied piece of text when Typinator is active.
· Localized short date formats no longer contain the trailing periods that have been introduced in Snow Leopard.
· Works around a problem with quick expansion in Tex-Edit Plus.
· Works around crashes caused by incorrect clipboard contents created by MaxBulk Mailer.
July 9th, 2009· Now correctly handles multi-line expansions in Coda, Mailplane, ScreenSteps and TextMate.
· Works around compatibility issues with site-specific browsers created with Fluid.
· Works around a problem in Opera and LyX that caused expansions to appear as a series of "a".
· Fixes a compatibility issue with the new expansion technique in RagTime.
· Fixes a problem that caused typed abbreviations to remain after the expansion in BlitzMail.
· Works around a glitch in Quicken that caused insertion of the expansion without deleting the abbreviation.
· Fixes a problem with setting the cursor position to the end of a line in BBEdit, Eclipse, TextWrangler and Xcode.
· Fixes a problem with expansions containing tab characters in Ecto.
· Fixes a problem with double braces in Eclipse.
June 30th, 2009· Typinator now uses a new expansion technique that allows for much faster replacements and improves compatibility with many applications and third-party utilities (requires Mac OS X 10.5.5 or newer).
· Typinator now also supports custom user sounds stored in ~/Library/Sounds.
· Improves cursor positioning speed in large code framents in Xcode, BBEdit, and TextWrangler.
· Improves compatibility with other third-party utilities that intercept keystrokes.
· Typinator now correctly disables itself when VirtualBox is the active application.
· Renamed the "Suspend" menu item to "Pause".
· Improved version checking during beta testing.
· When Typinator is paused, the menu bar icon no longer blinks.
· Improved handling of multi-line expansions with non-standard line separators.
· Internal streamlining.
· Improved handling of special cases for Java applications.
· More flexible adaptation to applications with special requirements.
· Fixes incorrect cursor positioning in Xcode and Eclipse.
· Works around a cursor positioning problem in Cocoa applications when the expansion contained a number with a decimal point.
· Improves compatibility with vi.
· Fixes a compatibility issue with the Revolution runtime.
· Fixes a problem that caused Typinator to forget license information when preferences were synced with MobileMe.
· Fixes a delay during typing that occurred with certain applications.
· Fixes a bug that could cause freezes and left-over characters on Mac OS X 10.4.x.
· Works around a bug in Mail that resulted in incorrect placement of the insertion point after certain expansions that contain tab characters.
February 3rd, 2009· Fixes a problem with fast user switching where expansions did not work when Typinator was used in multiple accounts on the same computer.
· Works around a problem where Typinator did not expand abbreviations entered in certain dialog windows of InqScribe.
· Fixes a problem where Typinator could not assist with opening System Preferences when the "Enable access for assistive devices" option was turned off.
January 28th, 2009· It is now possible to temporarily suspend Typinator.
· Works around a problem that caused Typinator to fail in certain floating windows (such as Spotlight or the quick entry windows of OmniFocus and TaskPaper).
· Fixes errors in the usage notes of some of the predefined sets.
· Expansion and correction sounds did not play when the "Feedback Sound" option had been turned off in a previous version of Typinator.
· Fixes a problem where editing an abbreviation did not work properly after deleting all characters with the backspace key.
· Solves a problem that caused Typinator to mess up an abbreviation while typing in the abbreviation text field.
· Fixes a problem where Typinator did not recognize abbreviations typed immediately after deleting a word with alt-backspace.
· Fixes a bug that caused the memory requirements to grow over time.
· Fixes a problem with truncated texts in the German localization.
· Typinator now preserves the height of the set list when the size of the window changes.
· Fixes a problem that caused duplication of prefixes and suffixes with space characters.
· Works around a problem that caused expansions within Typinator's own window.
· Fixes a problem that caused some of Typinator's alert messages to appear invisibly beneath open windows of other applications.
December 19th, 2008· Fixes a problem in the French localization that made the set pop-up menu disappear and truncated some texts.
December 17th, 2008· New "Set Info" window for convenient editing of set-specific options.
· Each set can now have its own expansion sound.
· Typinator now uses separate default sounds for expansions and corrections.
· A new "Notes" field lets you add comments and copyright notices to sets.
· You can now conveniently define common prefix and suffix characters for all abbreviations within a set.
· English autocorrection sets are now included in US and British versions.
· Two new built-in sets with Unicode subscript and superscript characters.
· The whole word and case options can now be changed for multiple abbreviations in one step.
· Smarter handling of apostrophes covers most special cases in English and French.
· Option to count replacements as corrections or expansions.
· Fixes a resizing anomaly with the set pop-up menu.
· Typinator updates its preferences file less often under heavy use.
· Works around a problem in NetBeans that caused Typinator to insert the previous contents of the clipboard.
· Fixes a problem that caused the memory requirements of Typinator to grow after certain editing operations.
· Fixes a problem where Typinator refused to import sets from certain locations near the Application Support folder.
· Fixes a problem with conversion of large expansions from older set formats.
· Fixes an interference with Contactizer Pro's auto-completion feature.
· Fixes a problem where typed abbreviations were not removed in Adobe Acrobat.
October 15th, 2008· Predefined set for FileMaker developers provides shortcuts for all FileMaker 9 functions.
· Works around a problem in OpenOffice and NeoOffice that caused Typinator to insert the previous contents of the clipboard.
· Works around an inconsistency in Apple Mail's handling of line ends.
· Improved internal technique for definition of application-specific exceptions.
· Refinements in the English dictionaries avoid undesirable replacements in other languages.
· Improves compatibility with BlueJ, where the clipboard was sometimes inserted instead of an expansion.
· Now includes the "Application Settings" command in the Action and status menus.
· Improved technique for adding predefined sets.
July 14th, 2008· The Typinator menu bar icon can be turned off.
· Simplified menu bar icon better matches the style of Apple's menu extras.
· The HTML Snippets set is now included in Typinator.
· New expansion template for the day of the year.
· Fixes a problem that caused a delay and flickering during expansions in certain applications like Together and svnX.
· Improved handling of expansions in Java applications (in particular, Zend Studio).
· Fixes a cursor positioning problem in Coda.
· Typinator now correctly disables itself in VMWare Fusion.
· Typinator now correctly replaces typed abbreviations by the expansion in MacVim.
· Typinator now works around a problem with expansions in Lotus Notes 8.
· Typinator no longer disables double-clicks generated by certain mouse and tabled drivers (e.g. Wacom, Logitech, USB Overdrive, SteerMouse).
· Typinator works around a problem that caused Mail to remove empty lines when an expansion occurred at the end of a line.
· Fixes minor errors in the French translation and the user's guide.
· Fixes a cursor positioning problem in Cocoa applications when the expansion contained apostrophes or vertical bars.
· Improved wording of some user interface elements avoids common misunderstandings.
· The "Open Window" command is now always enabled, even when the window has an attached sheet.
· Improves compatibility with Butler.
· Hours can now be inserted in 1-digit or 2-digit form.
· Suppresses expansion of abbreviations typed immediately after an apostrophe that follows a word (such as "re" in "we're"); this rule allows using "s" and "d" as whole-word abbreviations without expanding in "Joe's" and "we'd".
· The AutoCorrect toolbar item has been renamed to "Predefined Sets" because the installable sets are no longer just autocorrections.
· Improved messages when a license key needs a license renewal.
· Fixes a problem that caused expansions to happen in wrong cells in OpenOffice spreadsheets.
· Works around a problem in OpenOffice and NeoOffice that caused Typinator to insert the previous contents of the clipboard.
April 14th, 2008· With the new version, Typinator is no longer a regular application visible in the dock and the application switcher, but rather a dockless background-only application that is acting unobtrusively in the background. A small icon in the menu bar gives quick access to Typinator's main window.
· A new search feature lets you instantly view only snippets that contain a specified search string. Particularly users with many snippets will love this feature. Typinator 3.0 also adds a number of further improvements.
November 27th, 2007· Ready for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and improves compatibility with Flash, Numbers, MS Office, Terminal, You-Control, and others. Furthermore, the built-in auto-correction dictionaries have been refined to enhance smooth multi-lingual auto-correction in all applications on Leopard.
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