Re: [Zim-wiki] Inserting standard text into a page

2013-10-16 Thread Bill Oldroyd 
Thanks for these ideas but I was thinking of something more integrated 
with Zim, the main reason being I want to be able to create the expanded 
text within Zim with all it's formatting, inclusion of images, etc..


I don't know whether this is practical, but I suggest the following :

The abbreviations and text should be in a special Zim Notebook (in a 
similar way to Help).


Each abbreviation is the key to a page in this special Notebook. The 
text to be added is the content of the page.


The expansion of an abbreviation is invoked by a hotkey combination or 
clicking an icon or application menu entry (probably under Edit). A menu 
of abbreviations is opened.


The user starts to type the abbreviation and the first matched menu item 
is highlighted. The user can also scroll the menu and select an 
abbreviation with the mouse or arrow keys.


The expanded text matching the abbreviation is inserted into the text by 
pressing RETURN or double clicking the menu entry.  The inclusion of the 
text can be reversed in the standard way using "Undo" or ctrl-Z.


There is a button on the each menu entry which when clicked allows the 
user to edit the abbreviation by opening the appropriate page in the 
special Zim Notebook.


The special Zim Notebook can be opened by an application menu entry 
(probably under Edit) thus allows the creation of new abbreviations, 
editing and deleting of existing ones.


Bill

On 16/10/13 18:43, NorfCran wrote:
I would like to add that there is also Kupfer 
, which is similar to very well 
known Quicksilver and it offers 
ZIM-Wiki plugin (this is out of the topic, but still relevant 
information). The Kupfer link points to a documentation, where are 
more details and examples. For instance you can activate plugin called 
"Send keys" utilizing xautomator (it has to be installed in the 
system). After that, I have realized your request by following steps:

1. activate kupfer inpput dialog (ctrl+spacebar by default)
2. press "." than you can write your text (or paste it from a clipboard)
3. press tab key and locate "Paste to Foreground Window"
4. press ctrl+enter (it chains the commands)
5. press tab key and locate "Run"
6. press ctrl+enter (it chains the commands)
7. press tab key and locate "Add Trigger..."
8. enter and set in your preferred shortcut
Finally you are ready to use the shortcut and trigger insertion of 
text in ZIM-Wiki window. I use this program also for bookmarking the 
pages, so I have instant access to certain pages through the triggers. 
I believe that this accelerator can speed up work in ZIM-Wiki, 
especially when it has a native support by the plugin.


JK

On 16 October 2013 00:59, Bill Oldroyd > wrote:


I am using Ubuntu 13.10. I downloaded Autokey but just
straight-off I can't get it to work. I am going to have to spend
some time looking at the Help and understanding how it works.

I was thinking that the expansions need to be built using Zim so
that formatting, links, etc can be a part of the expansion. Doing
this through Autokey might be difficult, as it would be if we used
a configuration file in a similar to "Insert symbol".

One option would be to have a special page containing the
abbreviation/expansion pairs. Another would be to have a separate
page for each expansion.

Bill


On 15/10/13 22:25, Chris Habasinski wrote:

+1

I am running Xubuntu and Autokey works great.

On 10/15/2013 10:48 AM, Vagn Bjørno wrote:

If you use Linux you could use AutoKey:

AutoKey is a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. It
allows you to manage collection of scripts and phrases, and
assign abbreviations and hotkeys to these. This allows you to
execute a script or insert text on demand in whatever program
you are using.

https://code.google.com/p/autokey/

Regards
Vagn Bjørno

On 10/15/2013 02:00 PM, Jaap Karssenberg wrote:

Bill,

Afraid there is no such plugin available at the moment. If you
have some
experience with Python you might give it a try to develop one.
Have a
look at the "line sorter" and "insert symbol" plugins to get an
idea of
the code you need to make it.

Regards,

Jaap



On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Bill Oldroyd
mailto:billoldr...@gmail.com>
 >
wrote:

Is there a plugin that allows me to insert standard text
into a
page. There a number of words, phrases and blocks of text
that I use
frequently and I wish to be able to input them with a few
keystrokes.

If you want an idea of what I mean, I wish to have
something similar
to the "Snippets Manager" available in GEdit.

If there is not a plugin for this, can you give me a point
in the
code where I might b

Re: [Zim-wiki] Inserting standard text into a page

2013-10-15 Thread Bill Oldroyd 
I am using Ubuntu 13.10. I downloaded Autokey but just straight-off I 
can't get it to work. I am going to have to spend some time looking at 
the Help and understanding how it works.


I was thinking that the expansions need to be built using Zim so that 
formatting, links, etc can be a part of the expansion. Doing this 
through Autokey might be difficult, as it would be if we used a 
configuration file in a similar to "Insert symbol".


One option would be to have a special page containing the 
abbreviation/expansion pairs. Another would be to have a separate page 
for each expansion.


Bill

On 15/10/13 22:25, Chris Habasinski wrote:

+1

I am running Xubuntu and Autokey works great.

On 10/15/2013 10:48 AM, Vagn Bjørno wrote:

If you use Linux you could use AutoKey:

AutoKey is a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. It allows 
you to manage collection of scripts and phrases, and assign 
abbreviations and hotkeys to these. This allows you to execute a 
script or insert text on demand in whatever program you are using.


https://code.google.com/p/autokey/

Regards
Vagn Bjørno

On 10/15/2013 02:00 PM, Jaap Karssenberg wrote:

Bill,

Afraid there is no such plugin available at the moment. If you have 
some

experience with Python you might give it a try to develop one. Have a
look at the "line sorter" and "insert symbol" plugins to get an idea of
the code you need to make it.

Regards,

Jaap



On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Bill Oldroyd mailto:billoldr...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Is there a plugin that allows me to insert standard text into a
page. There a number of words, phrases and blocks of text that I 
use
frequently and I wish to be able to input them with a few 
keystrokes.


If you want an idea of what I mean, I wish to have something 
similar

to the "Snippets Manager" available in GEdit.

If there is not a plugin for this, can you give me a point in the
code where I might be able to add this feature ?.

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Re: [Zim-wiki] Inserting standard text into a page

2013-10-15 Thread Chris Habasinski 

  
  
+1
  
  I am running Xubuntu and Autokey works great.
  

On 10/15/2013 10:48 AM, Vagn Bjørno
  wrote:

If you
  use Linux you could use AutoKey:
  
  
  AutoKey is a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. It
  allows you to manage collection of scripts and phrases, and assign
  abbreviations and hotkeys to these. This allows you to execute a
  script or insert text on demand in whatever program you are using.
  
  
  https://code.google.com/p/autokey/
  
  
  Regards
  
  Vagn Bjørno
  
  
  On 10/15/2013 02:00 PM, Jaap Karssenberg wrote:
  
  Bill,


Afraid there is no such plugin available at the moment. If you
have some

experience with Python you might give it a try to develop one.
Have a

look at the "line sorter" and "insert symbol" plugins to get an
idea of

the code you need to make it.


Regards,


Jaap




On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Bill Oldroyd
 wrote:


    Is there a plugin that allows me to insert standard text
into a

    page. There a number of words, phrases and blocks of text
that I use

    frequently and I wish to be able to input them with a few
keystrokes.


    If you want an idea of what I mean, I wish to have something
similar

    to the "Snippets Manager" available in GEdit.


    If there is not a plugin for this, can you give me a point
in the

    code where I might be able to add this feature ?.


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Re: [Zim-wiki] Inserting standard text into a page

2013-10-15 Thread Vagn Bjørno 

If you use Linux you could use AutoKey:

AutoKey is a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. It allows you 
to manage collection of scripts and phrases, and assign abbreviations 
and hotkeys to these. This allows you to execute a script or insert text 
on demand in whatever program you are using.


https://code.google.com/p/autokey/

Regards
Vagn Bjørno

On 10/15/2013 02:00 PM, Jaap Karssenberg wrote:

Bill,

Afraid there is no such plugin available at the moment. If you have some
experience with Python you might give it a try to develop one. Have a
look at the "line sorter" and "insert symbol" plugins to get an idea of
the code you need to make it.

Regards,

Jaap



On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Bill Oldroyd mailto:billoldr...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Is there a plugin that allows me to insert standard text into a
page. There a number of words, phrases and blocks of text that I use
frequently and I wish to be able to input them with a few keystrokes.

If you want an idea of what I mean, I wish to have something similar
to the "Snippets Manager" available in GEdit.

If there is not a plugin for this, can you give me a point in the
code where I might be able to add this feature ?.

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Re: [Zim-wiki] Inserting standard text into a page

2013-10-15 Thread Jaap Karssenberg 
Bill,

Afraid there is no such plugin available at the moment. If you have some
experience with Python you might give it a try to develop one. Have a look
at the "line sorter" and "insert symbol" plugins to get an idea of the code
you need to make it.

Regards,

Jaap



On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Bill Oldroyd wrote:

> Is there a plugin that allows me to insert standard text into a page.
> There a number of words, phrases and blocks of text that I use frequently
> and I wish to be able to input them with a few keystrokes.
>
> If you want an idea of what I mean, I wish to have something similar to
> the "Snippets Manager" available in GEdit.
>
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> where I might be able to add this feature ?.
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[Zim-wiki] Inserting standard text into a page

2013-10-15 Thread Bill Oldroyd 
Is there a plugin that allows me to insert standard text into a page. 
There a number of words, phrases and blocks of text that I use 
frequently and I wish to be able to input them with a few keystrokes.


If you want an idea of what I mean, I wish to have something similar to 
the "Snippets Manager" available in GEdit.


If there is not a plugin for this, can you give me a point in the code 
where I might be able to add this feature ?.


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