fletcherm / update-textexpander-snippet-prefix

OS X automation to rename my TextExpander snippet prefix

Description

This script automatically updates my TextExpander snippets to begin with x instead of ;.

Required software

• OS X 10.11. It may also work on 10.10.
• Ruby 2.3. Probably works with older version.
• Bundler. Probably works with most versions.

How to use

1. Clone this repository.
2. bundle install
3. bundle exec rake - compiles the script.
4. bundle exec run - runs the script.
5. bundle exec help or bundle exec rake -T for more information.

Context

I've become a TextExpander addict on my desktop. Thus when I'm on my iOS device, I'm infuriated when my snippets are not available.

There is a TextExpander app for iOS, but using ; as my snippet prefix is cumbersome to use with the iOS keyboard.

One suggestion I heard is to use a different prefix, like x, so that it's easier to type on OS X. But I have 69 snippets and don't want to manually go edit all of them.

This OS X automation does that for me automatically.