y1lichen / Expander

text expander

Expander - simple snippet application for macos 11.3+

(Expander v1.3 is compatible for macos 10.15 but contains serveral bugs.)

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Usage showcase

normal mode

passive mode

extra - emoji snippets

just type \cool (normal mode) and you will get 😎

TODOs

key detection

• remove sandbox for [AXIsProcessTrustedWithOptions]
• handle CGEvent to detect key pressing

snippet

• add
• delete
• edit
• delete by pressing delete-key when tableview selection is available
• change sort method
• search snippets
• passive mode

default snippets

• date snippet
• timestamp snippet
• public IP snippet
• private (local) IP snippet

UI design

• toolbar that supports system under Big Sur (macos 11.0+)
• statusbar menu
• dynamic statusbar icon
• hide dock icon

others

• reload data when core data changed
• temporarily disable expander
• notification for toggling
• optional expand-key for passive mode

Long Snippet with format

Expander will read the text files in specific directory and paste it.

The name in the quick-search bar will be the file name of the files in the directory stores the snippets.

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Dependencies

• DSFQuickActionBar

More

some swift tricks used in this project