One of the great new features of Tap Forms 1.9 is the integration of TextExpander touch support. TextExpander was written by the fine folks at Smile On My Mac. They've come up with an innovative approach to bringing their highly acclaimed Mac desktop version of TextExpander to the iPhone and iPod touch. They were also clever enough to build an SDK that other developers, such as myself, could use to integrate their great technology into 3rd party applications.
So what is TextExpander?
Essentially TextExpander takes short abbreviations that you define using their app and expands them into larger snippets of text inside Tap Forms and other apps that support TextExpander.
For example, in Tap Forms 1.9, try typing into a Text or Note field the abbreviation "ddate" (without the quotes). You'll hear a blip sound telling you TextExpander has kicked into high gear and replaced "ddate" with today's date. Pretty neat, eh?
Here is a list of the abbreviations and their longer snippets that are currently built-in to Tap Forms 1.9. Now these are just samples. The real power comes when you purchase the TextExpander touch app and customize these for your own unique uses. And yes, you can create many more abbreviations and snippets than are listed here. And it's really really easy to do with their app.
| Abbreviation | Expands To |
| tyvm | Thank you very much! |
| sig1 | Cheers,
Jane Smith |
| sig2 | Yours sincerely,
Jane Smith |
| ttel | 415-555-1212 |
| aaddr | 123 Market Street San Francisco, CA |
| ddate | The current date (e.g. February 16, 2010) |
| sms1 | I'm running late. Be there soon. |
| sms2 | Traffic is terrible. I'll be late. Sorry. |
| sms3 | I forgot all about our appointment. Can we reschedule? |
So there you have it, a little info on TextExpander integration with Tap Forms.
Thanks!
Brendan
This is so freaking amazing. I have been so desperate for this I nearly learned to code and write one myself. It’s so obvious. One big request… Can you integrate it with Palringo? That seems to be the big app these days since it integrates Facebook, AIM, ICQ, etc, and of course all of the Pal contacts and custom chats. If this app worked with Pal it would be as though it worked with about 5 other apps too. I really could consolidate! (and I know my 100 Pal contacts would show u love too!!!)
Hello Tracy,
What sort of integration would you expect Tap Forms to have with Palringo? I’ve never used it before, but it looks like an instant messaging app.
Thanks,
Brendan
Hi,
I come back again with the same request, but you have done half the way.
What would be perfect would be to integrate fields of Tap Forms forms into a textexpander or standalone template with placeholders.
We should be many to pay top $ for this feature.