Text Expander
Shorthand abbreviations expand to full text.
What is Text Expander?
Text Expander is a Chrome extension developed by moondev, and its main feature is "Shorthand abbreviations expand to full text.".
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Extension Usage Instructions
Expand a snippet of text to a longer form, using a hotkey (e.g., "so" → "site:stackoverflow.com"). Works in most text inputs, such as search boxes and multi-line comment fields. Adding a text snippet: • Click/open the extension. • In the first box: enter the abbreviated text, without spaces, to be replaced a longer form in the second text box. • In the second box: enter the expanded form, replacing the "prefix" text from the first box. To use a saved snippet: • In any input box, type your prefix text and use the assigned shortcut (default is "Ctrl+Shift+G". • For the expansion to work, the prefix text must be separated from other words by a space. • The caret (blinking text cursor) must be on or around the prefix word. For example, lets say the pipe character (|) is your caret placement: how to exit vim? so| (valid) how to exit vim? s|o (valid) how to exit vim? |so (valid) how to exit vim?| so (invalid) To remove a text snippet: • Click/open the extension. • Check any boxes you'd like removed. • Click the "Remove" button and reopen the extension. Notes and limitations: • Expansion won't work in some input fields. • Expansion won't work in the Omnibox (Chrome's address bar/search bar). • Expansion won't work in the startup page search bar. • The prefix text doesn't need to be highlighted. • The prefix-expansion pair is saved locally on your browser. Change Notes: [1.1.0] • Changes: 2nd input box now changed toto allow multi-line expansions. • Bug fix: Long expansions in the extension are now scrollable. • Bug fix: Removing local storage items doesn't refresh list. Check the source code on GitHub: https://github.com/ssmooncoder/text-expander
Extension Basic Information
| Name |  Text Expander |
| ID | nkmhjacokhapaecpbcbddhjjpajddamf |
| Official URL | https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/text-expander/nkmhjacokhapaecpbcbddhjjpajddamf |
| Description | Shorthand abbreviations expand to full text. |
| File Size | 7 KB |
| Installation Count | 76 |
| Current Version | 1.1.0 |
| Last Updated | 2021-06-15 |
| Publish Date | 2021-06-13 |
| Rating | 5.00/5 Total 1 Ratings |
| Developer | moondev |
| [email protected] | |
| Payment Type | free |
| Supported Languages | en |
| manifest.json | |
{
"update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
"name": "Text Expander",
"author": "Samuel Moon",
"description": "Shorthand abbreviations expand to full text.",
"version": "1.1.0",
"manifest_version": 3,
"background": {
"service_worker": "background.js"
},
"action": {
"default_title": "Add or Remove Entries",
"default_popup": "popup.html"
},
"permissions": [
"storage",
"activeTab",
"scripting"
],
"commands": {
"expand": {
"suggested_key": {
"default": "Ctrl+Shift+G",
"mac": "MacCtrl+Shift+G"
},
"description": "Expand text under cursor if available."
}
},
"content_scripts": [
{
"matches": [
"http:\/\/*\/*"
],
"js": [
"expand.js"
]
}
]
} | |
