Changed from TextExpander - is there a way to manage the trigger, when a snippet is expanded?

[hubutz]

Hi there,

just switched over from TextExpander and I miss the feature, that a snippet is only expanded after a trigger (space, ., , "to be defined") is pressed afterwards.

 

I'll have a snipped for "ag" (Alles Gute (it's german)) and it automatically expands e.g. if i write "Tag". Dunno why.

 

Any ideas?

Best

hubert

[Stephen_C]

What happens if you go to Alfred Prefrences > Features > Snippets, click on Auto Expansion Options and un-check Expand snippets mid-string?

 

Stephen

[Vero]

@hubutz As @Stephen_C suggests, unchecking Expand Mid-String is a good start to stop accidental expansion within a word.

 

As well, you can add a space after your keyword either within the keyword itself or as a collection suffix, so that it only expands once you add the suffix; E.g. "ag[space]" so that it only expands if you type "ag" followed by a space, but doesn't expand if you start typing "agricultural"

 

I would recommend considering slightly less basic snippet keywords to avoid these kinds of accidental expansions. Here are a few tips on choosing keywords:

https://www.alfredapp.com/help/features/snippets/#tips-expansion

 

Cheers,
Vero

[SHF]

I would really like the option, too, of having abbreviations expand with space OR return OR comma OR period. That would make it possible for me to switch from TextExpander. Thanks!