Autohotkey Text Expander v1.2.0

What's Changed

Added Hotstring Counter Feature

By adding a hotstring-counter.txt file to the root directory, you can enable the Hotstring Counter feature. This feature will keep track of the number of times each hotstring is used.

1. Create a plain text file named hotstring-counter.txt in the root directory.
2. Each time a hotstring is used, the counter will be incremented for that specific hotstring.
3. The results will be saved to the hotstring-counter.txt file when the app is closed.
4. The hotstring-counter.txt file will store the hotstring usage data in csv format.
5. Renaming the file from .txt to .csv will allow you to open it in your favorite spreadsheet editor.

Added Splash Screen Feature(xlsx only)

By adding a splashfile300x100.png image to the root folder, you can enable the Splash Screen feature. This feature will display a custom image while the script is loading hotstrings from the Excel file.

1. Create a 300x100 pixels image (PNG format) with your desired design.
2. Save the image as splashfile300x100.png in the root folder.
3. The splashfile300x100.png image will be displayed as a splash screen while the script is loading hotstrings from the Excel file.
4. Once the hotstrings are loaded, the splash screen will disappear, and the app will be ready for use.

Added Input Replacement Feature

By adding <<input>> to the beginning of any extended text and <<template>> elsewhere in the extended text, the user will be prompted for input when the hotstring is executed. Upon pressing enter all instances of <<template>> will be replaced with the users input.

Table

Excel hotstring file format

Filename: hotstrings.xlsx
Sheetname: Templates

Table

ID	Name	HotString	Extended Text
0	Introduction	<ate	AutoHotkey Text Expander
1	Apology	<sorry	I am sorry for the inconvenience.
2	Greeting	<hi	Hello World
3	Grocery Note	<list	This is the list of items I need from the store. * Apples * Oranges * Paper Towels That’s it, the end of the list.
4	Test NoPrefix	test	This is a hotstring without a prefix.
5	Template Replace Input	<input	<<input>>This message is for <<template>>. We are trying to reach <<template>> about their cars extended warranty.

CSV hotstring file format

Filename: hotstrings.csv

Table

HotString	Extended Text
<ate	AutoHotkey Text Expander
<sorry	I am sorry for the inconvenience.
<hi	Hello World
<list	This is the list of items I need from the store. * Apples * Oranges * Paper Towels That’s it, the end of the list.
test	This is a hotstring without a prefix.
<input	<<input>>This message is for <<template>>. We are trying to reach <<template>> about their cars extended warranty.