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App for "fast copy&paste"

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Damian83

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Jul 20, 2011
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Hi, i just began a course for programming html and i need an app for fast copy&paste. i explain better:
i want to put in a txt (or other) file all tags i need and then copy then by simply clicking on them, instead of select and CMD+C. and that's all. paste with a dedicated button or with CMD+V its the same for me. but for copy, it will save a lot of time
 
That's a very weird way to approach programming.

If you can't just type out the tags (they're not that long), consider an IDE/editor that has code completion.
 
my course have its own editor. for now i think copy paste its faster than write everytime <li> and </li> for example, the important its i know what im doing and if im using the right tags. an even faster way for selecting and copy a tag will be great. and i think this can be useful not only for programming
 
Some programming editors can use a concept called “snippets”. I believe BBEdit uses this method.
 
You probably want an app like Text Expander. You type an abbreviation and it expands into something longer/more difficult to type. For instance, any time I type "td", it auto expands into todays date (10/06/2019). I believe it even comes with a library of HTML/coding snippets. You could customize it however you want and even create your own custom snippets.
Alternatively, you could use something like Better Touch Tool to set up a custom clicking action. For instance, I just created one that performs Cmd C when I click with 4 fingers on my trackpad. Of course, you are still going to need to first select the text that you want copied. Thats why I think Text Expander would be faster.
 
ok i tried it but its not free. it makes abbreviations like those included in macos, however they dont works in the editor (the one included in mac). now ill try some free apps for those "snippets". dont know before these snippets. thanks
 
No its not free but it is one of the most valuable apps I have. I use it daily and wouldn't want to use my Mac without it. They'd prefer you to do their subscription model but you can purchase Version 5 for a one time cost of $45.
If you are saying it doesn't not work with TextEdit (the editor that comes with MacOS), that is not correct. It absolutely does work there.
 
i said the integrated function in macos(abbreviations) dont work with my dedicated html editor while text expander works everywhere. so ill try some free apps before thinking of purchasing it
 
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