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[maniac]

I think to reduce confusion we should do one list for include/exclude. Otherwise it seems a little silly

[ponzonik]

I have a question. ~RButton conflicts with other scripts when #including. So, what does this

[maniac]

It just checks to make see if the caret has moved after a right click. If it has it resets the tooltip.

[maniac]

LOL I noticed something silly about my change in 2.12... if you try to move the Helper Window now when you have a Title set, you can't! It hides the Tooltip when you try to move it =.=. I'll fix that in the next version.

[maniac]

kakarukeys posted a nice 36,000 frequency-based wordlist here:
http://www.artwinauto.com/time-saving-guides/typing-and-programming/english-frequency-word-list-for-typingaid.html

Technically after a long time typing, TypingAid would to that for you (if they were under Learned words), but it would take a LONG time (and the feature is actually broken in 2.09... I think the version I fixed it in was 2.11).

I'm 99% done with the Include/Exclude/Helper window changes. I have one final logical and technical roadblock to overcome in relation to helper windows.

I'm also going to have to do some script cleanup soon and maybe break some parts off into include files. It's up to 55KB - 1800+ lines.

[SoLong&Thx4AllTheFish]

[kakarukeys]

I will be posting more frequency word lists of different languages. I did some experiments with a pattern mining algorithm I've finished developing and found frequency-ordered word lists to be quite convenient. Actually my algorithm can build a frequency-ordered PHRASE list. But I found phrases tend to be used less often and can actually slow down typing in some cases (the mixing of phrases and words in a tooltip make reading and selection more difficult). Wictionary has a number of frequency lists, I can take without building them myself.

One thing I noticed: it's inconvenient for me (since I'm using it for ordinary typing) for TypingAid to change the case of the letters I have typed during autocompletion. A setting to choose between autocompleting the word as it is in the word list (case-sensitive) and autocompleting the remaining characters (ignore case difference in the already typed characters) is better. Plus: you can avoid the missed key problem if you choose the second setting.

Another suggestion: clicking the sys tray icon can pause the script? useful for users who like to pause the script at anytime, but can't bother to set the title options. (this is in addition to Future Features #1)

Some feedbacks sent to me:

(1) (saw maniac's comment, so you know this) a user requested a hotkey to display the remaining word/phrase options when more than 20 suggestions exist. he showed me he was using TypingAid to perform transcription with a huge set of technical terms. That's something TypingAid can do, but not better than (as at now) commercial software out there which can cost > $100. LOL.

(2) TypingAid auto-changed the case of letters already typed (two have reported annoying).

(3) default SendMethod = 1 failed on Vista (but he didn't get the hint of trying different SendMethod after reading the documentation files), should put this issue on the top of documentation or set default SendMethod = 3 (no choice )

I think I can't carry on BlitzType development, I will be disclosing some innovations/insights I have in it, that will benefit TypingAid, starting from the frequency list.

P/S to maniac, tried your code to try to detect chinese characters. failed. not going to experiment with Chinese support for now, it's too difficult.
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TypingAid autocompletion program made with AHK.

[SoLong&Thx4AllTheFish]

[maniac]

[kakarukeys]

[maniac]

*2.13 03/22/2010
** Changed the Include Title parameter to a list of partial title matches.
** Added an Include list for program executables.
** Added exclude lists for program executables and partial title matches.
** Added lists to enable the Helper Window automatically for program executables and title matches.
** If you close the Helper Window in a program for which it opens automatically, it will not re-open in that instance of the program until you tell it manually to open again.
** Word is not cleared if you type in a non-enabled window, then switch back to the previous caret position in the last enabled window.
** Changed HelperWindow to +Owner, not +ToolWindow (slightly changes appearance).
** Eliminated the flash of the "S">"H">"S" icon when loading TypingAid and the current program is not an enabled program.
** Fixed a bug introduced with 2.12 that prevented the HelperWindow from being dragged.
** Fixed a bug introduced with 2.12 that allowed words with numbers to be learned when numbers were enabled as AutoCompleteKeys.


features completed:

Introduce exclude programs, e.g. work everywhere except in notepad
Change include programs to a list
Add a way to define a list of programs for which to open the Helper Window automatically (and close the Helper Window when that program is no longer active)


Please report any questionable helper window/include/exclude behavior. I have a very specific (and large) set of rules these follow. If you want I can try to post them.

Thanks!

[maniac]

ListBox Gui pre-alpha.

Please check this out and let me know what you think. I've just barely started changing this, so I'm sure it's 80% broken, but you should at least get a list of words when you type.

Please do *not* give me any feedback on any bugs yet, I probably already know about it. I only want feedback on whether you like the list better than the tooltip.

http://www.autohotkey.net/~Maniac/TypingAid/TypingAid%20v2.13%20pre-alpha%20for%202.14.ahk

Do you guys like the fixed width font for normal typing or should I make that a non-default option?

[SoLong&Thx4AllTheFish]

Yes - but you may wish to add a config option for tooltip/listbox preferences I don't understand this bit of code

[maniac]

[d'phil]

Two modifications to the basic (great) TypingAid script

1:
I'm a touch typist who's clumsy at finding numbers
And I'm lazy, I hate to remove my fingers from the home row
This modification allows choosing words from the tooltip
by using the custom combination of <key> & <letter or number>
(while holding down <key> hit <letter or number>

Key options:

Space - text followed by space
N (NoSpace) - text without space after
; , . - text with that punctuation after
M (as in ctrl-m command) or Enter - text with carriage return after
, & . while tooltip displayed: Toggles whether space inserted after words and punctuation, default is Yes, insert. Changes default for _subsequent_ choices, not the current one.

Letter - number options:
asdfg qwert corresponds to 1 - 0 if <key> is held down
1234567890 will choose 11 - 20 if <key> is held down

Maybe someone knows a way to do this easier than creating a
hidden window when the tooltip shows content
( create gui window hidden99 by function g99c() )
and making the custom combinations conditional #ifwinexist hidden99

==> I don't think this change is at all useful to one-finger typists, but I think it is VERY helpful to touch typists. (It is to me!) Also, still allows choosing by numbers without holding down <key>.

2:
In addition, I've added a SpecialStringCheck() function.
It looks at the chosen string before sending it.
This allows:
+ insert multi-line strings ( | is replaced with string `n )
+ insert everything after chosen character (in this first revision I chose semicolon)
- <not yet done> can make this a remarkable front end that does more than insert text, by creating rules, for example assigning character which will indicate "run the following text as ahk code" instead of "insert text"

1.3mb video file - hope it's OK to provide this link:
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5020/20100325001tacrop2.mp4


To avoid interfering with the original TypingAid, this (demonstration and bugs-included) Mod writes its own small wordlist.mod.txt and preferences.mod.ini

This script run in the same directory as
original file (eg TypingAid v2.13.ahk) AND include file LoopAndChangeLines_2p13.ahk

will create and load
revised file (eg TypingAid v2.13tooltip.ahk, tooltip because I also have a listbox mod)

After assigning names,
the LoopAndChangeLines include file (currently line 9) creates "RevisedFile" by looping through the "OriginalFile" line by line, creating place-sensitive additions and replacements to the original file, plus one line at the end for an include file. This include file contains the window-sensitive custom combination hotkeys and revised functions.