Comments on: Automaton Review (+ Free Licenses)

By: Stefan

Stefan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:04:34 +0000

I had the opportunity to test a beta version that supports regular expressions. That way Automaton solves the Two Caps problem for me.

KAUFBEFEHL!!!

By: Stefan

Stefan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:30:34 +0000

Watch out when removing folders from the config list. This nukes that folder. Thanks god I have TimeMachine working.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:52:18 +0000

I just tried it. I copied the AppleScripts for tiny urls over from TextExpander and it works. Thanks a lot.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:30:42 +0000

Hi, this is the developer. I'm having a look in to see what's going on here.

I see that someone is saying that TextExpander has the Applescript feature, and Automaton doesn't. Well we can't have that! So I did a bit of work today and released Automaton / AutoTyper 1.21 which contains the same scripting abilities of TextExpander. See the documentation for details.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:42:13 +0000

Ooops, I did it again.

By: Zettt

Zettt — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:49:08 +0000

Yes, it has the same drawbacks as "the others".
The developer is quite nice and answers usually pretty quickly (in my case). Maybe he's interested in implementing that feature? ;)

By: Stefan

Stefan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:29:15 +0000

Great! So AutoFiler can replace Hazel for me. Regarding the harmful interactions: Yes, I meant TextExpander and AutoTyper. I know I can use Snow Leopard expansion, TextExpander and Typinator in parallel, I just don’t know, which one takes precedence when all use the same shortcut to expand. I guess AutoTyper works I a very similar way, so it has the same advantages and backdraws as “the others”.

By: Zettt

Zettt — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:17:49 +0000

You mean AutoTyper and TextExpander?! No, just turn off AutoTyper in the preferences and leave everything else running.

By: Zettt

Zettt — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:16:40 +0000

AutoFiler DOES Appdelete. Just activate the “trash example rules” :)

By: Stefan

Stefan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:01:28 +0000

I like Autofiler best. It does a bit more than Hazel (except Appdelete). Autotyper is nice too, but I like the AppleScript capability of TextExpander, so it can convert tinyurls for me. Do these two apps interfere in any harmful way? Over at MuPromo you can get Automaton for $19,95.