Feature Enhancement: Snippet Manager - Text Expander

[pa-0]

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Still mulling over this concept and exactly how it could be implemented but first thought I had when I saw this project is that there is potential for it to be expanded as a means to quickly access predefined snippets/templates of text and inserting them anywhere system wide.

[maraf]

@pa-0 I had similar idea and put it into a prototype https://github.com/neptuo/Productivity.SnippetManager. It's not a powertoy plugin, on the other hand it positions the snippet window next to the cursor 😎

[CoreyHayward]

@pa-0 I really like this idea, however I think it is more similar to one of my other PTRun plugins (ClipboardManager) however instead of listing the clipboard contents it would list snippets which could be created and managed via the PTRun UI (context menu options for adding and removing snippets).

I think I'd like to keep this separate from this plugin as it was designed specifically to emulate manual typing in situations where that is required and adding a whole snippet manager to this would deviate a bit from its purpose.

I'll take a stab at a standalone snippet manager plugin here would love for any feedback or suggestions for functionality you have!

[CoreyHayward]

@pa-0 Initial version is out, hopefully you find it useful! https://github.com/CoreyHayward/PowerToys-Run-Snippets

I'll close this as resolved, if you have any specific requests for features feel free create an issue on the repo!