@smeech

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Mainly here to help with #espanso

There seems to be a particular problem with #Espanso v2.2.5.

Until our sole developer can get to grips with this, please note that the previous releases can be accessed via the project's Github [Releases](https://github.com/espanso/espanso/releases) page. v2.2.3 is the last stable release, although I have not had any problems with my current v2.2.4.

Any help with debugging and development would be much appreciated!

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A Privacy-first, Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust - espanso/espanso

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@dhry
Yes, AHK is good at that sort of stuff. On the rare occasion I need such a facility nowadays I have to use a script with `wmctrl` commands or some-such.

@smeech Setting the keyboard layout fixed it for me on another machine although i can’t remember if it was using Wayland or not.

I’ll have a look at the issue and see if I can add anything to it.

@smeech @kukuk Many differences, when looking at the details. And #espanso supports forms, same with #texpander?
@petervennemann @kukuk
I'm not very familiar with #Texpander, but I don't think it supports forms in the way #Espanso does, except for its own popup which appears to be required for each expansion. I may be mistaken, however.
The similarly named commercial product, #TextExpander, does support forms. Is that what you're thinking of?

@popcar2
You may find "Cursor Hints" https://espanso.org/docs/matches/basics/#cursor-hints useful to take you to the first point of additional text entry within each snippet.

If you're using VSCode/VSCodium, however, then user-snippets are even more flexible than Espanso expansions.

Matches Basics | Espanso

Matches are one of the Espanso's core concepts and define the replacements that will take place.

@petervennemann @kukuk
The advantages of #Espanso are its cross-platform ability and, like #AutoHotKey, but unlike #Texpander and #Autokey, it doesn't need a separate file for each trigger, so you can have thousands!
@dhry
Having used AutoHotKey heavily for over a decade at work, I agree. I was very pleased to discover Espanso for my home Linux machine, and I no longer need AHK's Window and Form controls now.

@dhry
That's odd - they work fine here. Maybe the [injection mechanism](https://espanso.org/docs/matches/basics/#injection-mechanism)? Glad you found a solution anyway.

I use:

- triggers: [:->,:>-]
replace: →
- triggers: [:<-,:-<]
replace: ←

among others.

Matches Basics | Espanso

Matches are one of the Espanso's core concepts and define the replacements that will take place.

Espanso - A Privacy-first, Cross-platform Text Expander