Text Expander

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by Roger&, Jul 17, 2012.

  1. Roger&

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    Has anyone gotten some type of text expander program to work for both Mac and Windows programs?

    I am running Parallels 7, W7 on a iMac 10.7.4 and will be going to 10.8 when it is ready.

    Or is this just a dead issue.

    Roger
     
  2. JimSelf

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  3. Robster

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    Absolutely, there is a near perfect solution.

    You run Text Expander on your Mac.

    You run Breevy on your Windows VM.

    Both can be purchased together when you but TextExpander by the way.

    In Breevy preferences you set it to 'TextExpander compatible'.

    And ideally you use Dropbox as your snippet store.

    This works a dream.

    I have two Macs, each with their own independent Parallels install.

    All my snippets automatically sync across Breevy and TextExpander on both machines.

    I can add a snippet on any of them, Windows or Mac and it syncs across all four.

    Brilliant solution, always in sync, highly recommended.

    Robin
     
  4. MareLuce

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    Thinking about buying Parallels for this use case.
    Breevy in Parallels (Windows)
    TextExpander on Mac

    Any recent experiences?
    Does snippet sharing really work?
     

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