Comments on: I am in love with ActiveWords http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/i_am_in_love_wi/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:02:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mark Howard http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/i_am_in_love_wi/comment-page-1/#comment-305910 Mark Howard Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:05:49 +0000 http://slackermanager.com/2005/01/25/i-am-in-love-with-activewords/#comment-305910 Regarding the spell checking and typing boilerplate texts, a much better solution might be As-U-Type. I tried both As-U-Type and ActiveWords and ended up using As-U-Type, not only because As-U-Type can do everything ActiveWords can, but also because As-U-Type does lots of things AW can't. For example, As-U-Type highlights spelling errors as you type, learns and adapts to my bad typing habits and works in ALL my software (ActiveWords doesn't work with my 602Text editor and a few other home-grown applications). As-U-Type is here <a href="http://www.asutype.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.asutype.com/</a> --mark-- Regarding the spell checking and typing boilerplate texts, a much better solution might be As-U-Type. I tried both As-U-Type and ActiveWords and ended up using As-U-Type, not only because As-U-Type can do everything ActiveWords can, but also because As-U-Type does lots of things AW can’t. For example, As-U-Type highlights spelling errors as you type, learns and adapts to my bad typing habits and works in ALL my software (ActiveWords doesn’t work with my 602Text editor and a few other home-grown applications). As-U-Type is here http://www.asutype.com/
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]]> By: Peter J. Weldon http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/i_am_in_love_wi/comment-page-1/#comment-305909 Peter J. Weldon Thu, 27 Jan 2005 15:25:45 +0000 http://slackermanager.com/2005/01/25/i-am-in-love-with-activewords/#comment-305909 It is great to see more and more people realizing the power of ActiveWords. One point about the ActiveWords Key.... you can always script an ActiveWord to trigger the function key you have assigned as the ActiveWords Key. That is, if F8 performs a function you need in a particular program and you are using F8 as the ActiveWords Key, the ActiveWord script will execute the function when its associated ActiveWord is triggered. It is great to see more and more people realizing the power of ActiveWords.

One point about the ActiveWords Key…. you can always script an ActiveWord to trigger the function key you have assigned as the ActiveWords Key. That is, if F8 performs a function you need in a particular program and you are using F8 as the ActiveWords Key, the ActiveWord script will execute the function when its associated ActiveWord is triggered.

]]> By: Cameron Reilly http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/i_am_in_love_wi/comment-page-1/#comment-305908 Cameron Reilly Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:55:07 +0000 http://slackermanager.com/2005/01/25/i-am-in-love-with-activewords/#comment-305908 yeah after using AW for a year or more, and trying various configs, I now use CTRL-CTRL to open the action pad and SPACE-SPACE to action it. I find this is really natural. My hand can reach those keys without thinking, whereas F12 or F8 is a little less natural. Good post Bren! yeah after using AW for a year or more, and trying various configs, I now use CTRL-CTRL to open the action pad and SPACE-SPACE to action it. I find this is really natural. My hand can reach those keys without thinking, whereas F12 or F8 is a little less natural. Good post Bren!

]]> By: Bren http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/i_am_in_love_wi/comment-page-1/#comment-305907 Bren Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:02:49 +0000 http://slackermanager.com/2005/01/25/i-am-in-love-with-activewords/#comment-305907 Nice tip, thanks Dave...I'll try it. I switched from the default F8 to F12 because some of our software uses F8 pretty regularly. Double spaces would be less of a reach... Nice tip, thanks Dave…I’ll try it. I switched from the default F8 to F12 because some of our software uses F8 pretty regularly. Double spaces would be less of a reach…

]]> By: Dave Hyndman http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/i_am_in_love_wi/comment-page-1/#comment-305906 Dave Hyndman Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:24:50 +0000 http://slackermanager.com/2005/01/25/i-am-in-love-with-activewords/#comment-305906 Hey Brendon. One nice AW tip: I use double-space instead of F12 as the trigger. I find this flows more with the typing of the command. Of course it wouldn't work if you're an habitual double-spacer. Hey Brendon. One nice AW tip: I use double-space instead of F12 as the trigger. I find this flows more with the typing of the command. Of course it wouldn’t work if you’re an habitual double-spacer.

]]> By: Marc Orchant http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/i_am_in_love_wi/comment-page-1/#comment-305905 Marc Orchant Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:04:04 +0000 http://slackermanager.com/2005/01/25/i-am-in-love-with-activewords/#comment-305905 Heh... You've got the ActiveWords flu Bren and there's no cure ;^) Heh…

You’ve got the ActiveWords flu Bren and there’s no cure ;^)

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