Comments on: Shortcut Macros 1.0 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10 Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:38:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Kay http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10#comment-54270 Kay Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:30:38 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10#comment-54270 Okay, say you like to tag your posts with the music you were listening too, you'd type: ##lyrics(Mogwai - Auto Rock) and you'd get something like: Listened to: Mogwai - Auto Rock [<a href="http://www.google.nl/search?q=%22Mogwai+-+Auto+Rock%22+lyrics">L</a>] Okay, say you like to tag your posts with the music you were listening too, you’d type:

##lyrics(Mogwai - Auto Rock) and you’d get something like:

Listened to: Mogwai - Auto Rock [L]

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10#comment-54238 Alex Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:06:08 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10#comment-54238 I guess I don't really see the value in that addition - you'll need to sell me on it if you want me to spend time building it. :) I guess I don’t really see the value in that addition - you’ll need to sell me on it if you want me to spend time building it. :)

]]> By: Alan J Castonguay http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10#comment-54237 Alan J Castonguay Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:58:22 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10#comment-54237 That's a really solid suggestion, Kay. It complicates the plugin, but at least with respect to myself, makes it useful, similar to the way Firefox's QuickSearches does. That’s a really solid suggestion, Kay. It complicates the plugin, but at least with respect to myself, makes it useful, similar to the way Firefox’s QuickSearches does.

]]> By: Kay http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10#comment-54221 Kay Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:33:52 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10#comment-54221 Works quite nicely, but there's one thing that would make it even more useable: Say you want a shortcut for google, you could make it something like ##g(test) and the resulting entry would be http://www.google.nl/search?q=test Basically make it so that it accepts arguments. Works quite nicely, but there’s one thing that would make it even more useable:

Say you want a shortcut for google, you could make it something like ##g(test) and the resulting entry would be http://www.google.nl/search?q=test

Basically make it so that it accepts arguments.

]]> By: Kay http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10#comment-54220 Kay Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:03:00 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10#comment-54220 This is about the only plugin that I was missing when I transitioned over from MT to WP. Thanks! This is about the only plugin that I was missing when I transitioned over from MT to WP.

Thanks!

]]> By: Luke http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10#comment-54213 Luke Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:36:16 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/30/shortcut-macros-10#comment-54213 Now that is a clever little tool. Thanks a lot mate, I'll definitely be using that in the future! Now that is a clever little tool. Thanks a lot mate, I’ll definitely be using that in the future!

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