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Notice that this documentation is written for Fingertext 0.6.0(Beta) which has NOT been released yet. If you are using any version before 0.6.0, the content in this documentation may or may NOT apply. Please refer to README.rdoc in the repository for a temporary user guideline for the current version 0.5.X

FingerText - A tab triggered snippet plugin for notepad++

Getting Started

• Installation
• ScreenShots

Basic Usage

• Create Your First Snippet
• Trigger a Snippet
• Install Default Snippet Package

Beyond the Basics

• Hotspots
• Multiple Identical Hotspots
• Final Caret Position
• Snippet Parameters
• Dynamic Hotspots
• Scope
• SnippetDock

• Insertion Dialog
• "Surrounded With" Functionality
• Execute Commands
• Simple Math Calculations
• Options and Lists
• Keyword Hotspots

Advanced Topics

• Share Your Snippets
• Suggested format and guideline to snippet creation
• Date and Time
• Dynamically Matching Option or List
• Tips and Tricks
• Chain Snippets and Private Snippets
• Snippet from the result of a Web Request
• Run System Commands in Snippets

Expert Level

• Hotspots Priority
• Nested Hotspots
• Ruby Integration
• Sending Code to External Programs
• Typing Effect