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Typing Transformer Obsidian

Typing Transformer is a plugin packed with features that will literally transform your typing. It has clean internal rules, flexible configuration and allows users to have a customized auto-formatting experience as typing.

Typing Transformer is inspired by Easy Typing. Thanks to Easy Typing!

Note: The implementation depends on CodeMirror6 and only works in non-legacy mode in Obsidian 0.14.15 or later

Typing Transformer currently supports three types of transformation rules:

1. Input Conversion Rules
2. Deletion Rules
3. Selection Rules

In addition, Typing Transformer has auto-formatting features such as inserting spaces between multiple languages and certain symbols.

What's New in 0.3.0?

• Better README.md
• Deletion rules
• Selection now supports inserting multiple characters
• Improved error messages in editor
• Resizable rule editor
• Fixed bugs in auto formatting (no longer adds spaces when typing URLs and time)

Special thanks to @caasion for wonderful thoughts and work in 0.3.0

Input Conversion Rules

Input conversion rules are versatile and can be used in creative ways. These include expanding abbreviated phrases, auto-pairing symbols, transofrmation of full-width characters, auto correct and more!

An input conversion rule has the following syntax:

'<trigger>' -> '<result>'

Anything in angled brackets are replaced

Example 1: Expanding Abbreviated Phrases

When dp is entered and x follows, the cursor will be after x, which triggers the conversion.

Everything will then be replaced with the result: don\'t panic|.

Note: | indicates the cursor position after the conversion. (You can place it anywhere in the text.)

Example 2: Auto-pairing of symbols

The trigger of the rule is 《 and the rule auto-pairs Chinese bookmarks and places the cursor in the middle.

Example 3: Transformation of two full width characters into one half width character

This rule works with the one above.

1. When a 《 is entered, the second rule auto-pairs it.
2. When another 《 is entered, the first rule will take priority because it matches.
3. The auto-pair rule won't do anything yet. This results in 《《|》.
4. This is then converted by the first rule, by the first rule, into <.

Note: Rules that come first have higher priority, so the conversion into full width characters must come first before the auto-pairing

More examples can be found in the settings page of this plugin. Have fun converting!

Deletion Rules

Deletion rules are the reverse of input conversion rules; the deletion of a certain character acts as the trigger. These can be used with auto-pairing rules to fully power-up your typing.

A deletion rule has the following syntax:

'<deletion trigger>' -x '<result>'

Anything in angled brackets are replaced

Example 1: Deletion of a pair of brackets

Example 2: Quick Deletion of Asterisks

Selection Rules

Selection rules will help your insert characters on both sides of the selected text when one trigger character is entered

The syntax of a selection rule is as follows:

'<trigger>' -> '<left insert>' + '<right insert>'

Anything in angled brackets are replaced

Example 1: Selection auto-pair of

The auto-pairing of angled brackets make typing HTML a lot easier!

These rules are supported by default:

'·'  -> '\`' + '\`'
'￥'  -> '$' + '$'
'《'  -> '《' + '》'
'<'  -> '<' + '>'

Formatting Lines with Spaces

When typing in multiple languages, inserting spaces between different language blocks optimizes the reading experience. Without doubt, Typing Transformer contains functionalities that can help.

Auto-formatting triggers by sentence fragments; the insertion of space occurs when punctuation is entered, such as commas, periods or spaces. When processing, ⭐️ (Zone Indicator) will indicate the starting point and the current cursor position will act as the end point.

Note: Auto-formatting only supports Chinese and English as of now.

To learn more about the internal workings, see How it works.md