Lintalist4Linux

Linux and Windows -platform Text Replacer/Adder/Scripter written in AutoKey/Phyton and AutoHotKey with the Help from Lintalist

How it works

1. The Add-Text-Method:
   1. set your cursor (looks like |) behind a word (example: phone) in your text.
      Example: phone| or address|, email|, now|, date| etc. Or use autohotkey commands
   2. Press key combination (please configure. recommended F12)
      • The database opens and searches for results for your search term (e.g. phone) and lists all matching results.
        
      • With the Enter key, your selection is placed after your search term and saved in the clipboard.
2. The Replace-Text-Method (its when you using your text after the “:” character (and then press shortcut F12):
   • :keyword replaces text with result (if many it opens menu) and save in clipboard
   • without text:
     • : and press F12 writes out your clipboard content
     • ² and press F12 writes out your clipboard 2 times. separated with tab-key

More explanation:

• Where can I use that, type the text?
  • All over. On websites in a chat, in the console. All over.
• you don’t need write the complete keyword. e.g. writing address| or addr| adr| or ad| is may enough if you use fuzzy search.
• scripting with … autohotkey commands:
  • for example :date and replaces it with 20.08.2020
  • for example :now and replaces it with 20.08.2020 16:48:24
• If you want many Results for one keyword the Lintalist-Menu ⇶ is opening before (see more in Lintalist-Configuration about AutoExecuteOnce)
• You always also have the result in your clipboard.
• In some cases (e.g. if you simple want send your clipboard) it is not using ctrl + v method intern. it`is writing it, not pasting it.

For just simple replacements you like maybe:

Using only simple replacements in its app:

Telegram telegram.org or element.io Chat emoji codes.
For e.g. :smiley: or :-) More examples: telegram-emoji-list-codes-descriptions/

Using only simple replacements everywhere:

Maybe you want to install the following at the same time, as a supplement: espanso.org

Using simple and complex replacements everywhere:

lintalist.github.io says (10.08.2020):
“Lintalist allows you to store and (incrementally) search
and edit texts in bundles and paste a selected text in your active program.
… Lintalist is open source and developed in AutoHotkey …”

if you want see how it works while it works open the config file and set: doPopupNotify_howItWorks = True

installation step by step:

Tested with the following recommended installation:

1. LinuxMint at 2019 (tested with “Linux Mint 20 Ulyana - **Xfce** (64-bit)” may works with other Linux OS or Window OS)
2. Ubuntu-minimal in Virtualbox at 20.08.2020
   needs minimum 12 GB Hard Disk. Use RAM more then 4 GB. Maybe RAM 6GB ( 20-08-27 18:33:08 )
   https://youtu.be/XtV0OQmUYy8 at 27.08.2020
3. KDEneon (User Edition 64bit) at 24.09.2020
   needs winetricks. Looks great but AutoKey missing some functionality. ⚠⚠⚠⚠⚠⚠⚠⚠⚠⚠ Important: autokey “will not function 100% on distributions that default to using Wayland (like KDE) instead of Xorg.”
4. Kubuntu 20.10 at 03.11.2020 (**KDE Desktop** (64-bit)” may works with other Linux OS or Window OS)

You need maybe Linux, maybe kubuntu, maybe with KDE Desktop.

1. install Wine like here:
   ⚠⚠ i got error message installing Wine at Linux Ubuntu and installing wine in Linux Mint: This helps me:
   http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2020/01/install-wine-5-0-stable-ubuntu-18-04-19-10/
2. install AutoHotKey.com
3. install AutoKey (or may use your Software Manager )
4. start AutoKey GUI
5. close AutoKey GUI (a folder may not be created until Autokey is started for the first time))
6. extract master.zip from Lintalist4Linux to
   ~/.config/autokey/data/Sample Scripts/
7. extract lintalist.zip from lintalist.github.io to
   ~/ahk/github/lintalist
8. set in lintalist.ahk the Hotkey QuickSearchHotkey F11
9. set in AutoKey the Hotkey -run-lintalistAHK-all.py to for e.g. F12

installation using just one line:

recommended:

1. for systems using a Qt-based desktop environment such as KDE Plasma, Lumina, etc.

following used in 0.990 :

sudo apt -y install autokey-qt ; echo "########## \n Please Exit AutoKey (right Click Taskbar on little Icon) then the installation will continue automatically. \n#########" ; autokey-qt & sleep 3s ; killall -9 autokey-qt ; sudo apt -y install git ; mkdir ~/ahk ; mkdir ~/ahk/github; cd ~/ahk/github/ ; git clone https://github.com/lintalist/lintalist ; cd ~/Downloads/ ; git clone https://github.com/sl5net/Lintalist4Linux ; cd ~/.config/autokey/data/Sample\ Scripts/ ; cp ~/Downloads/Lintalist4Linux/run-run-lintalistAHK-all.py ./ ; cp ~/Downloads/Lintalist4Linux/.run-run-lintalistAHK-all.json ./ ; cp ~/Downloads/Lintalist4Linux/run-lintalistAHK.ahk ./ ; cp ~/Downloads/Lintalist4Linux/configParser-set-ini-defaults.ahk ./ ; cp ~/Downloads/Lintalist4Linux/configParser-set-defaults.py ./ ; sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 ; wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key; sudo apt-key add winehq.key ; sudo apt-add-repository -y 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ eoan main' ; sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:cybermax-dexter/sdl2-backport ; sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install --install-recommends winehq-stable ; wget https://www.autohotkey.com/download/ahk-install.exe ~/Downloads/ ; wine ~/Downloads/AutoHotkey_1.1.33.02_setup.exe ; echo "Please Configure AutohotKey and AutoKey" ; python3 ~/.config/autokey/data/Sample\ Scripts/configParser-set-defaults.py & 

following experimental:

sudo apt -y install autokey-qt ; echo "\n\n#/‾‾‾ AutoKey \n" ; autokey-qt & sleep 2s ; killall -9 autokey-qt ; echo "\n\n#/‾‾‾ git \n" ; sudo apt -y install git ; mkdir ~/ahk ; echo "\n\n#/‾‾‾ github \n" ; mkdir ~/ahk/github ; cd ~/ahk/github/ ; git clone https://github.com/lintalist/lintalist ; cd ~/Downloads/ ; git clone https://github.com/sl5net/Lintalist4Linux ; cd ~/.config/autokey/data/Sample\ Scripts/ ; cp ~/Downloads/Lintalist4Linux/run-run-lintalistAHK-all.py ./ ; cp ~/Downloads/Lintalist4Linux/.run-run-lintalistAHK-all.json ./ ; cp ~/Downloads/Lintalist4Linux/run-lintalistAHK.ahk ./ ; cp ~/Downloads/Lintalist4Linux/configParser-set-ini-defaults.ahk ./ ; cp ~/Downloads/Lintalist4Linux/configParser-set-defaults.py ./ ; cp ~/Downloads/Lintalist4Linux/ifWineWin-sendEnter.py ./ ; echo "\n\n#/‾‾‾ start AutoKey \n" ; autokey-qt > /dev/null & echo "DONT delete this echo!!!! \n\n#/‾‾‾ winehq \n" ; sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 ; wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key ; sudo apt-key add winehq.key ; sudo apt-add-repository -y 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ eoan main' ; sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:cybermax-dexter/sdl2-backport ; sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install --install-recommends winehq-stable ; wget https://www.autohotkey.com/download/ahk-install.exe ~/Downloads/ ; python3 ~/.config/autokey/data/Sample\ Scripts/configParser-set-defaults.py ; autokey-run --script ifWineWin-sendEnter ; echo "Please Configure AutohotKey and AutoKey" & 

hints for uninstalling autokey-gtk:
https://installlion.com/ubuntu/wily/universe/a/autokey-gtk/uninstall/index.html

or (alpha stage)

clear ; cd /tmp ; rm ./install.sh ; wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sl5net/Lintalist4Linux/master/install.sh ./install.sh ; sudo chmod +rwx ./install.sh ; ./install.sh ; rm ./install.sh ; cd ~

.2. not yet explained here. for systems using a GTK-based desktop environment such as GNOME, MATE, Ubuntu Unity, etc.

Video installation:

Video installation of v0.990:
Lintalist4Linux Instalation liveDemo on Kubunto - no sound - 23min with https://github.com/sl5net/Lintalist4Linux/releases/tag/0.990

Video installation of v0.988:
Lintalist4Linux Instalation liveDemo on Kubunto - no sound - 23min with https://github.com/sl5net/Lintalist4Linux/releases/tag/0.988

Video installation of v0.989:
Lintalist4Linux v0.989 Instalation liveDemo on Kubunto with https://github.com/sl5net/Lintalist4Linux/releases/tag/0.989

recommended Preferences:

Autokey - Preferences recommended:

1. enable: Automatically start Autokey at login

Lintalist - Settings recommended:

• PasteMethod s recommended (you find it in the middle of the long settings list):
  • 2=Don’t paste snippet content but copy it to the clipboard (phyton past it for you or you manually later).

• BTW i like the SearchMethod 2=Fuzzy (you find it in the middle)

• use part 3 sometimes: don’t use part 2 use part 3 for Script and run part 3 using Shift+Enter
  • Example: field 1: now , field 2: clipboard := a_now

Or:

FormatTime, timestampyyMMddHHmmss , %A_now%,yyMMdd-HHmmss
clipboard := timestampyyMMddHHmmss

FormatTime, timestampyyMMddHHmmssPretty, %A_now%,dd.MM.yy HH:mm:ss
clipboard := timestampyyMMddHHmmssPretty

• AutoExecuteOnce: 2

Default: 0
If only one result is left during the search AutoExecute (no need to press enter)
0=No
1=Yes, use part 1 (or run script)
2=Yes, use part 2 (or run script)

History:

solved 9.8.2020: https://gist.github.com/sl5net/f68d302f0f5a40d05e6a2e182b453a51

not professional Videos in german/deutsch:

https://youtu.be/EWW3IOWKyu8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApYBcKEq53A&list=PLWkx_y_OWhl1rYx79ungQIz8D7sqNSv35&index=11&t=0s

Thank you too:

• Linux, and all the people there
• https://wiki.winehq.org/Winetricks
• autohotkey, and all the people there
• https://lintalist.github.io/ , and all the people there
• thanks espanso for inspirations: https://espanso.org/install/linux/
• https://element.io/
• and much more

Tip’s for developer:

if you use PyCharm as external Editor and AutoKey Editor you may do the following:

⚠⚠⚠⚠ “If you disable “Settings/Preferences | Appearance & Behavior | System Settings | Synchronization | Synchronize files on frame or editor tab activation” option … IDE will show notification bar on top with “Reload” prompt (and possible other options – depends on situation). But if you have it enabled .. it reloads file with no extra questions asked.” (Andriy Bazanov, https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360000395260-Auto-reload-file-changes?page=1#community_comment_360000080239 )

• TODO/Off-topic: As developer i use (as workaround) kotlinC as Linker .py files together zu an bigger file: I used for installation SDKMAN!. Details here: $ curl -s https://get.sdkman.io | bash new terminal: $ sdk install kotlin

https://github.com/tiimgreen/github-cheat-sheet/blob/master/README.md

Motivation

I having trouble fixing bugs in the global-IntelliSense-everywhere program and was looking for an alternative. The solution here is a little different, but it works.

download

You could download without github account:

download Latest Version:

• master.zip

download specific Version:

• https://github.com/sl5net/Lintalist4Linux/archive/0.98.zip
• https://github.com/sl5net/Lintalist4Linux/archive/0.98.tar.gz

Your are here:

• github.com/Lintalist4Linux
  or at gitHub-Page:
• github.io/Lintalist4Linux
  Diese Seite auf Deutsch übersetzt:
  translate.google

Known problems:

Known problems with wine:

May this helps (sometimes me): Check: Wintrick > wineprefix > Change settings > Prevent windbg from launching when an unhandled exception occurs ( https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/572266/remove-or-prevent-launch-of-winebrowser-kubuntu-kde-plasma-5 )

Known problems with autoKey:

recommended:

• dont us the script part # :now 20:11:10 11:49:25

• dont use . into Script-Names:
  not unit-test.get_active_class better unit-test-get_active_class
• move keyboard-shortcut: first delete, then set again
• set keyboard-shortcut: first enter easy later then the special key. dont record a combination (may autokey freezing)

Tipps (thanks to Lintalist):

Type: Text
Default: @
Define the character you wish to use to start the Omnisearch.
If you your search query starts with this character it will search in all bundles

**SendMethod**
Default: 1
If you experience any problems with the way text is sent to the various applications you use you may try various methods to see if it resolves the issues
1=SendInput
2=SendEvent
3=SendPlay
4=ControlSend

0=No
1=Yes, use part 1 (or run script)
2=Yes, use part 2 (or run script)

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