Wrapping text with square brackets SOLVED

[Savoir]

Hello everyone,

I've read through the available docs but still cannot figure out how to do the following simple thing: how to wrap a phrase into square brackets, i.e. convert some text into [[some text]] by selecting in and then entering autotext (alternatively by pressing hotkeys).

Thanks in advance.

[low]

Hi Savoir,

try

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{#clipboard -copy}[[{#insertclipboard}]]

and assign a hotkey.

Select the text and press the hotkey.

[Savoir]

Thank you! Any chance to do that without a hotkey, say, by typing [[?

[Peter Stotz]

@Savoir
you could use something like this:

Autotext e.g.: [[
Phrase content:
[[{#trim {#input -head Input text or take it from clipboard: -def some text -single -required}}]]

Workflow:
1. Optional: Mark and copy one or more text snippets with CTRL+C to the clipboard
2. Execute the macro program with autotext [[
3. Input text or take it from clipboard (see the picture)
.

Input fom the clipbord.jpg

Peter
Windows 10 - PhraseExpress v15.0.60-Beta

[Savoir]

@Peter Stotz, thank you!

That however complicates things even more. I realized I can't produce what I need except when using en-US keyboard layout, since it has square brackets on it. If I use other languages, it doesn't allow for direct input of square brackets since those buttons are occupied by other letters that are used extensively and cannot be utilized as autotext.

[rkychu]

This is how I do it, see if that works for you

{#clipboard -copy}[{#clipboard -paste}]

define your autotext the way you like it.