Using espanso as a global text editor
May 13, 2024
Configuration
Installation:
- download the x64 installer at https://espanso.org/docs/install/win/
Config file:
- run
espanso path
to determine config location- on Windows this defaults to
C:\Users\lmiloszewski\AppData\Roaming\espanso
- on Windows this defaults to
Add symlink to dotfile:
# start admin session
Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs
# move folder and setup symlink
Move-Item "C:\Users\lmiloszewski\AppData\Roaming\espanso" "C:\Users\lmiloszewski\code\dotfiles\espanso"
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\Users\lmiloszewski\AppData\Roaming\espanso" -Target "C:\Users\lmiloszewski\code\dotfiles\espanso"
# confirm symlink
Get-Item "C:\Users\lmiloszewski\AppData\Roaming\espanso"
Basic usage
Matches:
- matches are defined within the configuration file
espanso\match\prompts.yml
- trigger these matches by running
:some-command
in any text editor
matches:
- trigger: ":gpt-md"
replace: |
Return the output above in markdown file format. Don't use any headers or any formatting utilities (bold, italics, underlines). Relevant sections can be seperated by normal text which references related content as nested bullet points below. Here is an example output format (make sure to copy this format including the spacing and new lines):
```md
Heading 1:
- pros
- something good
- cons
- something bad
Heading 2:
- some comments
```python
# this is a code block
import this
Cursor:
- when inserting text, make the pointer appear at a certain location:
$|$