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Old 09-12-2014, 12:51 PM   #139
WT Sharpe
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Originally Posted by WillAdams View Post
If you want to do abbreviations, then you should use a system which allows one to use a macro system --- this would make a nice utility for the iPad if Apple would allow that sort of thing.

Similarly, there was a utility for Microsoft Word which allowed one to edit text directly using standard copy-editing ``gestures'' instead of marks --- adding support for that sort of thing would make text much quicker to edit, and even allow it on the fly.
WritePad for iPad allows you to write your own macros, but I don't think Florence is very pleased with the way it handles French.
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