Snippets !!! Icon for the toolbar??

phossler · 01-10-2015, 05:33 PM

Snippets are GREAT

Any chance that you could make an icon that I could add to the toolbar(s) to make [Manage Snippets] more accessible???

kovidgoyal · 01-10-2015, 10:42 PM

I'll be happy to add one if someone can suggest a good (properly licensed) icon for it.

eschwartz · 01-11-2015, 12:43 AM

Something like the one on this page: http://joshnh.com/2012/02/03/a-colle...ublime-text-2/

Possibly you could make your own? This scissor icon wrapped in brackets...

kovidgoyal · 01-11-2015, 12:52 AM

I though of a scissor but that is already used for cut and also this is an icon for the snippet manager not snippets themselves (which are entirely keyboard driven)

kovidgoyal · 01-11-2015, 03:46 AM

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...ad05cce45a906f

eschwartz · 01-11-2015, 04:05 AM

Doesn't really seem to evoke "snippets" much. I think I personally would prefer something with scissors over this, despite that it shares some of the look with Cut.

Or maybe brackets with an asterisk to represent expanding text? Functionally the same as this one, except I just don't really see the connect with a pipe there.

kovidgoyal · 01-11-2015, 04:21 AM

The pipe represents the cursor position. The icon evokes the fact that you can use placeholders to position your cursor. Placeholders use the {} syntax.

Snippets dont actually involve any cutting, they involve inserting, so while a scissor is evocative of snipping in non-digital life, it isn't really suitable for the digital snippet.

eschwartz · 01-11-2015, 04:29 AM

...I guess...

phossler · 01-11-2015, 09:56 AM

To me, the important thing is to have the [Manage Snippets] function available on the toolbar so it's easy to get to. I foresee a lot of use for this.

BetterRed · 01-11-2015, 04:37 PM

Could the icon also be given a user configurable keyboard shortcut.

And can the user configure the snippet insertion keyboard shortcut - ctrl/j. I couldn't find it in prefs->keyboard, if not then would it be possible to make it user configurable.

BR

kovidgoyal · 01-11-2015, 05:41 PM

the toolbar button can be assigned a shortcut. ctrl+j cannot be changed.

nqk · 01-12-2015, 03:39 AM

Thank you, kovidgoyal, for this feature. It helps a lot in creating footnote, saving 90% of the time for this task. However, I need to move to the end of the file to insert the note, so could you please add something like $end (before </body> tag)?

Currently my template looks like this

Code:

<span class="notelink"><a href="#n$1" id="nl$1" epub:type="noteref">[$1]</a></span>$2

I would love to have it like this

Code:

<span class="notelink"><a href="#n$1" id="nl$1" epub:type="noteref">[$1]</a></span>$end

kovidgoyal · 01-12-2015, 05:05 AM

Instead of pressing ctrl+j press ctrl+End it will jump to the end of the file

01-10-2015, 05:33 PM	#1
phossler Wizard Posts: 1,090 Karma: 447222 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Valley Forge, PA, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Snippets !!! Icon for the toolbar?? Snippets are GREAT Any chance that you could make an icon that I could add to the toolbar(s) to make [Manage Snippets] more accessible???

01-11-2015, 04:37 PM	#10
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,012 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Could the icon also be given a user configurable keyboard shortcut. And can the user configure the snippet insertion keyboard shortcut - ctrl/j. I couldn't find it in prefs->keyboard, if not then would it be possible to make it user configurable. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 01-11-2015 at 04:40 PM.

01-12-2015, 03:39 AM	#12
nqk Fanatic Posts: 568 Karma: 32228 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Onyx Boox Leaf	Thank you, kovidgoyal, for this feature. It helps a lot in creating footnote, saving 90% of the time for this task. However, I need to move to the end of the file to insert the note, so could you please add something like $end (before </body> tag)? Currently my template looks like this Code: <span class="notelink"><a href="#n$1" id="nl$1" epub:type="noteref">[$1]</a></span>$2 I would love to have it like this Code: <span class="notelink"><a href="#n$1" id="nl$1" epub:type="noteref">[$1]</a></span>$end Last edited by nqk; 01-12-2015 at 03:41 AM.

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01-10-2015, 10:42 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I'll be happy to add one if someone can suggest a good (properly licensed) icon for it.

01-11-2015, 12:43 AM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Something like the one on this page: http://joshnh.com/2012/02/03/a-colle...ublime-text-2/ Possibly you could make your own? This scissor icon wrapped in brackets...

01-11-2015, 12:52 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I though of a scissor but that is already used for cut and also this is an icon for the snippet manager not snippets themselves (which are entirely keyboard driven)

01-11-2015, 03:46 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...ad05cce45a906f

01-11-2015, 04:05 AM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Doesn't really seem to evoke "snippets" much. I think I personally would prefer something with scissors over this, despite that it shares some of the look with Cut. Or maybe brackets with an asterisk to represent expanding text? Functionally the same as this one, except I just don't really see the connect with a pipe there.

01-11-2015, 04:21 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The pipe represents the cursor position. The icon evokes the fact that you can use placeholders to position your cursor. Placeholders use the {} syntax. Snippets dont actually involve any cutting, they involve inserting, so while a scissor is evocative of snipping in non-digital life, it isn't really suitable for the digital snippet.

01-11-2015, 04:29 AM	#8
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	...I guess...

01-11-2015, 09:56 AM	#9
phossler Wizard Posts: 1,090 Karma: 447222 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Valley Forge, PA, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	To me, the important thing is to have the [Manage Snippets] function available on the toolbar so it's easy to get to. I foresee a lot of use for this.

01-11-2015, 05:41 PM	#11
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	the toolbar button can be assigned a shortcut. ctrl+j cannot be changed.

01-12-2015, 05:05 AM	#13
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Instead of pressing ctrl+j press ctrl+End it will jump to the end of the file

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