Trigger on Tab only

[GoogleCodeExporter]

What steps will reproduce the problem?
This is a only a suggestion for a feature enhancement.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Everything works fine.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
0.81.4 (autokey-gtk)
Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 11.04

Please provide any additional information below.
In the Set Abbreviations window, ”Trigger on:” can be set to ”Default” 
and ”Space and Enter”. I would like a third option there: ”Tab”.

Maybe that selection thing could be replaced with a couple of check-boxes, so 
the user can customise the behaviour of each phrase better:
☐ Enter
☒ Tab
☐ Space
☐ ) ] }
☐ " ” ' ’
☐ . , : ; ? !

Well, something like that anyway.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by gurus.kn...@gmail.com on 19 Feb 2012 at 3:39

[GoogleCodeExporter]

This feature has been the subject of many requests similar to this, so clearly 
something needs to be done. However, it is difficult to make it more flexible 
without making it too complex for novices to understand. I will put this on the 
todo list anyway.

Original comment by cdekter on 21 Feb 2012 at 8:54

• Changed state: Accepted

[GoogleCodeExporter]

In the mean time, you can achieve more or less the same effect by selecting 
"Trigger immediately" and adding <tab> to your abbreviation, e.g. myabbr<tab>

Original comment by cdekter on 21 Feb 2012 at 8:55

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Do you mean that I can type the string ”<tab>” right after my abbreviation, 
or do I hit the <tab> key (↹)?

I tried both but I couldn't get it to trigger at all. Maybe I'm just too tired 
right now…

Original comment by gurus.kn...@gmail.com on 21 Feb 2012 at 9:26

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I meant literally add the characters < t a b > (without spaces) at the end of 
your abbreviation in the "set abbreviations" dialog. Then you should be able to 
type the abbreviation, press tab and have it trigger.

Original comment by cdekter on 21 Feb 2012 at 10:26

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Next version adds Tab as an option to the combo box, as well as allowing the 
user to enter any trigger characters of their choosing

Original comment by cdekter on 1 Mar 2012 at 3:36

• Changed state: Fixed