A Couple of Easy Ones
Here’s an easy one. So easy in fact that it didn’t occur to me to use Proxi to do this until this morning.
I use VoodooPad (which, by the way, is a fine piece of software) to jot random bits of information and occasionally I need to insert the current date and time into a document. VoodooPad has this functionality built in, but sadly it is not bound to a command key. Proxi to the rescue.
To create a Hotkey that inserts the current Date and Time into any document, add a Hotkey Monitor trigger to your trigger list. Set the hotkey to whatever you like. I choose Control-Option-D. Open the extra values for the hotkey and add a new value. Set this value to Timestamp. Now add a Load Clipboard task to the task list and add the DateTime value to the “To be placed on the clipboard” text. Remember, if you don’t like dragging values from the Values window, you can begin typing with a “[” which brings up a value menu in many of the text fields in Proxi. Click the value popup indicator (the little triangle next to DateTime) to adjust the format of the date and time to your needs. Finally, add a Key Press task to your task list and set it to Command-V.
So now whenever I need to insert the current date and time I just Control-Option-D and Thursday, May 4, 2006 10:21 AM. Tada!
You can grab the blueprint here if you like (control or right click and select “Download Linked File” or “Save Link”): Insert DateTime Blueprint
Another easy one: Every once if a blue moon I need to look at an ASCII chart. What I typically do is google ASCII chart. A better solution is to just pop up a Screen Message in Proxi when needed like so:
You can grab the ASCII chart blueprint here (control or right click and select “Download Linked File” or “Save Link”): ASCII chart. The hotkey is bound to Control-A but of course you can change that to whatever you like.
I hope you find some of this useful. And, as always, we want to hear about how you’re using Proxi. Feel free to share your Blueprints on the wiki