# \[ANN\] Snippits 0.5.2 Released

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**Created:** [February 18, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-snippits-0-5-2-released/129396 "2008-02-18T08:24:01Z")\
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Snippits version 0.5.2 has been released!

- [http://ben.kudria.net/code/snippits](http://ben.kudria.net/code/snippits)

This is a Ruby text expansion program for Linux - it will type text for  
you.  
It uses ‘snippits’, small text files with a simple syntax to determine  
what  
to type. However, snippits can be very powerful, since they can contain  
embedded Ruby, special keys (Control, Shift, Up, etc), and can contain a  
cursor placement instructions.

## REQUIREMENTS:

- eRB  
‘sudo apt-get install ruby1.8’ on Debian/Ubuntu-like
- xte from the xautomation suite  
‘sudo apt-get install xautomation’ on Debian/Ubuntu-like
- ASpell and RASpell is not required, but adds extra features:  
‘sudo apt-get install aspell-en’ and  
‘sudo gem install raspell’

Please consult your distribution documentation on how to install Ruby,  
Rubygems, eRB, and ASpell.

To install all required software on a Debian or Ubuntu install, execute:

- sudo apt-get install ruby ruby1.8-dev rdoc rubygems libruby-extras
- sudo gem install raspell

Changes:

## 0.5.2 / 2008-02-17

- Bugfixes
  - Updated README on how to use GPG-encrypted files. Please try it and  
report any problems
  - Enabled ERb newline supression
  - Builtin snippit ‘list’ now lists builtin snippits too.
  - Refactored and cleaned up some code in the Snippits library
  - Added a check for xte version, if version is less than 0.98, print  
warning  
that non-US key layouts/characters may be wonky.
  - WARNING: Upgrade xte as suggested above! The next version of  
snippits  
will _require_ the minimum version of xte. This is to cut down on  
the  
number of “why won’t my on-US keyboard work with snippits”-emails I  
get.

- Changes and Features
  - Changed builtin list snippit to print a space-separated list instead  
of  
a tree. Useful for tab completion.
  - Removed builtin snippit files
  - Updated README with section on how to submit patches, and fixed some  
typos
  - Updated the code with embedded documentation (RDoc)
  - Added builtin snippit ‘path’ to return path of a given snippit file,  
if it  
exists
  - Added builtin snippit ‘contents’ to return the contents of a snippit  
file,  
without ERB interprentation, if it exists
  - Created a video demo of snippits in action.  
See it at: [http://ben.kudria.net/code/snippits](http://ben.kudria.net/code/snippits)
  - Added a helpful “Getting Started” section to the README
  - Added CREDITS and ROADMAP files. Feedback on Roadmap especially  
appreciated.

[http://ben.kudria.net/code/snippits](http://ben.kudria.net/code/snippits)  
Benjamin K.