# Snippits 0.5.0 Released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/snippits-0-5-0-released/117832>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 21, 2007, 4:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/snippits-0-5-0-released/117832 "2007-10-21T04:18:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![kuzb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e9c0ed/32.png) [@kuzb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuzb)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 4:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/snippits-0-5-0-released/117832/1 "2007-10-21T04:18:02Z")

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snippits version 0.5.0 has been released!

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

This is Ruby program that 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 gem install erb’
- 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’

## INSTALL:

- sudo gem install snippits

Changes:

## 0.5.0 / 2007-10-20

- First RubyGems release

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