Text field and options dropdown for espanso (macOS only)

README.md

Simple prompt for espanso https://espanso.org/ on macOS

For the time being, espanso does not come with a graphical user interface, in the meanwhile you can use this workaround to prompt for text or select result in a list, on macOS.

Create a folder scripts in the espanso preferences folder and copy these files: /Users/<username>/Preferences/espanso/scripts/.

You can also copy Pashua app app into this folder.

Usage

- trigger: ":test"
  replace: "Bonjour {{genre}} {{nom}}, vous aimez {{activity}}."
  vars:
    - name: genre
      type: shell
      params:
        cmd: "$CONFIG/scripts/select.sh -l Genre -o \"Mr:Mme:Melle\""
        trim: true
    - name: nom
      type: shell
      params:
        cmd: "$CONFIG/scripts/textfield.sh -l \"Votre prénom\" -p \"John Snow\""
        trim: true
    - name: activity
      type: shell
      params:
        cmd: "$CONFIG/scripts/select.sh -l \"Activité préférée:\" -o \"dormir sous les étoiles:faire une ballade à cheval:danser sous la pluie\""
        trim: true

The $CONFIG variable here has been added to the launch agent as an environment variable: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.federicoterzi.espanso.plist

<dict>
  <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
  <dict>
    <key>CONFIG</key>
    <string>/Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/espanso</string>
  </dict>
  ...
</dict>

espanso-popup-demo.gif

espanso.png

pashua.sh

select.sh

textfield.sh

I noticed a few imprecisions:

• On Cataline the path is: /Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/espanso/scripts.
• It requires running chmod +x *.sh on the scripts.
• For this to work, it is required to copy Pashua into this folder. I think that You can also copy Pashua app app into this folder. should be changed to It is required to copy Pashua into this folder.

Thanks for the great work though ! 👍

here is the git hub for the Pashua app