What is TextEditAid?
TextEditAid is a productivity chrome extension. it's a free extension , it has 636 active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.25 from 40 rated user, last update is 1032 days ago.
What’s new in version 1.0.8?
This extension allows you to edit (or just filter) the contents of a textarea on a web page. Since Chrome does not allow the running of an external program directly, this extension instead makes an ajax call to a web server, which can start up a graphical editor, or perform any kind of filtering you desire. The URL that is used is configurable in the options.
When a textarea receives the focus (e.g. if you click in one), the icon will get a click action (indicated by the mouse-over title text). When left-clicked, an ajax request will process the currently-selected textarea and update the value when the request is done (e.g. when the editor exits). You can also assign a keystroke to use to activate the editor (I like Alt-Enter), which allows you to leave the extension's icon unpinned.
Change Log:
1.0.8 - Renamed TextAid to TextEditAid & tweaked for newer chrome.
1.0.7 - Tweaked the OK/Cancel buttons on the options page.
1.0.6 - A fix for Mac OS X that made clicking on the icon not work.
1.0.5 - Include the status text in the failure alert so it is clearer what needs to be fixed.
1.0.4 - Avoid spurious failure alerts after a successful update. Added support for http basic auth (you'll need an updated version of edit-server or whatever script you're using).
1.0.3 - Added a configurable keyboard shortcut (defaults to disabled).
1.0.2 - Fixed a newly-introduced bug with the field editing.
1.0.1 - Changed event capturing method so that focusing any textarea shows the clickable icon.
The edit-server script that I wrote (in perl) for use with TextEditAid:
http://opencoder.net/edit-server
Another option are the servers written for the emacs_chrome project (the python one worked fine when last I looked at it, though it was only single-threaded). You could also supply your own server script, or run a CGI under a normal web server. See the options page for more information on the POST request used.
How to install TextEditAid?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of TextEditAid
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 1.0.8
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
- Author: Wayne Davison
TextEditAid Available languages:
English.
FAQ
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What about others talk about texteditaid chrome extension?
50% user give 5-star rating, 13% user give 4-star rating, 13% user give 3-star rating, 13% user give 2-star rating, 13% user give 1-star rating. Read reviews of texteditaid
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with texteditaid chrome extension?
You could find more help information from texteditaid support page.
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How could i contact the developer of texteditaid chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- http://*/*
- https://*/*
More about manifest_file of texteditaid.
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How could i report abuse of texteditaid chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of texteditaid.
Reviews of texteditaid:
This extension does not work on Youtube. The only reason I installed this is because Youtube textarea goes back to previous page when I am just trying to select a word with alt-left arrow that works on every site but Youtube. Google developers are really incompetent. I mean why would they even think of mapping this common key combination to Back?
Aaah... please fix it for gmail, inbox and twitter, and many other web apps!
This is simply amazing!