Shorthand for Windows^TM
Version 10 Revision History

Instead of using the File | Print to File option in Shorthand, here is an alternative way to print out your word lists to a comma-separated (CSV) text file (these instructions apply to Shorthand Version 8.70b and later):

1. Download this TCL file into your Shorthand folder: sh_print_all_to_google_sheets_csv.tcl
2. From Shorthand's FILE menu, open the Shorthand dictionary you want to print.
3. From Shorthand's File menu, choose Tcl Script.
4. Click the OPEN button and load in "sh_print_all_to_google_sheets_csv.tcl"
5. Click the Eval Script button. This will save your word list to a "CSV" text file.
6. Bring up a word processor (e.g. Microsoft Word) and open the .CSV text file you created in step 5.
   You can then print out the contents of the file.
   Alternatively, if you have Google account, you can import the CSV file into Google Sheets and display them in a columnar format. (You can open a free Google account at google.com.)

• Updated links to use https:/pcshorthand.com instead of http://pcshorthand.com.
• F1 to F24 function keys no longer reset Shorthand's keyboard tracker. This should fix the problem where some foot pedals are emitting function key keystrokes which can confuse Shorthand.
• Added "Do Not Confirm Abort" check box in Preferences -> Display. If this option is selected, clicking CANCEL in the @INPUT dialog will not ask if you really want to abort.

• Saving of large dictionaries to the hard drive is now much faster (up to twice as fast).
• If your dictionary gets corrupted (which may occur if your computer powers off
  or restarts while Shorthand is still saving your dictionary), you can now open an auto-backed up dictionary:
  1. Choose Open from Shorthand's File menu.
  2. In the "Files of type" dropdown box, select: "AutoBackups (*.~sp)"
  3. Select the dictionary you wan to open.
     For example, if your dictionary was named "main.spf",
     the auto-backed up files are named "main.~sp", "main~1day.~sp" or "main~7days.~sp".
     (TIP: Hover your mouse over the filename to see the file date and size.)
• Improved compatiblity with newer Windows programs.
  If you find that Shorthand is able to track your keystrokes (the yellow hint box appears) but nothing gets expanded, try this setting:
  1. Choose Preferences from Shorthand's File menu.
  2. Select the "4. AutoReplace" tab.
  3. Select (check) the Use non-zero playback scancode box.

Added "sh_list path " tcl command which returns the full pathname of the dictionary that owns the keyword with the specified index.
For example, the following script returns the folder of the dictionary that owns the specified keyword:

{@INPUTTCL
#get keyword index
set i [sh_list search "myKeyword"];
# get dictionary full pathname
set dictionaryPath [sh_list path $i];
# get dictionary folder
set dir [file dirname $dictionaryPath];
# change forward slashes to backslashes in directory path
regsub -all {/} $dir {\\} dir
return $dir
}

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