FastKeys Forum

Hello,

I have automated quite a lot of things in LaTeX, like my complete pre-amble, or the code for multiple figure.
For example, when i type 'lsu' an autocomplete popup comes for 'lsubfigure' (which should type down the latex sub-figure environment).
This works. However the first few characters do not get deleted. Like this.

lsubfi\begin{figure}
... [some code]
\end{figure}

i have the same problem with multiple Text Expand commands. Could it be because im busy in microsoft Edge working on my documents using ShareLaTeX? And how do i fix this?


string: 'lsubfigure'

Substitute:

\begin{{}figure{}}[H]
\noindent
\begin{{}subfigure{}}[t]{{}0.49\textwidth{}}
\includegraphics[width=1\textwidth,center]{{}figures/%INPUT_figurename1%{}}
\caption{{}%INPUT_caption1%{}}
\label{{}fig:%INPUT_figurename1%{}}
\end{{}subfigure{}}
\hfill
\begin{{}subfigure{}}[t]{{}0.49\textwidth{}}
\includegraphics[width=1\textwidth,center]{{}figures/%INPUT_figurename2%{}}
\caption{{}%INPUT_caption2%{}}
\label{{}fig:%INPUT_figurename2%{}}
\end{{}subfigure{}}
\caption{{}%INPUT_maincaption%{}}
\label{{}fig:%INPUT_mainLabel%{}}
\end{{}figure{}}

In your case FastKeys is sending characters too fast for the application.

You will need to add key delays on Preferences/Text Expander/Advanced. Play with different key delays settings (try 30ms) to increase reliability in slower applications.

Please let me know if this helps.

This doesn't work, even when the key press delay is set to 1000 ms (1 sec). i have noticed however the characters that are not deleted are those i have typed before i autofill. As if when i type 'lsubf', the suggestion lsubfigure pops up, then when i press tab it types this out but immediately deletes that as well. So you get

1) 'lsubf' (pop up, i press tab)
2) 'lsubf lsubfigure '
3) 'lsubf (string deleted by Fastkeys)
4) 'lsubf\begin{figure}
....
\end{figure}

Did you set all four delays to 100ms?
Do you have "Display suggestions as you type" option enabled (Preferences/Text Expander)? Could you try with this option disabled?

I made some further test in ShareLaTex.

The problem is that Edge is slow - you need to set Dialog Delay to 100ms. Leave all other key delays on 0.
Alternatively use Chrome or Firefox (no problems there).