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   LaunchBar 5.5

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Objective Development has released [1]LaunchBar 5.5, which brings a new
   Snippets feature as well as tight integration with Automator workflows
   to the keyboard-based launcher. In addition to standard text expansion
   utility, LaunchBar's snippets enable you to include clipboard contents
   (including multiple items from your clipboard history), and they are
   compatible with LaunchBar's Instant Send feature. Snippets can be found
   by typing a few letters included in its name (rather than requiring a
   keyboard shortcut). For more on this new feature, the [2]Objective
   Development blog has a good introductory overview.

   The update also now enables you to run Automator workflows, including
   the capability to pass text or file arguments and then return results
   back to LaunchBar plus sharing of workflows via import and export. The
   release improves Calendar even creation, Contacts support (including
   indexing of social networking profiles), iCloud document indexing,
   detection of Google Chrome bookmarks, and iTunes support (with a
   playback fix and a new feature that detects tracks with the same name
   from different albums or artists). Other changes include an upgrade to
   64-bit compatibility, support for spoken feedback via VoiceOver, and
   improved support of third-party email clients (including Mailplane 3).
   ($35 new with a 20-percent discount for [3]TidBITS members, free
   update, 2.5 MB, [4]release notes)

References

   1. http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/
   2. http://blog.obdev.at/?p=189
   3. http://tidbits.com/member_benefits.html
   4. http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/releasenotes5.html

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