This sounds really interesting, but I can't get it to work. I installed Espanso, then the example file, but when I type what I'm supposed to type, I just get "An error occurred during rendering, please examine the logs for more information." I checked the logs and they say:
error: '`The system cannot find the path specified. (os error 3)`'
Any ideas?
Sounds like you need to add espanso to the $ENV:Path variable (Win) or Path (if you are on Linux or MacOS). This may help:
Windows
How to Add to Windows PATH Environment Variable (helpdeskgeek.com)
MacOS
How to Set the PATH Variable in macOS (techpp.com)
Linux (Ubuntu)
How to Add a Directory to Your $PATH in Linux (howtogeek.com)
Hope this helps!
Adding the espansod.exe tothe PATH environment variable makes no difference, unfortunately. Is the problem caused by not finding Espanso, or by not finding the example script? When I used date (preceded by a colon) that worked. The logs say:
22:56:07 [worker(3700)] [ERROR] error during rendering: rendering error
Caused by:
could not execute script: '`C:\Users\andyb\AppData\Roaming\espanso/scripts/playbtw_example`', error: '`The system cannot find the path specified. (os error 3)`'
I'm not sure which path can't be found.
Hello there AB2014! Thanks for testing this out.
This error occurs if Espanso cannot find the executable script. In the Windows zip, this is called playbtw_example.exe and is located at C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\espanso\scripts (after you install it). This executable contains the logic such as for dice rolling.
If you are on Windows, perhaps an Antivirus thinks this is malicious and removed it when you extracted it? I am on Windows 11 and using default "Windows Security" with Windows Defender, and no issues.
(and thanks yakuzadave for trying to help! appreciated)
Still no luck, unfortunately. The Setup tells me it will install the file PlayBTW_v1_2_example, but it doesn't look like the different file name is the problem. It looks like the file just never arrives. There is no error message or warning, and if I run the Setup again immediately, there is no warning of a duplicate file. I'm using Windows 10 and Windows Defender, but I'm due to upgrade to Windows 11 in the next few days, so I'll try again after that.
