Text Mode

Sometimes what you have or what you want isn't a file or an app but some text.

This is what Text Mode is for.

You type text or grab it from somewhere. Tuna treats that text as the subject.

Entering Text Mode

There are a few different ways to get there:

• use your global Text Mode hotkey for a fresh empty text command
• press . while Tuna is open to switch the focused pane into Text Mode and keep the current query
• press ' while Tuna is open to edit the selected item's best text value

That last case matters for files and apps.

If the selected item has a meaningful text value beyond its label, Tuna uses that.

For example, a file or app can enter Text Mode as its full path instead of just its display name.

Good Uses

Text Mode is good for:

• quick calculations
• unit and currency conversions
• changing text, like turning hello world into HeLlO wOrLd
• copying or pasting the result
• sending text to and from other items

It handles inline quick calculations.

Examples:

• 2+2
• 10 dkk in usd
• 10pm UTC tomorrow
• sqrt(9)
• sin(pi / 2)
• log10(1000)

Math also supports a small set of text functions and constants.

Functions:

• abs(x)
• sqrt(x)
• ln(x)
• log(x)
• log10(x)
• exp(x)
• sin(x)
• cos(x)
• tan(x)

Constants:

• pi
• e

Trig functions use radians.

Text First, Action Second

The nice part is that text does not have to be the end of the command.

You can:

• copy the answer
• paste it into the current app
• transform it
• send a shortcut with Send Keys
• append it to a file
• send it to a Smart Link
• create a new task in your todo app
• etc

So Text Mode is not a calculator bolted onto a launcher. It is Tuna's normal command model, just starting from text.

Relationship To Talk Mode

Talk Mode is an easy way to get text into Tuna via dictation.

If you often send text to the same website or search destination, see Smart Links.

If the text you are entering is actually a shortcut like cmd+f or esc, see Send Keys.