09-18-2018, 06:37 PM | #16 |
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Well, I pulled the plug on the network - and I had Intelligent Services checked and I got the Editor Pane, and I could not induce it to revert to the 2007 dialogue! I checked Intelligent Services - same deal.
I'm going to do a no-network test with everything in Settings checked Oh, I discovered this morning that setting of Windows Default Programs is even worse in 1803 than it was in 1709 --- just like they did the previous bazillion times they've tampered with it. And they nuked the old one in Control Panel. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 09-18-2018 at 06:45 PM. |
09-27-2018, 05:23 AM | #17 |
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For the past couple of days I've been using Word 365, including the Editor Pane on an isolated machine - i.e. no network, not even an avian carrier connection.
Seems to me that having or not having Intelligent Services (IS) checked makes not one scrap of difference to the current Editor Pane functionality. I say current because I'm wondering if... as they add functionality to grammar checking... they will do what Language Tools have done, make it a chargeable service - LT want $AU79 per annum for their latest and greatest... ouch. One feature that does need Intelligent Services is, unsurprisingly, Word's Translation tool, if it's unchecked you get this If the Editor Pane needed IS then it's reasonable to assume it would have a similar popup. Yes I did check every option in Settings, and I did test most conditions. BR |
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Then your eyes could focus purely on that section of the screen, instead of having to jump back and forth from the right-side pane to the middle-document. Complete Side Note: While poking around in standalone LanguageTool's options, I also found "Underline Color of Category". You're able to color code all the different types of errors shown in Post #4. That's a really nice touch! Quote:
And LanguageTool charging? Eh? (I had no idea, did they do a recent site redesign?) And with LanguageTool Plus, it looks like it:
The standalone, LibreOffice plugin, and browser plugins are still perfectly free. Side Note: From what I could gather, LanguageTool disabled donations about a year ago + laid the groundwork for Plus. LanguageTool's donations were <€50 per month, and caused a lot more overhead in taxes + documentation which made it not worth it at all: https://forum.languagetool.org/t/upd...guagetool/1713 Quote:
You know what would help you tell how many hits there are? A List-Based method. Everything below this is more ranting! :P Quote:
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I rarely ever right click on stuff. The only thing I recalled being in that menu is Cut/Paste. And I feel like you, always using the keyboard shortcuts for that. Quote:
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I randomly stumbled across Antidote, which is a grammarchecking tool that does split different categories/errors into lists (here's an image out of their manual):
Also looks like they allow you to correct entire "similar errors" in one shot, or easily highlight/jump to the next specific case. They also use solid/dashed/wavy red/orange lines to indicate type/severity of corrections. Looks like it was initially a French only tool, but a few years ago they expanded into English too. The price is quite steep, ~$130. Looks like they temporarily took it down for sale from their site, because November 7th they're going to be coming out with a new v10. Last edited by Tex2002ans; 10-31-2018 at 02:34 AM. |
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I've been dabbling around a bit with Antidote 9. I'll probably have a more thorough review at a later date. I like how it splits issues into 3 broad categories: Language + Typography + Style. Selecting each category highlights the text in the middle with the issues + lists errors on the right. There are many false positives, but it's very easy to skip/ignore most of them in mass (because of the list form). And they did implement quite a few of the things I mentioned:
There's also a "Repetition" checker:
On a similar note, the "Inconsistencies" was very good and also took into account root words + hyphenation (so it would catch "honor" + "honoured" + "semi-honourably"). Because Antidote also breaks each word into parts of speech, it was able to catch some typos I otherwise never would've been able to find: A few capital words in the middle of a sentence (turns out PDF had speck of dust in the upper right of 'h' turning it into 'H'): Quote:
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AU$150 is far more than I'm willing to pay for a non perpetual software license - especially sight unseen. It would only be for my personal use now.
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11-08-2018, 05:15 PM | #24 |
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@Tex2002ans Can you please check these test sentences with Antidote 9?
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Out of 242 sentences: Wrong (11) Spoiler:
Ambiguous (7) It gave a potential correction, but it could have gone multiple ways. [My interpretation in brackets.] Spoiler:
Completely Missed (102) Spoiler:
The rest it corrected correctly (122/242). Last edited by Tex2002ans; 11-08-2018 at 11:43 PM. |
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@Tex2002ans Thanks for the test!
I tested the 102 sentences that Antidote 9 missed with LanguageTool and it flagged 40 of them: (Many sentences contain multiple errors; I listed all sentences for which LanguageTool provided at least one meaningful correction.) Spoiler:
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@Doitsu - could you post the 62 LT didn't flag.
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11-09-2018, 03:34 PM | #29 |
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FYI Word 365 picked up a couple of the its/it's and my ePubTools S&R checks picked up two of my common typos - ash/has and exit/exist.
But they don't meet the criteria of presenting a list of errors by type. BR |
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Out of 242 sentences: Correct 1 but Wrong 1 (1) Code:
And its (it's) cool to fake romances. Code:
And it's cool (cools) to fake romances. Spoiler:
Ambiguous (1) Spoiler:
Completely Missed (127) Spoiler:
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