https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=148807
Bug ID: 148807
Summary: Enhancement request: Text readability tests
Product: LibreOffice
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
There are currently no methods for evaluating how difficult a given text will
be to understand. I suggest the addition of the Flesch-Kincaid readability
tests.
There are 2 Flesch-Kincaid tests:
1. Flesch reading ease, which (as the name suggests) scores the ease of reading
a given text on a 100pt scale (e.g. a text has a score of 15.4, which suggests
it is very difficult to read).
2. Flesch-Kincaid grade level, which approximates the reading ease of a text to
a U.S. grade level (e.g. a text reads at 6th US grade level).
The tests themselves are relatively simple and rely on the manipulation of the
total number of syllables, words, and sentences to produce a score. The
formulas themselves are easily available (e.g. on wikipedia--
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesch%E2%80%93Kincaid_readability_tests ).
These are imperfect tools, but useful nevertheless for tailoring the level of
text to different audiences; and these are tools of wide use in the US school
system, parts of the US government (at all levels) and industry.
Flesch-Kincaid stats are features that can be found in most word processors, as
well as other venues for text creation (e.g. in wordpress). Feature parity is
of relevance for professional uses.
The obvious limitation of Flesch-Kincaid is that it is of use only for the
English language. There could be a benefit to evaluating the inclusion of
readability tests for other languages (like the Fernández-Huerta index for
Spanish, the Kandel-Moles index for French or the Franchina-Vacca index for
Italian), all of which are immplemented as variations of the calculation of the
Flesch-Kincaid.
I would be happy to support however possible the evaluation of a feature for
English as a starting point; or to support the assessment of feasibility (and
desirability) of deploying readability tests for a wider range of languages.
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