On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Jorge Ressia <[email protected]>wrote:

> Ok, Done.
>
> There is a new rule called TLConnectorRepetitionInParagraphRule, it is
> going to be in the style by default.
> It performs the analysis on each paragraph unit.
>
>
Excellent. I have just updated, thanks Jorge :)

Last comment, the File Dialog to open the directory is TOO small. And it
doesn't seem even be ablo to resize it and make it bigger.  I tried to take
a look but I get lost, sorry.

Cheers

Mariano


> Cheers,
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Mariano Martinez Peck
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Jorge Ressia <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Mariano,
> >>
> >> We are very happy that you found TextLint that useful. As you might
> >> have noticed we fixed several of your reported issues and we are still
> >> working on the remaining ones.
> >
> > yes, thanks a lot :)
> >
> >>
> >> 1.- Not difficult. Could you specify how this rule would work? how
> >> many sentences should we take into account? Perhaps a whole paragraph.
> >> You might find the rule TLWordRepetitionInParagraphRule, which is
> >> already in TextLint useful, it detects the repetition of words in a
> >> paragraphs. If the Word is used more than 3 times then the rule fails.
> >> This will include the connectors that you mentioned. If you required a
> >> repetition rule a little more strict you can always use this rule as a
> >> basis for defining your new rule. We will be more that happy to
> >> integrate it :)
> >
> > Maybe the rule can be very similar to the one you say. My scenario is the
> > following: several times I need connectors or things like:
> > "However, In contrast to, In adddition, Furthermore, On the other hand,
> > Still, Furthermore, Nevertheless, etc....".
> > And then I need one of them, I usually have to check near that place
> where I
> > need it, if I have already use one of them. I check in the same paragraph
> or
> > just near.
> >
> > So a rule can be something like TLWordRepetitionInParagraphRule but:
> >
> > - I wouldn't like to repeated even twice (not 3!!). I just want them only
> > once in the near text
> >
> > - I wouldn't do it for ALL words, only for those kind of words
> >
> > - I would check in the same paragraph or maybe 10 (15, or 20) lines
> before
> > and after the place.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> 2.- The objective behind "Do not join sentences with commas " is
> >> simplicity. If you have a sentence with a single comma you might be
> >> expressing two different things and divide them in two sentences might
> >> be good. On the other hand, if you still want to keep your sentence
> >> together this rule might signal that it might be a way of avoiding the
> >> use of the coma and using some meaningful connector.
> >> In any case, I agree that this rule is spotted several times in the
> >> most text and TextLint users might feel reluctant to look into it.
> >> We have planned to look into it.
> >> But in many cases it has been quite useful for me.
> >>
> >
> > Thanks for the explanantion Jorge.
> >
> > Mariano
> >
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Mariano Martinez Peck
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > Ok....I am using TextLint for all my papers now :)
> >> >
> >> > Few more things:
> >> >
> >> > 1) It would be awesome a rule that detects duplication of connectors
> in
> >> > a
> >> > near area. For example, if I use connectors like "However,
> Nevertheless,
> >> > Hence, On the contrary, One the other hand, etc..."  it would be nice
> a
> >> > rule
> >> > that detects that you already use the same connector some lines
> >> > before/after
> >> > a specific one...
> >> >
> >> > 2) I don't understand the rule: "Do not join sentences with commas ".
> >> > Is
> >> > this working well ?   I have these phrases for example:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > - To support automatic memory management, most object oriented systems
> >> > are
> >> > based on garbage collectors (GC) \cite{Jone96a}.
> >> >
> >> > - In class-based object-oriented languages, information about class
> >> > usage is
> >> > needed.
> >> >
> >> > - For this we use Distribution Map, a visualization showing spread and
> >> > focus
> >> > of properties across systems.
> >> >
> >> > I think the "comma" there are correct. Maybe I am wrong.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >> > mariano
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:34 PM, Mariano Martinez Peck
> >> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Jorge Ressia <[email protected]
> >
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hi,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> So
> >> >>
> >> >> I have just sent you by private email the .tex.
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 1) Could not reproduce
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> Should be reproducable with my .tex
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 2)
> >> >>>     2.a) Working on that
> >> >>>     2.b) Could not reproduce
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> me neither. Did you check if you are using a Set for the collection?
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 3) It is hard to achieve, we still have it in the todo list.
> >> >>
> >> >> Yes, I imagined ;)
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 4) Could not reproduce
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> Should be reproducable with my .tex
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 5) Fixed
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 6) Checking
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> excellent :)
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> It would be cool if we could have a look at your file so we can have
> a
> >> >>> better way of debugging these issues.
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> Done :)
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Thanks
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Jorge Ressia <
> [email protected]>
> >> >>> wrote:
> >> >>> > Hi Mariano,
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Thanks for trying TextLint out and for the feedback.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > We will look into your issues and try to figure out a solution.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > If you have a draft of your text with these occurrences please
> send
> >> >>> > it
> >> >>> > to us. You can remove the text that is not relevant.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Cheers,
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Jorge
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > 2010/9/2 Mariano Martinez Peck <[email protected]>:
> >> >>> >> Hi. First, please let me know if this is the correct place to
> talk
> >> >>> >> about
> >> >>> >> TextLint. I've just used for one paper I am writing and I have
> some
> >> >>> >> questions/feedback. I am using the one click image.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> 1) The "An Rule" could be a little more smart and detects
> commands.
> >> >>> >> For
> >> >>> >> example, in my latex I have " an \emph{inner object}"  and that
> was
> >> >>> >> detected
> >> >>> >> by the rule, althought I shouldn't. So...detecting the slash and
> >> >>> >> ignore what
> >> >>> >> it surrounded by {} would be nice for this rule.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> 2) When I edit the code inside TextLint and I save it, two bad
> >> >>> >> things
> >> >>> >> happens:
> >> >>> >>      2.a)  I lost focus of the text, as it moves when it
> finishing
> >> >>> >> saving.
> >> >>> >> The line I edited goes to the end of the text area. It would be
> >> >>> >> great
> >> >>> >> if
> >> >>> >> nothing moves nor to loose focus when saving.
> >> >>> >>      2.b) sometimes (I cannot reproduce) the order of the rules
> >> >>> >> changes...and this is not good because I was going in order, one
> by
> >> >>> >> one, and
> >> >>> >> suddenly they are re-ordered. Maybe you are using a Set for that?
> >> >>> >> using a
> >> >>> >> simple OrderedCollection could help.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> 3) If you edit the text (and it differs in the amount of
> >> >>> >> characters),
> >> >>> >> and DO
> >> >>> >> NOT save it, the following color highlighting are moved. It seems
> >> >>> >> you
> >> >>> >> keep
> >> >>> >> the position in the file, and until it is saved, rules results
> are
> >> >>> >> pointing
> >> >>> >> to "unupdated" file. Of course, when I save the file, they are
> >> >>> >> correct. I
> >> >>> >> guess this is from a performance point of view, but maybe you
> have
> >> >>> >> a
> >> >>> >> little
> >> >>> >> hack to do and make it better.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> 4) The rule "no white space before punctuation mark" showed me
> >> >>> >> things
> >> >>> >> I
> >> >>> >> didn't understand. For example, it says this line there is a ","
> >> >>> >> (comma) :
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> \item[ Shared object ]   In the case of the \emph{shared
> objects},
> >> >>> >> it
> >> >>> >> is
> >> >>> >> almost the same as in the \emph{inner objects}. An .....
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >> 5) Rules comments clearer. For example, when you say "Avoid using
> a
> >> >>> >> lot, it
> >> >>> >> weakens the sentence"  It would be better to put "Avoid using "a
> >> >>> >> lot",
> >> >>> >> it
> >> >>> >> weakens the sentence"
> >> >>> >> or "Avoid using *a lot*, it weakens the sentence"
> >> >>> >> or something to clearly mark the words not to use. Because
> >> >>> >> sometimes
> >> >>> >> the
> >> >>> >> words are confused with the context. Or this one:
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> "After an only words beginning with a vowel are allowed. "
> >> >>> >> should be "After "an" only words beginning with a vowel are
> >> >>> >> allowed."
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> 6) For the rules of long sentences/paragraph it would be nice to
> >> >>> >> ignore
> >> >>> >> \fotenote{}
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> 7) Maybe this link is of interest for you:
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >>
> http://matt.might.net/articles/shell-scripts-for-passive-voice-weasel-words-duplicates/
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Apart from all these things, the tool is very useful and I like
> it.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> thanks
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Mariano
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >>
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> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > --
> >> >>> > Jorge Ressia
> >> >>> > www.jorgeressia.com
> >> >>> >
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> --
> >> >>> Jorge Ressia
> >> >>> www.jorgeressia.com
> >> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >
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