Re: Grammar Checking

> On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 14:45, msevior@physics.unimelb.edu.au wrote:
>> >
>> > I was reading a review today that sais a grammar checking plugin was
>> in
>> > the works. I would like to know who to contact in order to get
>> involved
>> > with that project.
>> >
>>
>> Dom started the project but if he doesn't have time I'd be happy to help
>> out.
>>
>> The current code lives in
>>
>> /home/msevior/abidir/abi-cvs/abiword-plugins/tools/link-grammar/xp
>>
>> I suggest we procede in two phases.
>>
>> The first phase would be to provide a grammar checker that works like
>> our
>> spell check dialog and runs through the a document looking for wrong
>> grammar.
>>
>> The second phase would be to grammar checking on the fly with green
>> squiggles under text ala MS Word.
>
> This is a non-issue at this point, but please do not use green
> squiggles. This makes the grammar checker very hard to use for
> color-blind people like me and it doesn't conform to the GNOME HIG.
>

I was actaully wondering about the color-blindness issue. What would be a
better colour? Blue? Purple?

Just wondering, this is a long ways off yet.

Martin

> Thanks,
> Rob
>
>
Received on Thu Sep 2 15:59:57 2004