Here the e-mail that Thomas sent to me,
I think it has some important comments and for sure may be helpful to the discussion.
Bruno Sant'Anna
###Thomas mail###
Hi Bruno,
How are you doing with the compiling the list of features/requirements?
I think we are in dire need of it in order to focus the discussion
in the ML. Currently it looks to me as if we may easily continue
discussion for another month without it... #_#'
Just in case you have not already listed them, some topics I like
to have on the list:
- Should automatic checking always start at the document?
Or about the currently visible text?
(It seemed to me that most people in the ML would be content
if it were to start form the top. And feeling the time running
I will vote for anything that makes things easier ^_~)
- How about interactive checking?
Should it start in the paragraph where the user is currently
editing because it seems convenient?
Or should it start from the top always?
(Because grammar checking is being called only when the document
is finished and by doing so we can allow the grammar checker to
keep some state-information while it is processing the document.
As was pointed out: We could check for consistent use of
e-mail vs email according to the first occurrence in text.)
Or should it be left to the specific checker or user to decide this?
Note: this is likely to have a large impact on if it will be possible
for a grammar checker to keep some meaningful state-information.
Because some of that information may not be useful if the
order of iterating is not guaranteed.
- Is checking across paragraph borders a must-be?
Or is it only 'nice to have'?
(MS word does not so, and it was pointed out that headings
usually do not have a '.' at the end of the sentence. Thus
trying to check across paragraph borders will be a futile attempt
in those cases. Also signed mails usually don't end with a '.' )
- Should each and every Paragraph be passed on to the grammar
checker even though it may have been previously checked and
found to be correct, and thus not required to be checked?
This question is probably related to the one if the checking
should start at the beginning of the document as well.
(As I understood a major reason for doing so would be to allow
the checker to keep some state-information for following
text/paragraphs.)
Thomas
How are you doing with the compiling the list of features/requirements?
I think we are in dire need of it in order to focus the discussion
in the ML. Currently it looks to me as if we may easily continue
discussion for another month without it... #_#'
Just in case you have not already listed them, some topics I like
to have on the list:
- Should automatic checking always start at the document?
Or about the currently visible text?
(It seemed to me that most people in the ML would be content
if it were to start form the top. And feeling the time running
I will vote for anything that makes things easier ^_~)
- How about interactive checking?
Should it start in the paragraph where the user is currently
editing because it seems convenient?
Or should it start from the top always?
(Because grammar checking is being called only when the document
is finished and by doing so we can allow the grammar checker to
keep some state-information while it is processing the document.
As was pointed out: We could check for consistent use of
e-mail vs email according to the first occurrence in text.)
Or should it be left to the specific checker or user to decide this?
Note: this is likely to have a large impact on if it will be possible
for a grammar checker to keep some meaningful state-information.
Because some of that information may not be useful if the
order of iterating is not guaranteed.
- Is checking across paragraph borders a must-be?
Or is it only 'nice to have'?
(MS word does not so, and it was pointed out that headings
usually do not have a '.' at the end of the sentence. Thus
trying to check across paragraph borders will be a futile attempt
in those cases. Also signed mails usually don't end with a '.' )
- Should each and every Paragraph be passed on to the grammar
checker even though it may have been previously checked and
found to be correct, and thus not required to be checked?
This question is probably related to the one if the checking
should start at the beginning of the document as well.
(As I understood a major reason for doing so would be to allow
the checker to keep some state-information for following
text/paragraphs.)
Thomas
