On 26 March 2014 10:49, Daniel Naber <daniel.na...@languagetool.org> wrote: > On 2014-03-25 21:59, Dominique Pellé wrote: > >> power compared to using regexp. Power users know regexp >> well as they are used in many programs so they don't have to >> learn something new. Power users also like the conciseness >> of regexp. > > As you said, the old way of matching will still be there for > compatibility reasons. I see your point about power users. The thing is, > how does one become a power user? As it is now, someone might want to > contribute rules without having technical knowledge. They would need to > learn XML, regular expressions and the LT matching logic all at once. > This is quite a barrier and I guess its one of the reasons we don't get > contributions for the several languages that are not maintained. That's > why I think readable tags and the online editor are important - if > somebody doesn't contribute at all, they won't ever become a power user.
Very good logic! How to encourage new users without insulting them? Newbies start here, Power users use this? Totally wrong. How about Plain/normal rule generation and 'advanced' rule generation? I agree both are needed. regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Languagetool-devel mailing list Languagetool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/languagetool-devel
