English grammar checker

[defnow]

Any plan for a built-in English grammar checker like Microsoft Word?

Maybe you can even consider porting or integrating some basic open source grammar checkers if developing or licensing one is out-of-the-question because of the cost or expertise involved.

[SuperTech]

Thanks for your suggestion. I have forwarded this feature request to our developers team.

[Woody44]

I agree with defnow. I think that for SoftMaker Office to be competitive against Microsoft Office the Textmaker module really needs to include a robust grammar checker.

That said, in Word I have to keep the grammar checker turned off because it's so totally brain dead. I'm a professional writer and editor. I very rarely need help with grammar and, when I do, I have two editions of The Chicago Manual of Style and two editions of Elements of Style to refer to. Most Americans, however, can't write a grammatically correct paragraph to save their lives, so a robust grammar checker is absolutely necessary.

[merinos]

@ SuperTech

With the help of our Québec friends, you can even buy two languages simultaneously: https://www.antidote.info

[Woody44]

@ SuperTech

With the help of our Québec friends, you can even buy two languages simultaneously: https://www.antidote.info

This looks interesting. I have sent them a request to clarify how many computers can be included under a single-user license.

I read a review of Antidote 10 that says when it is installed it adds a tab to the ribbon menu in Word. Does it recognize TextMaker in the same way, or does it have to be run external to TextMaker?

[merinos]

To integrate the software, a specific development is required: https://www.antidote.info/en/antidote-1 ... oper-tools

[SuperTech]

Thanks for sharing. I have forwarded the details to our developer team.

[pltz]

On LibreOffice I use the grammar checker plugin of LanguageTool, it is quite good (at least, it helps me a lot with French verbs) and supports several languages (en, fr, de, sp, pt). Also, it is developed by a German company. Having a similar plugin for textmaker would be a great improvement.

[merinos]

@ pltz

With LibreOffice, for the French language, it is better to use: https://grammalecte.net

[merinos]

@ pltz

After having done an online test yesterday (concerning the French language), I must say that the free version of LanguageTool has evolved well.

To download the offline version (in Java) of the software: https://languagetool.org/download/
With: https://languagetool.org/download/ngram-data/ And: https://languagetool.org/download/word2vec/

[Woody44]

The third party programs are interesting, but we are straying from the purpose of this forum and this post. SoftMaker TextMaker needs a good, built-in grammar checker.

[erikaluis194]

so we can't use grammar checker which already available online for free of cost ?

[Woody44]

so we can't use grammar checker which already available online for free of cost ?

Sure, we can ... but that's not what this discussion is about.

The third party programs are interesting, but we are straying from the purpose of this forum and this post. SoftMaker TextMaker needs a good, built-in grammar checker.

[Wileym]

An English grammar checker would serve English-speaking customers around the World. Is there any plan to provide this valuable feature?

Wiley
Oregon, USA

[SuperTech]

Thank you for your post. We have already forwarded this improvement suggestion…

Currently, there is no update regarding this.