New to Language Tool

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Dear LT users

Please suggest

  1. Is it possible to configure LT on my own editor (like notepad). Please suggest?
  2. While using languagetool.jar (GUI) how can I post/get my file content on it?
  3. How can filter all error other than “Possible spelling …”, “Possible typo…” while using english dictionary within “language-coomand.jar”? or How can I write new RULE ID: for above messages?

I appreciate the expertise guidance on LT.

thanks
vp

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Hi,

thanks for your interest in LT. The add-ons we know about are listed at Software That Supports LanguageTool As A Plug-In Or Add-On - LanguageTool Wiki, if your application isn’t listed, you should ask the vendor of your application.

In the GUI, you can open plain text files with File → Open. Other types of files are not supported.

The command-line options for enabling/disabling rules can be found at Command-Line Options - LanguageTool Wiki

Regards
Daniel

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The fastest and (for many use cases) most hassle-free way is to do Ctrl+A and Ctrl+X in your editor, which cuts everything to the clipboard; then use Ctrl+V in the LanguageTool GUI; make your changes there; use Ctrl+A and Ctrl+X again; switch back to the editor and do Ctrl+V to paste your changed text back.

This may look complicated at first glance, but it is a straightforward and fast way once you get used to it. Please note that this will only work with plain text without formatting (like bold and italics etc.).