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An API To Check Spelling and Grammar

This document discusses an API called After the Deadline that provides spelling and grammar checking. It is a software service that checks spelling, misused words, style, and grammar. It can be integrated into content management systems, user generated content sites, and web office suites. The document provides information on what After the Deadline is, how to add it into applications like CiviCRM, and resources for learning more.

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An API To Check Spelling and Grammar

This document discusses an API called After the Deadline that provides spelling and grammar checking. It is a software service that checks spelling, misused words, style, and grammar. It can be integrated into content management systems, user generated content sites, and web office suites. The document provides information on what After the Deadline is, how to add it into applications like CiviCRM, and resources for learning more.

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An API to Check Spelling and Grammar

Raphael Mudge
[email protected]
Overview
 What is After the Deadline
 Adding AtD into your App
 Resources
Overview
 What is After the Deadline
 Adding AtD into CiviCRM
 Resources
What is AtD?
 A software service, checks:
Spelling, misused words, style, and
grammar
 Front-end components
 A tool to aid your users
Who should use AtD?
Content Management Systems
User Generated Content Sites
Web Office Suites

Where people write!


What is AtD?
 A software service, checks:
What is AtD?
 A software service, checks:
What is AtD?
 A software service, checks:
What is AtD?
 A software service, checks:
Grammar Checker
 The error:
I wonder if this is your companies
way of providing support?
Grammar Checker
 The error:
I wonder if this is your companies
way of providing support?
Grammar Checker
 The error:
I wonder if this is your companies
way of providing support?
The rule:
Pattern: your .*/NNS
Suggestion: your \1:possessive
Grammar Checker
How AtD sees the sentence:
 I/PRP wonder/VBP if/IN this/DT is/VBZ
your/PRP$ companies/NNS way/NN of/IN
providing/VBG support/NN

How AtD sees it:


your companies way = 0.000004%
your company's way = 0.000030%
How it works
Integrating AtD
 AtD speaks an XML protocol
 Front-end plugins for:
 jQuery
 TinyMCE
 CKEditor
 Portable to other editors
and…
Caveat Emptor
 AtD works with CiviCRM but…
CKEditor plugin needs work
Adding AtD is a hacky process
How to add AtD
Step 1: Install CKEditor Plugin
cd civicrm/packages/ckeditor
wget http://…/atd-ckeditor.tgz
tar zxvf atd-ckeditor.tgz
How to add AtD
Step 2: Edit ckeditor.php
cd civicrm/packages/HTML
cd QuickForm
vi ckeditor.php
How to add AtD
Server
Open Source – GPL
Modify proxy.php in AtD
CKeditor plugin to change
Places to use AtD
 In the browser
 Firefox Extension
 Bookmarklet for IE/Safari/FF
 WordPress
 IntenseDebate
Resources
http://www.afterthedeadline.com
AtD software
http://blog.afterthedeadline.com
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In summary…
 What is After the Deadline
 Adding AtD into your App
 Resources
Resources
http://www.afterthedeadline.com
AtD software
http://blog.afterthedeadline.com
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