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The English list is currently more than 1,000 words to cover conjugations. But if we use NSLinguisticTagSchemeLemma, we can find the root word before we look it up in the word list.

I propose modifying the isSimple function in in the SimpleWords class, and adding a lemmaForWord(word:Stirng) function.

Here's an example to get you started

var question = "We were lovers"
let options: NSLinguisticTaggerOptions = [.OmitWhitespace, .OmitPunctuation, .JoinNames]
let schemes = NSLinguisticTagger.availableTagSchemesForLanguage("en")
let tagger = NSLinguisticTagger(tagSchemes: schemes, options: Int(options.rawValue))
tagger.string = question
tagger.enumerateTagsInRange(NSMakeRange(0, (question as NSString).length), scheme: NSLinguisticTagSchemeLemma, options: options) { (tag, tokenRange, _, _) in
    let token = (question as NSString).substringWithRange(tokenRange)
    print("\(token): \(tag)")
}

It returns

We: we
were: be
lovers: lover

Once this is in place, we can look into making the lists longer, and providing the user with the option of writing with the 1,000....10,000 most common words.

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/NSLinguisticTagger_Class/#//apple_ref/c/data/NSLinguisticTagSchemeLemma

Hey Morten,

first of all thank you for the project. Nice work! 👍

I have observed some mismatches between the given license of the project and the stated license of the code (mostly the .swift files). In the .swift files it is stated that "all rights reserved" whereas in the License.txt you pasted the GPLv3. My question would be, under what terms i can improve and share your work?

Thanks again and best regards,
Tim

Do you guys have any plans to launch this for windows?

Are there any special installation instructions?

When I open ClearText.app and try to type in the window nothing happens. No text appears and no cursor flashes like the demo movies.

https://1000mostcommonwords.com/1000-most-common-english-words/ I see tool on this list of common words. Why is it not allowed?

While not one of the most commonly used words overall, HUGE is very commonly used by Trump.

I plan on using this to simplify text in English before I translate it to another language (Tagalog).

I would like to be able to add a selected word to the 1000 list.

I cannot write with the app in macOS Sierra. There is no cursor and I cant type. Although I can still save the empty .txt document to my desktop.

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch Cleartext
2. Type "z"
3. Press ⌘-a
4. Press delete
5. Press tab

Also crashes

1. Launch Cleartext
2. Type "z"
3. Press Ctrl-a
4. Press tab

Doesn't crash

1. Launch Cleartext
2. Press tab

I would like to be able to change the background image or remove it.

Thanks.

Make the world a(nother) favor! Online version of cleartext!!

When I tried to type Explain something hard with a 1000..., it marked the number 1000 as wrong, which seems quite foolish.

When I investigated the number issue a bit more, it does accept 1 and 0, so it's only logical it should accept 1000 from a user-point of view?

If you type a contraction, OS X automatically changes the upright apostrophe/single quote to a slanted one. Cleartext recognizes "I'm" as a valid word, but not the corrected version "I’m" (notice the subtle difference in the apostrophe character).

This requires you to quickly type the space after the end of the word before OS X recognizes the contraction and changes the apostrophe, which can get a bit annoying.

Sorry, couldn't help my self :P

Pls excuse my ignorance, but I don't c any way to make the application work.

I pasted text into the application, but nothing happens, and I can't find a command that makes the simplier work.

version 2.45 claims to be version 1.45 when selected in the Finder

Any chance of making this app backwards compatible for at least 10.9.x? Was surprised to launch this app and see that it requires 10.11 or later. I love the idea! Can't wait to try it. Elsewise I'll be mired in excessively obtuse phraseology evermore.

"Wrong" words do not make a sound and do not get immediately removed as shown in the demonstration. They just get highlighted. (1.0 and 1.2pre)

The background image initially appears in the en locale, but with a different opacity than in Trump Switching to Trump and back fixes this.

I am having trouble learning how to make a document-based application and found this. Am I allowed to use small snippets of code to help me read and write data?

Would be cool if the application could work with languages other than English

Apparently, when typing an apostrophe, cleartext thinks that you're trying to complete the previous word. For example, you can't type the word Don't.

Currently names are rejected. Words beginning with a capital letter should be allowed.

Example: "Yesterday Patrick said to me..."

Issue: Patrick is rejected. Proper names are rejected.

Desired result: words that are capitalized should be excluded from the rejection behavior.

Similar to issue #24 , but not. I think there is a lot of value in having the unacceptable words highlighted, but allowing the user to easily continue without removing them. I've noticed that I can leave the word there by hitting the down arrow which jumps the cursor ahead by a few characters and disables the highlight. I'm not sure why that works, but I'm glad that it does.

I'd rather the ability to just highlight the bad words and continue. Then the choice to leave them is intentional, but the app will continue to point the issue out.

I want an opposite mode, to change a simple primitive words to something sophisticated. Why? Because i'm not a native English speaker. And it's fine if you use 1000 words in your speech, if you are still able to use more of them. Thanks.

Right now, the document ends up with a bunch of abandoned spaces to the right of the text input pointer because Cleartext selects only the word, and not the space that triggered the isSimple check. Writing would be much faster if the space was also selected, and we could just type a simpler word (and a space to check it) and keep on going.

Hi - I didn't see a licence on the project - I was hoping to make use of the en.txt file - are you retaining a licence on it?

Joe

For example, the infinitive 'zijn' is in the list, but the 1st person "ben", is not.

If you use a word that is not allowed (for example, ironically, the word application), you can press a character (space, period, etc.) and start a new word afterwards, that old word remains

If space is pressed with the first word selected, nothing can be typed any more. My first time trying this, I started with and instantly the editor broke. Guess I'm that good at beta testing.

Three different ways to reproduce that I find realistic (on Mac, version 1.31):

1. Start by typing Wow, (with a space in the end)
2. You can't type any more.

1. Type an incomplete sentence such as so cool
2. Move cursor to the beginning.
3. Type Wow, (with a space in the end)
4. You can't type any more.

1. Write anything.
2. Select the first word manually.
3. Press space (accidentally?).
4. You can't type any more.

Could you please add a license so contributors are clear about their contributions.

I want to use this to have some fun changing news pieces to simple words, but it is hard to do when I cannot use names - such as those of countries, languages and people.

I would like to be able to add a word as a name when the first letter is high case, instead of the word being quickly removed.

Hi.... I see that the en.txt file has several thousand words in it. Where is the list of 1000 words in the repo, and what was the original source of the list?

repro step: in the latest version ("Version 1.31 (3)"), click the "Cleartext" button in the menubar