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LT = waste of time

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  • nebulonN Offline
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    nebulon
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    wrote on last edited by
    #2

    I am using it every day mostly through the Firefox extension, setup to my personal instance and it is great. For desktop apps on Linux I also haven't found a way to make it use though.

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    • timconsidineT timconsidine

      I'm sure others are having a better experience, but ...

      • constant push to log in to a LT account annoys me
      • limited desktop support (only BigTech doc formats)
      • seems ridiculous to have to open browser to check text written in plain text editor
      • cannot use the desktop editor app with own instance (as far as I can see)
      • self-hosted instance should have its own text window for pasting in content to be checked (not Cloudron's fault, upstream issue)
        Maybe I am having a bad day, but what's the point of this useless app
        Doesn't support true self-hosting deployment IMHO
        Open to any corrections of misunderstanding
        Going to lie down in a dark room and take a sedative šŸ˜„
      jdaviescoatesJ Offline
      jdaviescoatesJ Offline
      jdaviescoates
      wrote on last edited by
      #3

      @timconsidine said in LT = waste of time:

      Going to lie down in a dark room and take a sedative šŸ˜„

      šŸ˜†

      I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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      • timconsidineT timconsidine

        I'm sure others are having a better experience, but ...

        • constant push to log in to a LT account annoys me
        • limited desktop support (only BigTech doc formats)
        • seems ridiculous to have to open browser to check text written in plain text editor
        • cannot use the desktop editor app with own instance (as far as I can see)
        • self-hosted instance should have its own text window for pasting in content to be checked (not Cloudron's fault, upstream issue)
          Maybe I am having a bad day, but what's the point of this useless app
          Doesn't support true self-hosting deployment IMHO
          Open to any corrections of misunderstanding
          Going to lie down in a dark room and take a sedative šŸ˜„
        W Offline
        W Offline
        warg
        wrote on last edited by
        #4

        @timconsidine said in LT = waste of time:

        limited desktop support (only BigTech doc formats)

        I never used LanguageTool with Cloudron or last 1-2 yrs but when I used it 3-4 years ago regularly it provided excellent results and there was a LibreOffice plug-in so it's not limited to .docx.

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        • W warg

          @timconsidine said in LT = waste of time:

          limited desktop support (only BigTech doc formats)

          I never used LanguageTool with Cloudron or last 1-2 yrs but when I used it 3-4 years ago regularly it provided excellent results and there was a LibreOffice plug-in so it's not limited to .docx.

          jdaviescoatesJ Offline
          jdaviescoatesJ Offline
          jdaviescoates
          wrote on last edited by
          #5

          @warg said in LT = waste of time:

          a LibreOffice plug-in

          https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/extensions/show/languagetool

          I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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          • humptydumptyH Offline
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            humptydumpty
            wrote on last edited by
            #6

            The firefox plugin and Libreoffice integration cover all my needs. My only gripe with LT is that it's resource heavy just to have some grammar fixed (1.8GB RAM and 15.8GB Disk, ouch!).

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            • timconsidineT timconsidine

              I'm sure others are having a better experience, but ...

              • constant push to log in to a LT account annoys me
              • limited desktop support (only BigTech doc formats)
              • seems ridiculous to have to open browser to check text written in plain text editor
              • cannot use the desktop editor app with own instance (as far as I can see)
              • self-hosted instance should have its own text window for pasting in content to be checked (not Cloudron's fault, upstream issue)
                Maybe I am having a bad day, but what's the point of this useless app
                Doesn't support true self-hosting deployment IMHO
                Open to any corrections of misunderstanding
                Going to lie down in a dark room and take a sedative šŸ˜„
              marcusquinnM Offline
              marcusquinnM Offline
              marcusquinn
              wrote on last edited by
              #7

              @timconsidine Are you using a web interface or something? I think it's main purpose is as a headless service, and you use the apps/plugins/addons to use that private instance, as opposed to their public one.

              The main and probably only difference being their public free service is character limited, whereas the self-hosted isn't.

              I pay for Pro, as I use some of those extras, but maybe this way of looking at it will yield you the utility without the issues?

              Web Design https://www.evergreen.je
              Development https://brandlight.org
              Life https://marcusquinn.com

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              • girishG Offline
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                girish
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                wrote on last edited by
                #8

                I don't use the web interface much but use the Firefox extension everyday, works great.

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                • marcusquinnM marcusquinn

                  @timconsidine Are you using a web interface or something? I think it's main purpose is as a headless service, and you use the apps/plugins/addons to use that private instance, as opposed to their public one.

                  The main and probably only difference being their public free service is character limited, whereas the self-hosted isn't.

                  I pay for Pro, as I use some of those extras, but maybe this way of looking at it will yield you the utility without the issues?

                  timconsidineT Offline
                  timconsidineT Offline
                  timconsidine
                  App Dev
                  wrote on last edited by timconsidine
                  #9

                  @marcusquinn said in LT = waste of time:

                  it's main purpose is as a headless service

                  Would be nice if they actually said that
                  I do a lot of work in the browser, but not Firefox or Chrome
                  The writing I really need to check is not generated in a browser.
                  So it's ridiculous to open a browser with a plugin just for the purpose of checking the text.

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                  • timconsidineT timconsidine

                    @marcusquinn said in LT = waste of time:

                    it's main purpose is as a headless service

                    Would be nice if they actually said that
                    I do a lot of work in the browser, but not Firefox or Chrome
                    The writing I really need to check is not generated in a browser.
                    So it's ridiculous to open a browser with a plugin just for the purpose of checking the text.

                    marcusquinnM Offline
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                    marcusquinn
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #10

                    @timconsidine Their standalone app works will with LibreOffice and Apple Notes if that helps.

                    Web Design https://www.evergreen.je
                    Development https://brandlight.org
                    Life https://marcusquinn.com

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                    • andreasduerenA Offline
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                      andreasdueren
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #11

                      I’m using it in Nextcloud with collabora which works well

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                      • JOduMonTJ Offline
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                        JOduMonT
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #12

                        I'm using LanguageTools with Obsidian and it work well

                        • https://github.com/Clemens-E/obsidian-languagetool-plugin
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