Antidote User Guide

Correction Process

When the corrector is first opened on a text, Antidote initially displays the results of the Language view. To continue correcting, move on to the Typography view. If you haven’t checked all flagged typography errors before closing the corrector, Antidote will display a warning dialogue. You have the option of confirming your decision to close, or you can review the typography. If you wish, you can request that Antidote no longer display this dialogue.

The corrector analyzes the entirety of your submitted text and displays it in the correction panel, underlining each error or questionable word.

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• The underlining flags a detection. For rapid and intuitive interpretation, each type of detection (error, alert, etc.) uses a distinct type of underlining.
• The highlighting indicates a term, an expression or a phrase that requires your attention, according to the angle considered by the filter. These indications can be found in the Style view as well as in the Revision, Statistics and Inspection prisms.
• The tooltip contains everything you need to understand the detection and to take action.

Antidote may propose a correction, but will not modify your text unless you approve it. This can be done using the following methods:

The tooltip

Tooltips appear next to the detections themselves, so they are the ideal place to deal with detections without losing the thread of the text. They include controls that let you perform actions relevant to the detection in question, all in the blink of an eye.

• See the full power of the tooltip in the Handling a detection section.

  The status bar

  The tooltip’s options are also available in the corrector’s status bar, located at the bottom of the corrector window. To apply a button’s action to an underlined word, first select the underlined word and then click the button.

  

  The context menu

  The context menu appears when you right-click a word (or ctrl + click on a Mac). The content of the menu varies with the nature of the detection, so that only the relevant options are presented.

  The mouse

  Shortcuts allow you to apply most actions to a detection simply by clicking the underlined word. This allows you to correct an entire text very quickly. These shortcuts together with their corresponding controls are described in the Handling a detection section later in this chapter.

  The keyboard

  You can correct your entire text using only or mainly the keyboard. Keyboard shortcuts give you access to almost all correction actions. These shortcuts together with their corresponding controls are described in the Handling a detection section later in this chapter.

  Editing a text during correction

  At any time during the correction process, you can modify your text directly in the correction panel. One of the main ways to do so is via the Edit button in the tooltips. You can also return to your text editor and make changes to your text there. When you return to the corrector, it will take those changes into account and reanalyze the modified sentences.

  Setting the language of a multilingual text

  

  Antidote uses an algorithm to identify non-English passages in multilingual documents. It does not analyze or correct these passages. If, for example, Antidote is unable to identify one of these passages itself, you can do so manually by using the Language of the selection and Language of the document options in the context (right click) menu or in Antidote’s Corrector menu.

  • Non-English passages are marked with a vertical bar in the left-hand margin.
  • The Languages filter under Statistics shows the overall distribution of languages in the text.
  • When Antidote identifies both English and French, the overall distribution of the languages in the text is displayed in the status bar. Click the display options to the right of the bar, and select the language you wish to display or correct.

  Interrupting a correction session

  To interrupt a correction session and return to your text editor, simply close the correction window by clicking the X button in the corner. To interrupt the correction process but remain in the corrector, hit Esc in Windows. On a Mac, hit cmd + ..