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Please Check out my Typo Tool!

by ildarius
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http://boulat.info/adwords/index.php

Any thoughts suggestions? Can this be submitted to software portals?
#check #tool #typo
  • Profile picture of the author vrostad
    How does it find the typoes? Does it check up with any servers on most common typoes?

    It can be put into use, but I would put a bit of design around it

    -Victor
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    • Profile picture of the author Bruce Hearder
      You could try submitting it, but the design may cause more than a few to reject it..

      Plus, many of them want stand alone application , not web applications.

      The other poster asked how typos are generated. The most common method (don't know if the OP is using this technique here), is as follows :

      for every letter typed in: e.g. G

      The app knows that the letters directly around it. So for the letter G, the surrounding letters are :

      TYHNBVFR

      So if someone types in the word GUT

      It makes words such as :

      TUT
      YUT
      HUT
      NUT
      BUT
      VUT
      FUT
      RUT

      Then does the replaces for the letter U and so on..

      Hope this explains things OK..

      Take care

      Bruce
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      • Profile picture of the author ildarius
        Thank you for your input!

        The design is crappy right now, (no design actually)

        it uses the following things to produce the typo:

        Wrong key typos
        Typos based on a user hitting the wrong key that is near the intended key (like "jello" instead of "hello"), only uses characters valid in ascii domain names.

        Missed character typos
        Typos based on a missed key (like "ello" instead of "hello").

        Transposed character typos
        Typos based on transposition errors (like "ehllo" instead of "hello").

        Double character typos
        Typos based on hitting an intended key twice (like "heello" instead of "hello").

        In regards to
        stand alone application
        you think html to exe would
        make it "stand alone" enough?
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  • Profile picture of the author businessmentor
    You can convert it to PAD format before submitting it.
    If you don't know what that is, yes, .exe will do.
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    • Profile picture of the author Bruce Hearder
      If you could convert the app into a Windows exe, that the user could run at anytime, then I think you could go quite well..

      The average webuser can't be bothered FTPing files up to servers, just to see if they like an app..

      They just want to run it and use it now, so in my opinion (may only be worth 2c) is that a windows app will be much more successful.

      Hope this helps

      Bruce
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  • Profile picture of the author coolhobo
    Hi,

    I just tried a quite test (mistske instead of mistake) but none of the suggestions that were listed included the word I was after.

    You'll need to work on the typo algorigthm a bit, also for me there were to many suggestions upto about 5 or 6 would work better but I'm just basing this against other tools I've worked with word processors and spell checkers on linux systems.

    I'm guessing this would be the same for any of your prospective users i.e. they will 'compare' against tools they are already familar with so you would fare better if your tool can compete on a similar footing.

    Byron
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    • Profile picture of the author ildarius
      What's the word and what's the typo that you were looking for (if you don't mind)?
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    • Profile picture of the author Valdor Kiebach
      its not a spell checker, it provides alternatives to what you want,
      here is my test:

      typed in 'the marketing tool'

      returned
      the mrketing tool
      the maketing tool
      the mareting tool
      the marketing too
      the marketing tol
      the arketing tool
      the marketing ool
      the marketing tol
      the markting tool
      the markeing tool
      th marketing tool
      the marketin tool
      te marketing tool
      he marketing tool
      the marketng tool
      the marketig tool
      the amrketing tool
      the marketint tool
      the marketinb tool
      the market9ng tool
      the market8ng tool
      the marketong tool
      the marketing rool
      the marketung tool
      the marketjng tool
      the marketibg tool
      the marketimg tool
      the mraketing tool
      the marketinh tool
      the marketinv tool
      the marketinf tool
      the marketijg tool
      the marketihg tool
      the marketiny tool
      the markeitng tool
      tye marketing tool
      thw marketing tool
      tue marketing tool
      tje marketing tool
      tne marketing tool
      ths marketing tool
      thd marketing tool
      hte marketing tool
      teh marketing tool
      th3 marketing tool
      th4 marketing tool
      thr marketing tool
      tbe marketing tool
      tge marketing tool
      the marketnig tool
      the marketign tool
      the marke5ing tool
      the markteing tool
      the marekting tool
      rhe marketing tool
      fhe marketing tool
      5he marketing tool
      6he marketing tool
      yhe marketing tool
      ghe marketing tool
      the makreting tool
      the marketkng tool
      the marketing tiol
      the marketing 5ool
      the marketing tkol
      the marketing tlol
      the marketing tpol
      the marketing 6ool
      the marketing yool
      the narketing tool
      the marketing t0ol
      the marketing fool
      the marke6ing tool
      the marketing gool
      the marketing tolo
      the marketing tool
      the marketing toll
      the marketing topl
      the marketing tokl
      the marketing toil
      the marketing t9ol
      the marketing to0l
      the marketing to9l
      the marketing otol
      the marketing tooo
      the marketing toop
      the marketing took
      the jarketing tool
      the karketing tool
      the marksting tool
      the markdting tool
      the markwting tool
      the marieting tool
      the marleting tool
      the maroeting tool
      the markrting tool
      the mark4ting tool
      the markeging tool
      the markeying tool
      the markefing tool
      the markering tool
      the mark3ting tool
      the marmeting tool
      the marjeting tool
      the mzrketing tool
      the mqrketing tool
      the mwrketing tool
      the msrketing tool
      the madketing tool
      the maeketing tool
      the ma4keting tool
      the mafketing tool
      the ma5keting tool
      the matketing tool
      thee marketing tool
      tthe marketing tool
      thhe marketing tool
      the mmarketing tool
      the marketing ttool
      the maarketing tool
      the marketing toool
      the marketing toool
      the marketing tooll
      the marrketing tool
      the markketing tool
      the marketinng tool
      the marketiing tool
      the marketting tool
      the markeeting tool
      the marketingg tool
      It needs a better user interface and maybe the option of choosing the max results returned.

      There are some tools around that will make a windows exe from php, or submit it to downloads directories as a web app, then those that want a web app get it, those that dont, dont.
      Originally Posted by coolhobo View Post

      Hi,

      I just tried a quite test (mistske instead of mistake) but none of the suggestions that were listed included the word I was after.

      ...

      Byron
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      • Profile picture of the author ildarius
        Thank you, appreciate the input
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