vscode-alex

A Visual Studio Code extension to find unequal phrasing in your text with alex:

Catch insensitive, inconsiderate writing.

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Installation

Run Install Extension command from Command Palette.
Search and choose AlexJs Linter.

See the extension installation guide for details.

Usage

The extension should be enabled by default, you can verify this in the VS Code settings.

It automatically checks plain text, markdown, tex or other text based files. The extension offers quick-fixes to easily replace words with suggestions from alex.

If you encounter any issues, feel free to open a ticket on github.

Extension Settings

Parameter	Description	Default
`alex-linter.strategy`	Run the linter on save (onSave), on type (onType) or on user initiation (user)	onSave
`alex-linter.noBinary`	Check if pairs like 'he or she' or 'garbageman or garbagewoman' are considered errors	false
`alex-linter.profanitySureness`	Set the level of profanity check. Possible values are 'likely', 'maybe' and 'unlikely'. If set to 'maybe' words like 'addict' and 'asshat' are considered profanity. If set to 'likely' the word 'addict is not marked with a warning.	maybe

Future features

Quick-Fix extension
- Implement a 'change all occurrences' and 'change in all files' feature
- Implement an 'ignore this'/'ignore all' functionality
Extend the filetypes to check

License

Licensed under the MIT License.

AlexJS Linter

Tobias Lahmann