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Repetition settings: distance_tokens
(From the forum: https://forum.languagetool.org/t/en-many-nagging-error-from-rule-rep-passive-voice/8278/4)
REP_PASSIVE_VOICE is triggered with these repetition settings: min_prev_matches="4" distance_tokens="20": when there are 4 previous matches of the same rule, and they are close enough (less than 20 tokens). The problem (or bug) is that the condition of <20 tokens is required only from the penultimate to the last repetition. (Most repetition rules use min_prev_matches="1")
Should we apply the condition "<20 tokens" to all repetitions? Anyway, some maximum length should be required.
What would be the best solution for this rule? @AzadehSafakish
Should we apply the condition "<20 tokens" to all repetitions?
That would decrease the number of opens, sure. I believe that is what I intended when I set the tag, to just make the rule as restrictive as possible.
But I think logically it would make more sense to implement a feature where any rule with min_prev_matches > 1 can have a set text length (rule is only triggered if pattern is matched X times within X tokens).
rule is only triggered if pattern is matched X times within X tokens
That is, distance_tokens would refer to the distance between the first and the last repetition. Is that what you mean? I think it makes sense, and it should be easy to implement.
Suggested fix: https://github.com/languagetool-org/languagetool/pull/7120
distance_tokens will refer to total distance between the first and the last repetition.
The results will be slightly different. Each language developer can adjust his/her rules.
The documentation for the repetition rules: https://github.com/languagetool-org/languagetool-org.github.io/pull/9/files
@AzadehSafakish I merged the fix.
Current settings for REP_PASSIVE_VOICE: <rulegroup id="REP_PASSIVE_VOICE" name="Passive voice (repetition experiment)" min_prev_matches="4" distance_tokens="80" tags="picky">
Watch for changes in open/disable events, and adjust the settings if necessary.