Click button to calculate the Flesch readability index
There'll be a button which shows the Flesch redability index.
Colours indicate the readability of the text: red, orange, yellow, green.
Numeric values detail the readability:
- Negative numbers or near "0" indicate texts which are very difficult to read.
- Numbers near "100" indicate very easy texts.
Calculating is triggered by entering !, ?, RETURN or BACKSPACE. Or by pushing the button.
The button shows a tooltip, which provides additional information.
Short sentences and words with only a few syllables ensure the readability of a text.
Readability
- -1000: Dissertation, red
- 10: Officialese, red
- 20: AmbitiousNewspaper, orange
- 35: AverageNewspaper, yellow
- 50: YellowPress, green
- 60: SalesLetter, green
- 80: Slogan, green
- 90: Comic, green
Demo
A demonstration can be found here:
http://palinode-langeweile.rhcloud.com
Install
On the command line, run npm install ep_readability
.
Alternatively, browse to http://yourEtherpadliteInstan.ce/admin/plugins
, search for readability
and click install.
After restarting the server, the plugin takes effect.
License
MIT
Other Resources
Some code of the TextStatistics package is being used.
TextStatistics.js, Christopher Giffard (2012)
https://github.com/DaveChild/Text-Statistics