Editlighter (02018++)

A human-language differ algorithm especially designed for copy-editing and proof-reading manuscripts. Simulates a digital version of old-fashioned pen-and-paper markup to clearly denote the locations and types of editing suggestions.

Approximates inline implementations of ISO 5776 and BS 5261C.

• Platform: Web
• Languages: Javascript & HTML5/CSS3
• License: Free for Personal and Noncommercial Use.
• Functional Requirements: Full, non-partial browser-level implementation of the W3C specification for ruby annotations in East Asian typography.
  • W3C Ruby Specification
  • Current Ruby Standards Implementation (by usage)

Online Demo

Current Known Issues

• Transposition detection still unstable.
• Paragraphing not fully implemented.
• Whitespace inclusion not uniform.

Project History / Changelog

• August 02022
  • Minimum-viable-product milestone.
  • First public alpha-testing.
• April 02021
  • Major memory-based algorithm optimization.
• June 02020
  • Major speed-based algorithm optimization.
• May 02020
  • Block-level transposition detection.
  • Localization dictionary.
  • Three-point inline transposition detection.
• April 02020
  • Expansionary replacement markup.
  • Post-hoc heuristic classification subroutine.
• March 02020
  • Inline transposition detection.
• December 02019
  • Graph-simplification algorithm.
  • Tree-based pathfinding.
• April 02018
  • First fully-functional proof-of-concept.
• March 02018
  • Earliest prototype.

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