typo-reporter

1. Overview
2. Demonstration
3. Relevance
4. Limitations
5. Comparison
6. Getting formId
7. Mail forwarding
   1. Check mail forwarding

1. Overview ¶

In this article I wrote typo-reporter:

• features,
• possibly problems and it solutions,

that not described in official typo-reporter Readme.

2. Demonstration ¶

You can try use typo-reporter directly on this web page. Usage instructions see on typo-reporter description.

• English form example:

• How does a webmaster see a new report:

• E-mail message for webmaster:

• Russian form example:

Styles, that I use for form in examples above:

• Stylus,
• Compiled CSS.

3. Relevance ¶

This article is relevant for March 2018. In the future, the data in this article may be obsolete.

4. Limitations ¶

typo-reporter limitations:

1. Works for PC, not for mobile devices.

That use typo-reporter on your site you need to have:

1. site, that support custom JavaScript and CSS inserting (some website builders don’t support this),
2. Google account.

5. Comparison ¶

I use typo-reporter, not Orphus or another alternatives, because typo-reporter:

1. Open source,
2. Active maintained (jquery.textmistake project closed)
3. Have technical support (Orphus community spammed),

4. Support CDN — you need paste to your web page <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/typo-reporter/lib/TypoReporter.min.js"></script> (CDN vs. local files).

   Warning

   NpmCDN, that described in official documentation hangs for me. I use JSDelivr CD instead.

6. Getting formId ¶

Create your spreadsheet → Form → Edit form → Send → click to link icon → copy link below:

For link:

    copy symbols between /e/ and /viewform — it your formId.

Example:

• your link — docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfu5tnuHYKNPjH0n1fR9EmWDHwlFESzJj7JQFu_O5IS8G5R2A/viewform?usp=sf_link,
• your formId — 1FAIpQLSfu5tnuHYKNPjH0n1fR9EmWDHwlFESzJj7JQFu_O5IS8G5R2A.

7. Mail forwarding ¶

I don’t use GMail, because GMail move to Spam non-spam messages more often than another mail services (example). But “notifications are solely sent to the email address associated with your Google account”. That solve this problem I use mail forwarding.

Example filter:

In your GMail create a filter with parameters:

• From — notify@google.com;
• Has the words — name of your spreadsheet;
• Forward it to: — your forwarding e-mail;
• check Never Send it to Spam.

7.1. Check mail forwarding ¶

After filter creating I recommend to make sure, that:

1. typo reports forwarded,
2. another e-mail messages not forwarded.

Example testing: