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+#+TITLE: proselint layer
+#+HTML_HEAD_EXTRA: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../css/readtheorg.css" />
+
+#+CAPTION: logo
+
+# The maximum height of the logo should be 200 pixels.
+[[img/proselint.png]]
+
+* Table of Contents                                        :TOC_4_org:noexport:
+ - [[Description][Description]]
+ - [[Install][Install]]
+ - [[Key bindings][Key bindings]]
+
+* Description
+
+  This layer hooks [[https://github.com/amperser/proselint][proselint]] into flycheck to making typing go good, obviously.
+
+  While flycheck-proselint is enabled (via the toggle or the config var), it
+  will take precedence and be the ONLY functioning flycheck checker. Toggling
+  it off will return the normal flycheck functioning to the buffer.
+
+  It is possible to manually change this behavior using the
+  `flycheck-add-next-checker` function.
+
+* Install
+
+Install the proselint executable. Make sure it is in your $PATH.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  pip install proselint
+#+end_src
+
+Add the following to your =~/.spacemacs=
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(proselint))
+#+end_src
+
+You may have proselint available but not started immediately by setting the
+`enable-proselint-feedback` variable to `nil`.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(proselint :variables
+                                                              enable-proselint-feedback nil))
+#+end_src
+
+* Key bindings
+
+| Key Binding  | Description                                        |
+|--------------+--------------------------------------------------- |
+| ~<SPC> t P~  | Toggles the proselint flycheck feedback on and off |
+
diff --git a/layers/proselint/config.el b/layers/proselint/config.el
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+;;; packages.el --- proselint layer packages file for Spacemacs.
+;;
+;; Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Sylvain Benner & Contributors
+;;
+;; Author: Chris Ewald <chrisewald@gmail.com>
+;; URL: https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs
+;;
+;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.
+;;
+;;; License: GPLv3
+
+(defvar enable-proselint-feedback t
+  "Non-nil if proselint feedback should be started automatically.")
+
+;; (length flycheck-checkers)
diff --git a/layers/proselint/packages.el b/layers/proselint/packages.el
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+;;; packages.el --- proselint layer packages file for Spacemacs.
+;;
+;; Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Sylvain Benner & Contributors
+;;
+;; Author: Chris Ewald <chrisewald@gmail.com>
+;; URL: https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs
+;;
+;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.
+;;
+;;; License: GPLv3
+
+(defconst proselint-packages
+  '(flycheck))
+
+(defun proselint/post-init-flycheck ()
+
+  (defun flycheck-proselint-enabled-p ()
+    enable-proselint-feedback)
+
+  (flycheck-define-checker proselint
+    "A linter for prose."
+    :command ("proselint" source-inplace)
+    :error-patterns
+    ((warning line-start (file-name) ":" line ":" column ": "
+              (id (one-or-more (not (any " "))))
+              (message (one-or-more not-newline)
+                       (zero-or-more "\n" (any " ") (one-or-more not-newline)))
+              line-end))
+    :predicate flycheck-proselint-enabled-p)
+    ;; :modes (text-mode markdown-mode gfm-mode))
+
+  (add-to-list 'flycheck-checkers 'proselint)
+
+  (spacemacs|add-toggle flycheck-proselint
+    :status enable-proselint-feedback
+    :on (progn
+          (setq enable-proselint-feedback t)
+          (flycheck-buffer))
+    :off (progn
+           (setq enable-proselint-feedback nil)
+           (flycheck-buffer))
+    :documentation "Better writing with proselint feedback."
+    :evil-leader "tP"))
+
+;;; packages.el ends here