Re: [libreoffice-users] Specialty Dictionaries

With the word list system for LO's dictionaries, I have found no info 
regards how to used a two word combo.

All I have been able to do is have a word list in a .dic file withing an 
.oxt file.

Having a term with two parts, like your example, is something I have not 
found how to do.

As for creating a 20,000 word specialized dictionary, you can get with 
me off the list and I can help you create it.



On 07/05/2012 06:06 AM, Simon Cropper wrote:
> Tom,
>
> Yeah, I have thought of both these things. Have hacked a standard file 
> before, particularly in MS Word. Easily done assuming it is a text 
> file and not a binary file.
>
> The problem is the binomial. I also thought of the concatenation 
> string but most of the single characters have been used for have 
> special meanings in various word processors. Hyphens for example are 
> used in LO as hyphens and so how would you know when removing the 
> character at the end of your report is complete, what is a 
> concatenation character and what is a real hyphen?
>
> In other situations I have used =!= as a joining string but as stated 
> it is messy and hard to read.
>
> On 05/07/12 17:21, Tom Davies wrote:
> > Hi :)
> > I think i would create a new specialist list and add 2 or 3 words to 
> > it.  Then look for the file to see what format it uses and then 
> > copy&paste tons of words in at a time.  For combined words i would 
> > add a - in the middle, eg "Eucalyptus-vulgaris" but i think that is a 
> > bit of a kludge.
> >
> > There are probably much more elegant ways which others will probably 
> > go into and they may have good ideas about combined words too.
> >
> > Btw i tend to use ' for sarcastic or cynical statements and " for 
> > quotes.  So
> > "it 'should' work" = it probably wont work but 'experts' say it will.
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 5/7/12, Simon Cropper 
> > <simoncropper@fossworkflowguides.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Simon Cropper <simoncropper@fossworkflowguides.com>
> > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Specialty Dictionaries
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Date: Thursday, 5 July, 2012, 7:14
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I saw over the last month discussions regarding special dictionaries.
> >
> > What became of this?
> >
> > How easy is it to create special dictionaries?
> >
> > Are there any resources regarding their construction? I know you can 
> > import 1 by 1 but I have 20,000 items to add.
> >
> > Also are composite words addressed in these dictionaries?
> >
> > I have need for a dictionary that searches for and matches binomials.
> >
> > Say, fictitiously, I have a plant called 'Eucalyptus vulgaris', I 
> > want the dictionary to see the binomial not 'Eucalyptus' or 
> > 'vulgaris' separately. Both these individual words are quite common 
> > but the combo is unique (i.e. their are multiple eucalypts and 
> > multiple species with vulgaris as a species epithet).
> >
> > -- Cheers Simon



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