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Article #630Re: Foreign language dictionaries?
From: Eystein Dugstad
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 15:15
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 15:15
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In article <1992Sep2.001153.392@expovision.uucp> expovision!root (Andre) writes: > In article <1992Sep1.060031.592@expovision.uucp> expovision!al (Andre > Lalonde) writes: > > In article <1992Aug24.015516.1465@wam.umd.edu> pirla@wam.umd.edu (L. > > Anathea Brooks) writes: > > > Does anyone know why WordPerfect tells us in its documentation that we > > > can change languages and check the spelling in multilingual docs, and > > > then not supply the dictionaries? Are there dictionaries for WP in > > > Romance languages? > > > > > > rdelucca@rosemary.uucp.jhu.edu > > > > Corrections to my previous message # 537 > > There is a French Dictionary and Spelling Checker that will ship as soon > > as release 3.0 is out. Very fast. Fully compatible with WordPerfect NeXT > > 1.0.1 and WriteNow NeXT. > > > > Dictionaries: > > Over 500,000 words > > size: 300k (uncompressed) > > Technology: rSg (Radical-Suffix-Grammar) > > Programmable temporary dictionary > > User Dictionary: Unlimited > > Version 1.1 includes Main Dictionary and Proper Name Dictionary > > > > Spelling Checker: > > Speed: 6,000 words per second (20 pages per second). > > Interface: Global list of errors > > Ease of use: Single correction of multiple errors > > Grammar: Grammatical analysis of words > > Conjugation: Complete functions for all verbs > > Accords: Correction of mistakes > > Access via Service Menu > > > > Blows away anything on the market on any platform as far as I know. > > Fully developed on the NeXT. This dictionary and spelling checker will > > be available on the NeXT (immediately following OS release 3.0) and > > will be available on the Mac and the PC shortly. > > > I am avaiting further details concerning price and source > > of purchase and will post my findings as soon as possible. > > > > Andre > > al%expovision@CAM.ORG > > _____________________________ Is there an relatively easy way to generate dictionaries of a given language if you have an ascii list of words in this language. In other words, a tool that make a dictionary with the asciifile as input. Eystein Dugstad University of Bergen, Norway
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!sunic!aun.uninett.no!alf.uib.no!usenet From: eystein@smyril.fi.uib.no (Eystein Dugstad) Subject: Re: Foreign language dictionaries? Message-ID: <1992Sep2.151503.20075@alf.uib.no> Sender: usenet@alf.uib.no (Bergen University Newsaccount) Organization: University of Bergen, Norway References: <1992Sep2.001153.392@expovision.uucp> Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 15:15:03 GMT Lines: 57