[sword-devel] Open Hebrew Lexicon. (David Troidl), (Daniel Owens)

[David Troidl]

On 9/4/2011 10:48 PM, Daniel Owens wrote:
> Snip...

> On formats: SWORD's implementation of TEI for a lexicon is probably 
> not the best format. At least I have not considered it to be a good 
> format for creating a lexicon. I chose LIFT XML because it is a format 
> that several SIL programs use (WeSay and FieldWorks). It is designed 
> for lexica, so I imagine it can handle anything we need. WeSay allows 
> you to create custom fields, which makes it easy to work with. LIFT is 
> just an XML standard, so there is nothing to prevent one from creating 
> an application to write to a LIFT XML file.
FieldWorks says: The Linux version is still considered to be beta 
quality.  I'm not a Linux person, so I have no way of checking this.
>
> On applications: I have been ruminating on the problem of WeSay being 
> Windows-only and wondering if a browser-based solution written in PHP 
> or something like that would be a "quick" solution for Mac and Linux 
> users. The PHP code and LIFT file could reside on the contributor's 
> machine with Mercurial negotiating the differences with the server. 
> That would mean the PHP program would have to be written to work well 
> with WeSay, which could be a job in itself. I just don't have the time 
> or expertise to pull it off. But if someone could do that, it would 
> open up possibilities for contributors.
The main requirement, as I see it, is that we have 'interoperability', 
in other words, that whatever form each one of us is using can be 
transformed and merged with the others.  A common format and a common 
interface would be fine, if it fit into each person's workflow.  
Although this isn't necessarily a requirement.

If WeSay uses version control, through TortoiseHg or Mercurial, 
shouldn't it be possible to interact directly with the LIFT dictionary, 
the same way WeSay does?
>
> Our project is moving so slowly that I am open to changing the way we 
> do it. Data format questions aside, the following features are needed 
> for an interface for developing a Hebrew lexicon:
>
>    * Support RtoL Unicode
This would be easy to accomplish.
>    * Easy to use for non-techies (virtually brainless, if possible)
Here's where the interface would have to be polished.  My (private) PHP 
application is a bit demanding.
>    * Changes stored using a version control system allowing for
>      collaboration
Would the changes be stored immediately, by just anybody, or would there 
be a checking system?

    * Support features that are commonly accepted as good linguistic
>      practice, such as semantic domains
I'm not sure what you mean by semantic domains.  I looked it up on 
Wikipedia, but that didn't clear it up.
>    * Customizable for our needs
I should probably put together something on the needs of my schema, and 
the extensions I'm planning.  That might make discussion easier.

Peace,

David
>
> So far WeSay works the best for that, but it is limited to Windows. I 
> am open to new ideas.
>
> Daniel
>
>
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