Re: Dictionary Programs?

Quoting taliesin the storyteller <taliesin@...>:

> * Peter Clark said on 2002-09-04 16:18:46 +0200
> > Pydima is the Python Dictionary Maker that Pablo Flores and I are working
> on.
> > It unfortunately is not yet ready for public consumption yet, but I'm
> working
> > on it. Basically, it's to scratch the itch for a good dictionary creation
> > program.
>
> Ooh, MDF too! How nice of you young, energetic people to scratch my itch :)
> Are you using the ordinary or alternate ordering or both?
    I'm using the markup described in the MDF guide, so I guess that's ordinary.
However, as I've explored the MDF format, I've become rather disappointed with
it, since it doesn't seem like it can create a true bi-directional dictionary;
rather, it seems suited for creating a translation dictionary for one language
with a reverse lookup. So once I have the MDF stuff nailed down, I'm going to
turn my attention to creating a more powerful set of tags.

> I have an MDF to html filter (written in Python of course), but stopped
> before expanding it into a proper, useable for others program... D'ya
> need a third cook? I have a quite nice dictionary-dtd here somewhere,
> if you're interested in xml import/export.
    I would love any help I can get! Please send me your code off-list; I'll see
what I can use. XML support was originally planned, but never got off the ground.
    :Peter

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