Re: Preliminary Dictionary Database

--- Herman Miller <hmiller@...> wrote:

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> >
> > Here's the preliminary sample: http://fiziwig.com/tazhi/view_def.php
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any comments and ideas.
>
> Some kind of categorical organization would be useful. Having all the
> words for numbers in one index, the words for shapes in another index, a
> section on geographical terms, another for parts of the body...
>
> Traditional dictionaries are organized for easily looking up words you
> don't know in order to find a definition. For a collaborative conlang,
> you need to be able to find a word when you know the definition. But
> without an index of meanings in English, this gets harder the more words
> are defined. So if this is to be usable by English speakers and
> non-English-speakers alike, there should be a framework for organizing
> the vocabulary by meaning.
>
Great idea! I hadn't thought about that. Any ideas where I could find an
appropriate list of categories? I just need to add a category field to the
database.

I think maybe listing the entries alphabetically should still be an for people
who are more advanced (if anyone ever gets that advance :)

I'm in the process of adding multi-language support so the viewer can select
the language for all the core vocab definitions, and all the web-based
instructions and buttons, etc. "Click here to add a new word" needs to be
translated to German, French, etc. I already have the mechanism in place to
handle that. Now I just need the proper translations.

Thanks for the great idea.

--gary

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