»Q« <boxcars <at> gmx.net> writes:
> tl;dr: Is an update to the myspell-en Oxford spelling dictionary really > wanted by anyone? Oxford is known as the 'the reference' for unabridged dictionaries in English (at least this is what some psychotic professors tortured us with, in English 101/102 some decades ago; leather helmets, dinosaurs etc)...... ymmv. > If you don't know or don't care, you can safely ignore all the rest. Well, english is my only language and I still struggle with it.... But way too often the crappy english/brithish/globish dictionaries leave much to be desired; so yes I would emerge such a beast, particulary if it is unabridged or something close. > app-dicts/myspell-en-20081002 works, but newer, better > dictionaries are available. It's maintainer-wanted, so I'm taking > a crack at an update. Ok, good news... > My constraints are that I must leverage myspell-r2 and must use > dictionaries that have been rolled up into LO/AOO extensions (OXTs). > That path is extremely clear and easy, whereas all other paths are > polished cliffs to this newbie. > The issue is that I can only find one one OXT which provides Oxford > spelling.⃰ I can install it, but it makes hunspell throw errors which > make me think there's something inherently wrong with the files. > So, is an update to the Oxford spelling dictionary really wanted by > anyone? YES I hope it is available system wide for a variety of apps? > If so, I will try to get a dev to help me accommodate you. If not, you > can just keep using the 2008 dictionary and I can rest. Strangely, folks that hack around with fonts are often knowledgeable about literal_centric apps, ymmv. I find the current dictionaries often inadequate. > http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/projectrelease/english-dictionary-based-oxford-english-dictionary-103 hth, James
