On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Sahand.T <sasht...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tj: Got it, I thought hunspell questions were ok to ask here since > I've seen some before. >
You might try our localization list as well: http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/mailing-lists.html#localization-mailing-list Regards, -Rob > David McKay: It was just an example to show what I wanted to do (which > is write any abbreviation with dots). > > Thanks > > S.T. > 2012/7/21 David McKay <dmc...@btconnect.com>: >> >> On 21/07/12 11:47, tj wrote: >>> >>> Although used by AOO, Hunspell is not an Apache product. Google is your >>> friend. --/tj/ >>> >>> On 7/20/2012 21:42, Sahand.T wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> I'm about to create a wordlist and am considering including >>>> abbreviations in the wordlist. Before I do that I need to know how >>>> hunspell deals with dots (.) in the wordlist. Are dots even allowed in >>>> the wordlist for hunspell? If so, can I even write an abbreviation >>>> like "O.K." with a dot after the final letter and have hunspell >>>> correct "O.K" to "O.K."? >>>> >>>> I tried this: >>>> >>>> ------------------------- >>>> >>>> $ test.dic >>>> 1 >>>> O.K. >>>> >>>> $ test.txt >>>> O.K >>>> O.K. >>>> >>>> $ analyze test.aff test.dic test.txt >>>>> >>>>> O.K >>>> >>>> Unknown word. >>>>> >>>>> O.K. >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------- >>>> >>>> The "O.K" Turned up as an unknown word and the "O.K." (with dot in >>>> end) didn't show anything at all. What does that mean? >>>> >>>> If I change the OK in the dic file to "O.K" (without final dot) >>>> everything is fine: >>>> >>>> ------------------------- >>>> >>>> $ test.dic >>>> 1 >>>> O.K >>>> >>>> $ analyze test.aff test.dic test.txt >>>>> >>>>> O.K >>>> >>>> analyze(O.K) = st:O.K >>>> stem(O.K) = O.K >>>>> >>>>> O.K. >>>> >>>> analyze(O.K.) = st:O.K >>>> analyze(O.K.) = st:O.K >>>> stem(O.K.) = O.K >>>> >>>> ------------------------- >>>> >>>> The problem here is that it doesn't correct "O.K" to "O.K." which is >>>> what I want. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> /S.Taher >>>> >>>> >> I don't think that O.K. would be the correct form, usually it is written OK >> on its own. The full stop after the O and the K would imply that the O and >> the K are the first letters of words starting with O and K respectively, but >> OK is actually shorthand for 'okay', which is a single word. There is a >> theory that OK was originally an abbreviation of the purposely misspelled >> (for comic effect) Oll Korrect. That might or might not be true, but either >> way I believe the correct modern usage to be OK with no full stops. >> >> Dave. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>
