[libreoffice-users] Creating a dictionary with libreoffice from a simple TXT-file

2014-12-24 Thread Constantine
e/line and replace it with the same word + ";" or TAB I and my colleagues would be most grateful if any of you could provide a simple solution or suggestion. I thank you all in advance for your help and interest. Constantine -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfound

[libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a dictionary with libreoffice from a simple TXT-file

2014-12-24 Thread Constantine
Thank you for your fast reply krackedpress, it is actually very simple what I want. I just want to insert a separator after the first word. As I said the file is a simple text file encoded in UTF8 containing: German Word/Term "space" Greek definition ( sometimes plus more definitions or comments)

[libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a dictionary with libreoffice from a simple TXT-file

2014-12-24 Thread Constantine
Dear Brian, just FANTASTIC!!! Thank you very very much for your fast and efficient help. This did the job (almost) perfectly. I didn't apply this from the beginning myself because I wasn't sure if there aren't any terms at the beginning of the line with two or more german words. I also was to

[libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a dictionary with libreoffice from a simple TXT-file

2014-12-24 Thread Constantine
Hi Tom, thank you too for your reply. Just missed it before, that's why I didn't respond to you. I do use Linux (Mint-Mate Rebecca actually) and I do make use of PLUMA combined with writer. The file I now have is ready for use with OmegaT as a glossary which is exactly what I needed desperately,

[libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a dictionary with libreoffice from a simple TXT-file

2014-12-24 Thread Constantine
Hi Brian, as you say, I will need to use base and I already started reading the docs and experimenting with the form creation. But I would also like to report on my progress. I took all the files containing German-Greek terms and pasted them in a single text-file, then using the linux editor plum

[libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a dictionary with libreoffice from a simple TXT-file

2014-12-24 Thread Constantine
Hi Paul, unfortunately not. Not all definitions start with a left parenthesis. For example, all verbs do not but also many other entries either. If that was the case, you are right it would very easy. Too easy in fact -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Crea

[libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a dictionary with libreoffice from a simple TXT-file

2014-12-24 Thread Constantine
u to show you my appreciation. Constantine Brian Barker -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscribe@.libreoffice Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

[libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a dictionary with libreoffice from a simple TXT-file

2014-12-24 Thread Constantine
uture too. Constantine -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Creating-a-dictionary-with-libreoffice-from-a-simple-TXT-file-tp4133988p4134008.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+uns

[libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a dictionary with libreoffice from a simple TXT-file

2014-12-24 Thread Constantine
would probably never have come to such clean expressions. Thank you for everything. I really hope I can do something for you in the future. Constantine -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Creating-a-dictionary-with-libreoffice-from-a-simple-TXT-file

[libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a dictionary with libreoffice from a simple TXT-file

2014-12-25 Thread Constantine
Hi J.A. de Vries, thank you for your comments. You are of course right. I do work with and on linux for about 15-20 years. I agree, editors are a matter of taste. That is not my problem though, there are so many for linux to chose from. My problem was/is with regexpress'. I couldn't get into

[libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a dictionary with libreoffice from a simple TXT-file

2014-12-25 Thread Constantine
On 24-12-2014 21:45, Constantine wrote: After a lot of responses how to do this in Writer, a shortnote how to do this in Calc. ;-) Open the textfile, when the 'Text import' wizzard is show do: 1) Select characterset 'Unicode (UTF-8)' 2) Separater options: 'separ