PMario wrote: > Si wrote: > ... > >> I only just noticed your Uni-link Search feature! Very handy - I have >> been frequently writing things like [[really good idea|Really Good Ideas]], >> so this will save me a lot of time. >> > > >> I'm wondering if there is a way to use Uni-link search, but tweak it so >> it will ignore the final "s"? So [[books|??]] would automatically link to >> [[Book]]. >> > > The main problem is, that singular / plural rules depend on the language. > book - books in German is Buch - Bücher > So a hardcoded rule won't help the plugin. > > The second problem is, that it has to work in both directions. So imo a > link like [[books|??]] needs to search for "book" and "books" ... > [[book|??]] has to do the same thing. ... This will make the search > function 50% slower :/ > > It would be possible to implement "plural" / "singular" filter rules. But > they will be language specific. Some 3rd party libraries will be needed. So > there would be an additional plugin per language. >
This is a very interesting technical discussion. Why interesting? Because it illustrates the huge issue of language precision v. language latitude. Personally I see is as a GENERIC problem, not anything specific to the excellent UNILINK. While it is possible to emulate *natural language usage* (i.e. code for variations of plurals; or passive v. active voice) I'm not sure it is ever satisfying. A related, semantic, case in point is the breeding of Topics on TW Links <https://links.tiddlywiki.com/pages/topics/> where we have "Theme", "Themes", & "Theming" . That makes no sense and the proliferation clogs the visuals. The re-link plugin is very popular and I try to keep uni-link compatible > with it. IMO the singular / plural links will definitely be out of the > scope, what re-link should handle. ... > Right. The question is interesting and valid, and it seems to be an easy change. > .. But due to its language specific nature, it isn't. Implementing it will > probably double the actual complexity of the plugin. > Right. It's one of those "between the devil and the deep blue sea <https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/between-the-devil-and-the-deep-blue-sea>" issues? Just FYI, I personally deal with this kind of issue by setting "CONVENTIONS" (case, plurality) for each particular use case and never change them. This is merely a side-comment. Best wishes, TT -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/ac2eadf8-47be-45b1-8568-a1c76911a36en%40googlegroups.com.
