[liblouis-liblouisxml] SV: Re: SV: specifying digraphs in libelous tables
- From: Bue Vester-Andersen <bue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 13:10:03 +0200
Sorry, then "always" or "partword" is probably the right thing to do. However,
there might still be exceptions with compound words.
Bue
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Sendt: 6. juni 2014 12:26
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Emne: [liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: SV: specifying digraphs in libelous tables
Thanks the digraph is to be thought of a single letter. You would never
hyphenate across it
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Greg Kearney
> On 6 Jun 2014, at 3:09 am, Bue Vester-Andersen <bue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Greg,
>
> There are to ways to go about it:
>
> You can use the always upcode, and then make other rules for
> exceptions where gh should not be contracted. Depending on the actual
> contraction rules, it might be better to avoid the "always" opcode,
> since it implies an unconditional rule. "Partword" might be better if
> gh is not supposed to be contracted if it appears alone, like in an
> abreviation. The en-us tables is an example of tables that use this
> rule/exception aproach.
>
> Another aproach is the hyphenation aproach. This is especially useful,
> if contractions may not cross syllable boundaries or boundaries of
> compound words. Then you use the "nocross" opcode to tell Liblouis
> that contractions should only take place within these boundaries. You
> will then have to make a hyphenation file or borrow one from LibraOffice if
> it serves the purpose.
> The Danish grade 2 files is an example of this. I eventually had to
> make my own hyphenation file, since hyphenation and division into
> syllables are not quite the same thing in Danish.
>
> Whatever you do, make sure you have an appropriate test procedure. I
> have collected a corpus of 638,000 Danish words. Whenever I change
> some contraction rules or modify the hyphenation file, I can quickly
> make a comparison to see what words hav changed and catch any
> unintensional changes.
>
> Sorry, that was not a fast explanation, but I hope you can use it.
>
> Bue
>
>
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> Kearney
> Sendt: 5. juni 2014 17:44
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> Emne: [liblouis-liblouisxml] specifying digraphs in libelous tables
>
> Can someone quickly tell me how digraphs such as Gh are to be handled
> when the local Braille code give them as a single sign? I am thinking:
>
> always Gh 12456
> always gh 12456
>
> But have a feeling that is not right. Thank you for your help.
>
>
>
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