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Dictionary
oStorybook utilise the JOrtho tool for spell-checking. The avalaible dictionaries are:
- English (GB, US)
- Danish
- Spanish
- French
- Hungarian
- Japanese
Yous can downlaod compatible dictionaries from other prjects, as FreePlane. The files have the "ortho" extension. If yu don't find the dictionary you nedd, ask i on the forum. Actualy we have 54 other dictionaries which would be send on demand.
To intsall a dictionary, go to the menu "Edit", sub-menu "SpellChecker". You can also modify your personal dictionary from there.
Building a JOrtho Dictionary for oStorybook
File Format
The dictionaries files are a list of words. Every word is saved in a separate line. The word list is saved in UTF8 encoding. The resulting file is compressed.
How to do?
The dictionaries are based on list of words file. This is a step by step description how you can generate a new dictionary version.
- Download the data from Wiktionary. The file for the English language is http://download.wikimedia.org/enwiktionary/latest/enwiktionary-latest-all-titles.gz (Replace the red part with your language code, see ISO 639-1 list).
- Extract the XML file from the archive
- Download BuildDictionary.
- Execute the command:
java -Xmx256M -jar BuildDictionary.jar - Select the language and choose the list of words file, then press the "Build" button (this process may take a long time).
The resulting file has a name like dictionary_en.ortho, the red part changes depending on the language selected in step 5. Copy this file to the sub-directory dicts in your oStorybook installation (typicaly in your personal ".oStorybook5" directory).
About JOrtho
JOrtho (Java Orthography) is an Open Source spell-checker. Its dictionaries are based on the free Wiktionary project and can therefore be updated for virtually any language or any other list of words in a UTF-8 text file.
Licensing
JOrtho is published under the GNU General Public License (GPL) for inclusion in programs published under a compatible open-source license. oStorybook and BuildDictonary are also GPLed.
Who is responsible for JOrtho?
JOrtho is an Open Source project of i-net software. But, adaptation for oStorybook is part of the oStorybook project. You can download the BuildDictionary source code.
