[Lexicog] Is there any dictionary-building software for Mac OS X?

Suzanne Wash suzannewash at YAHOO.COM
Thu Sep 2 20:12:00 UTC 2004


TshwaneLex does not have a Mac version. It is only
Windows compatible. A few weeks ago I e-mailed David
Joffe, who is one of its creators, and he told me that
they'll make a Mac version only if there is enough
demand for it.

--Suzanne Wash

--- neduchi at netscape.net wrote:

> Hallo,
> Please have a look at this
> website:http://tshwanedje.com/tshwanelex/
> It is a fully Unicode compatible software, a
> dictionary writing system. There are academic papers
> on it, as well as sample dictionaries.
>
> Cheers.
> Chinedu Uchechukwu
>
> "suzannewash" <suzannewash at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >I am new to this list. A quick introduction: I am a
> linguist who has worked for years on
> >several California Indian languages. I joined this
> list because I want to create Unicode-
> >compliant lexical databases for the languages I
> work on. Eventually I'd like to produce
> >online and printed dictionaries of these languages.
>
> >
> >Is there any lexical database/dictionary-building
> software for Mac OS X that is also
> >Unicode compatible? I realize there is Shoebox for
> Mac Classic, but I want to avoid
> >being dependent on Classic as it is no longer
> supported by Apple. I looked at KirrKirr, but
> >the KirrKirr website states that it is not a tool
> for building or maintaining dictionaries.
> >
> >I'd like to use a program that is specifically made
> for building dictionaries and which is
> >also Unicode compatible. If I can't find anything
> for Mac OS X then I will consider switching
> >to Windows, but I'd like to avoid that if possible.
>
> >
> >I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks--
> >
> >--Suzanne Wash
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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