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color:#1F497D'>Dear Ken,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thank you for your review of TshwaneLex. I was very interested in
reading it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>About four years ago and seriously considered moving from
Toolbox to TshwaneLex but after very careful consideration I didn’t.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>My main problem was the data entry procedure which I felt was
significantly more time consuming and complex in TshwaneLex, since adding
fields is a hierarchical process involving mouse clicks and dialog boxes. In
this regard I love the simplicity of Toolbox especially since I can create an
entry and enter data pretty much without touching the mouse. And I never really
had a problem keeping the filed hierarchy consistent in toolbox. But Toolbox
has its shortcomings, so I keep checking the new developments of TshwaneLex and
wondering whether or not it is time to move our dictionary database to that
software, especially for the sake of those features that Toolbox lacks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Would you be able to share your perspective on the data entry process
in TshwaneLex in comparison to Toolbox? And do you know if they made the data
entry process less mouse oriented?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Jan Ullrich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Lakota Language Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.lakhota.org">www.lakhota.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kenneth C. Hill<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lexicog] News and Offers from TshwaneDJe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have been using TshwaneLex for slightly more than a
month now and I want to recommend this excellent software to others on this
list. So far, I have found that it does just about everything I have wanted
dictionary-making software to do. Many apparent limitations have disappeared
as I have become more familiar with it. It's also worth mentioning that
working with TshwaneLex has helped clarify a number of analytic issues that I
had earlier ignored while working with less structured software.<br>
<br>
I had been exposed to comments regarding TshwaneLex for some time because of
this list. I had been put off by two things, its name and its price. Its name
(mis)led me to believe that it was software designed specifically for Bantu
languages. But Tshwane is a geographical term, the name of the
"metropolitan municipality" that includes Pretoria, the home base
of the designers of TshwaneLex. I could have looked this up, but I didn't
think to do so and I am supplying this information here so other participants
on this list might understand the name correctly.<br>
<br>
That this is expensive software is completely wrong as well. It cost me
slightly less than $200 US and, while this is more expensive than most SIL
products, especially the free ones, for one like myself whose intellectual
life focuses on dictionary-making, this is a very small price to pay for a
thoroughly useful piece of software. It is also a very small price pro-rated
over the months and years that I expect to be using it.<br>
<br>
--Ken Hill<br>
<br>
--- On <b>Mon, 3/9/09, David Joffe <i><david.joffe@tshwanedje.com></i></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>From: David Joffe
<david.joffe@tshwanedje.com><br>
Subject: [Lexicog] News and Offers from TshwaneDJe<br>
To: lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com<br>
Date: Monday, March 9, 2009, 1:15 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
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March 9, 2009: General News Roundup<br>
<br>
SPECIAL OFFER<br>
<br>
All TshwaneLex Suite orders placed between now and 3 April will <br>
receive a 30% discount; Academic License Upgrades are discounted <br>
50%! (Visit <a href="http://tshwanedje.com/" target="_blank">http://tshwanedje.
com/</a> for details.)<br>
<br>
NEW FEATURES AND LICENSING OPTIONS<br>
<br>
TshwaneLex Suite 4.0 pre-release is currently available, and <br>
includes many new features, such as Microsoft Word Integration, <br>
dynamic "Smart Styles", script-based filters, tags, better <br>
statistics and error-checking, and many other improvements.<br>
<br>
TshwaneLex can also now be used 'in' Spanish, French and Cilubà <br>
(thanks to our users who have translated the user interface using <br>
the built-in localization tools).<br>
<br>
TshwaneLex and TshwaneTerm are also now available for individual <br>
users (e.g. freelance lexicographers or translators) via a lower-<br>
cost 'Personal License' option.<br>
<br>
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS<br>
<br>
We've made several improvements to our ordering process, including <br>
increased automation, the ability to accept credit card payments, <br>
and 'instant software activation'. We have also upgraded to a more <br>
robust downloads server (hosting provided by Matogen Corporate Web <br>
Development - <a href="http://development.matogen.com/" target="_blank">http://development.
matogen.com/</a>).<br>
<br>
WE'RE EXPANDING<br>
<br>
In January, we opened our new head office in Stellenbosch (in <br>
addition to our Pretoria office), where we have put together a team <br>
of several new programmers. This will allow us to develop more new <br>
features and products, and do more work, faster.<br>
<br>
NEW SWAHILI - ENGLISH DICTIONARY<br>
<br>
We've recently launched an electronic Swahili - English Dictionary, <br>
with many interesting features, including Microsoft Word integration <br>
for instant translations at the user's fingertips. For more <br>
information, screenshots, or to try it out, visit:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://africanlanguages.com/swahili/dictionary/" target="_blank">http://africanlangu
ages.com/ swahili/dictiona ry/</a><br>
<br>
This has been published using the TshwaneLex Electronic Dictionary <br>
Publishing Framework (<a href="http://tshwanedje.com/electronic/"
target="_blank">http://tshwanedje. com/electronic/</a>); if you are <br>
interested in producing a downloadable or CD-ROM dictionary, let us <br>
know.<br>
<br>
OTHER NEW DICTIONARIES<br>
<br>
We have also completed a Northern Sotho – English Dictionary <br>
(<a href="http://www.oxford.co.za/pls/cms/oup.show_pub?p_isbn=0195765559"
target="_blank">http://www.oxford. co.za/pls/ cms/oup.show_ pub?p_isbn=
0195765559</a>), <br>
published by Oxford University Press Southern Africa. Following on <br>
the success thereof, we're currently hard at work on a Zulu - <br>
English Dictionary, also to be published by Oxford University Press <br>
Southern Africa. We are truly excited about these groundbreaking <br>
dictionaries.<br>
<br>
All of our dictionaries are corpus-driven, and all are created with <br>
the TshwaneLex Dictionary Compilation Software.<br>
<br>
TSHWANELEX/TSHWANET ERM ON THE MAC<br>
<br>
Although the TshwaneLex Suite does not yet run natively on Mac OS X, <br>
several users have reported running it smoothly in the Parallels <br>
environment on Intel-based Macs. One of our users has also gotten <br>
TshwaneLex running on the Mac in the 'Crossover' environment, and <br>
has posted instructions online <br>
(<a href="http://anggarrgoon.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/i-crossed-over/"
target="_blank">http://anggarrgoon. wordpress. com/2008/ 10/28/i-crossed-
over/</a>).<br>
<br>
"CREATED WITH TSHWANELEX" SHOWCASE<br>
<br>
The 'Diccionario integral del español de la Argentina', from Voz <br>
Activa (Tinta Fresca, Grupo Clarín), contains over 40,000 entries, <br>
80,000 meanings, over 90,000 usage examples, and many other useful <br>
features. Visit the website for more information and a smart <br>
preview: <a href="http://www.voz-activa.com.ar/flipdiccionario/"
target="_blank">http://www.voz- activa.com. ar/flipdiccionar io/</a><br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
- David Joffe<br>
CEO: TshwaneDJe Human Language Technology - <a href="http://tshwanedje.com/"
target="_blank">http://tshwanedje. com/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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