[Lexicog] Problems with Lexique Pro

[pwyll4]

Thanks for your answer. Maybe I'll continue to work with Toolbox then.
By the way, how can one insert sound files in Toolbox? Will they work when you export your dictionary to XML?

Thanks in advance for your help

LC



--- In lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com, Allan Johnson <allan_johnson at ...> wrote:
>
> Hi Loig,
> 
> I don't think you'll be able to accomplish all that you're looking for 
> in Lexique Pro. It's designed for the "MDF" dictionary encoding system, 
> and works well for data that conforms to that system. But as far as I 
> know it doesn't have any provision for customizing the layout to meet 
> the needs of other dictionary encoding systems. There is some 
> flexibility in that it can be configured to change the set of markers 
> used. (see "Tools; Configure; Data Source; Field Markers tab") For 
> instance, instead of \ge for the English gloss, you could readily make 
> it \gl, or something else that better matches your data. Then having 
> identified it as an English gloss, you can control some aspects of what 
> it will look like in the formatted dictionary view - the font, size, and 
> special features like bold or italics (see "Tools; Configure; 
> Formatting; English; Gloss Change Format"). But as far as I know, this 
> is as far as you can go in customizing things. I believe the ordering of 
> the various parts of the entry is hardcoded into Lexique Pro in 
> accordance with the MDF encoding system.
> 
> I don't have full answers to your specific questions, but I'll attempt 
> to address them below -
> 
> On 5/3/2011 5:38 AM, pwyll4 at ... wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've downloaded Lexique Pro and I have some problems with it. Could 
> > someone help me please?
> >
> > - When I add a new field like "sn" (Sense Number), it appears in the 
> > Edition mode but when I switch to the View mode, it disappears. Why? 
> > How can I change that and make all my fields visible in both View and 
> > Edition modes?
> >
> 
> If you put a number into the \sn field, the number should show up in 
> View mode. But the \sn won't show up. I don't think there's any way to 
> make it show up. Similar for other fields. If the field is defined in 
> the marker set for your project (see "Tools; Configure; Data Source; 
> Field Markers tab"), then its data should appear in View mode. But the 
> field markers won't show up.
> 
> > - It looks like LPro makes an automatic layout of my stuff in the View 
> > mode : indentations, line breaks before certain fields, etc. Is it 
> > possible to avoid that and to choose my layout  myself?
> >
> 
> I don't think so. You can go as far as defining font, size, and style of 
> a given field, but the indentations, line breaks etc. seem to be 
> hard-coded into Lexique Pro.
> 
> >
> > - Is it possible to do something, so that my fields appear in the View 
> > mode exactly in the order they are in the Edition mode? Because LPro 
> > automatically sorts them in some other order in the View mode.
> >
> 
> No, I don't think so. Not in Lexique Pro. Lexique Pro is assuming that 
> your data is meant to be MDF, so arranges it in the way that would make 
> sense for that dictionary encoding system. If you can get your data into 
> Fieldworks, that might provide the flexibility you're looking for. It 
> does allow you to configure the layout, including which fields to 
> display, and in what order (In in Fieldworks Language Explorer go to 
> "Tools; Configure; Dictionary"). And then using a program called 
> "Pathway", the dictionary can be exported to OpenOffice/LibreOffice for 
> printing, retaining the layout that you've already configured.
> 
> > Could you please help me?
> > Thanks a lot in advance.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Loig
> >
>




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