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List:       aspell-user
Subject:    Re: [Aspell-user] Aspell dictionaries for Mac OSX
From:       Jim Ereaux <jereaux () mac ! com>
Date:       2006-11-28 1:18:46
Message-ID: 6DD3E6F1-92A9-4649-818B-01A4A0994A61 () mac ! com
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Hi,

I have been able to install Aspell on Mac OSX. I've also downloaded  
the Language Toolkit. However, I'm still a little lost with the  
process. My needs are to create a word list for the Salish and  
Kootenai languages. Some notes and questions...

1. Do I need to have Aspell installed to create a word list, or can I  
just use the Language Toolkit?
2. The Salish and Kootenai alphabets use a subset of Unicode  
codepoints (approximately 60 each) that are basically a subset of  
IPA. I created what I believe is a valid character set.
3. Some unicode codepoints are not in the master Unicode.txt list  
(such as U+2C62 and U+026B)...can they be added?
4. I've tried to run the command to build a word list in Aspell, but  
get an error that the 'en' language cannot be found
5. If I need to uninstall Aspell, what commands should I use?

Any hints or tips are appreciated. My paltry geeky bits are not  
getting what I need to from the docs.

Thanks,

Fred


On Nov 25, 2006, at 2:37 PM, Jim Ereaux wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I developed several Unicode/Opentype fonts for the Salish and  
> Kootenai alphabets and now want to work on a dictionary to support  
> these fonts. I'm brand new to dictionaries, so I need some  
> assistance learning about Aspell. It appears that cocoAspell may be  
> a good solution for adding a dictionary to Mac OSX spelling  
> services. What I need to do now is create both  Salish and a  
> Kootenai dictionaries that are based on Aspell. However, after  
> reviewing the information on the Aspell site, I don't know what I  
> specifically need to do to accomplish this on a Mac. I saw  
> instructions on how to use Fink to install Aspell...but I don't  
> believe I need to do this as I already have cocoAspell. Do I need  
> to install X11 and then run Aspell from within that to create a  
> dictionary?
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fred
>
>
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