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From: "Jon \"Top Hat\" Jones" <eyeonus@gmail.com>
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Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: Process for adding new words
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As far as which language, I would suggest a drop down list on the
non-Lojban word page.

On 5/18/07, Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
> Commenting for the record.
>
> On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 06:09:24PM -0500, Adam D. Lopresto wrote:
> > At this point, the word has no definition.  I'm not sure how often
> > people want to add words without defining them, but there you go.
>
> The reason for that is the giant list of languages,
> and the fact that the Lojban valsi are seperate from same.
>
> > Now we come to the most annoying part of the whole process.  It
> > doesn't know that "caffeine" is a word.  Of course it's a word, or
> > I wouldn't have just used it, you moron.  So now I need to go
> > through a completely different form to add it.  Have to click ok
> > twice (where the second time seems to be just to annoy me, "are
> > you really sure?").
>
> That's not why, actually.  It's because the second form will suggest
> similar words to you that you might have meant instead, which is the
> whole point of having to enter the words in the first place.
>
> > Great, now I'm at "caffeine".  Now I have to go back in my
> > history, and resubmit the original definition.
>
> Yeah, I've always wanted to fix that part but am not sure how.
>
> > Here's how I'd much rather see things go.  "Adding" {kafxu'i}
> > takes me straight to the "add a definition" page.
>
> For what language?
>
> > No need to add the word until it's got a definition.  After I fill
> > out the form, it checks each of the gloss words and keywords.
> > Then give me a list.  "These gloss words exist.  Your new
> > definition will link to them.  These words don't exist yet; they
> > will be created.  If any of that isn't what you want, edit your
> > definition".  Then I click "ok" once, and it goes away to add all
> > the records at once.  It lets me know (really!) whether everything
> > worked, and tells me "Cool, added".  While it's at it, it should
> > vote for anything it needs to.  If there are any problems, let me
> > know, but don't bother me about it unless you have to.
>
> Huh.  That seems like a very decent way to handle it; I can add the
> "maybe you meant these words" in there too.  Let me see what I can
> do.  Please clarify the bit just above, though.
>
> -Robin
>
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