From xod@thestonecutters.net Tue Aug 10 08:02:32 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:02:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from thestonecutters.net ([63.251.19.112] helo=chert.thestonecutters.net) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.32) id 1BuY8r-0001G7-7x for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:02:22 -0700 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (p78-77.acedsl.com [66.114.78.77]) by chert.thestonecutters.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 950EC148001 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:39:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <4118E374.7040808@thestonecutters.net> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:02:12 -0400 From: xod User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2 (Windows/20040707) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: Yippee !!! .ui .ui .uisai References: <20040810113004.23454.qmail@web86907.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20040810113004.23454.qmail@web86907.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed X-archive-position: 8396 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: xod@thestonecutters.net Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list Maggie Turner wrote: >Robin Lee Powell wrote: > > > >>On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 10:35:20PM +0000, Colin >> >> >Wright wrote: > > >>>Thirdly, I have an idea for a program to help >>> >>> >beginners write in > > >>>lojban. I think this would help with what I see as a >>> >>> >major problem in > > >>>lojban ... namely ... >>> >>> >>I have no idea how that would work. >> >> Since Lojban grammar is so simple, it is possible to build a dynamic gui sentence-builder with pull-downs for the possible choices when they are few, and english word search boxes when they are many. A complete novice could get up to speed building Lojban text within a day. >When I first started learning Lojban, I found xod's >rather strange >fiction very useful, as each sentence was followed by >a >transliteration. I don't know if it would count as >"grammatically >simple" but it's worth having a look at, if it's in >the archives >somewhere. > > I don't do fiction, so it might have been Michael Helsem (xelsem). I think you predated me, Robin. -- Which of the two millionaire Yale Bonesmen do you support? If you believe in an aggressive foreign policy, vote for the one who avoided combat service. If you're against military adventurism, then vote for the man who is proud of his service in an imperialist war.