Better Hyphenation

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by serser

All right!

I just found one last issue today: when a word starts with an exclamation or question mark, the Spanish dictionary sometimes hyphenates words like this: ¿S- / abías, when it should be at least ¿Sa- / bías.

Could you address this issue in the same way you resolved the one for the Catalan dictionary?

Thank you SOO MUCH!

I've edited the Spanish hyphenation dictionary. Please let me know if it works better. Thanks.

[serser]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've edited the Spanish hyphenation dictionary. Please let me know if it works better. Thanks.

The previous issue seems to be solved, but I’ve found two new problematic cases (with the Spanish dictionary):

1) The word pesadilla (followed by a comma) is hyphenated as pes- / adilla, but in Spanish, the syllables of the word are: pe.sa.di.lla. Therefore, the hyphenation should be one of the following: pe- / sadilla, pesa- / dilla, or pesadi- / lla.

2) The word radar (followed by a period) is hyphenated as rada- / r., but it should be ra- / dar.

Are these issues caused by a faulty dictionary? If they are, here you can find another Spanish spellcheck dictionary: https://extensions.libreoffice.org/e...h-dictionaries

[serser]

The previous issue seems to be solved, but I’ve found two new problematic cases (with the Spanish dictionary):

1) The word pesadilla (followed by a comma) is hyphenated as pes- / adilla,, but in Spanish, the syllables of the word are: pe.sa.di.lla. Therefore, the hyphenation should be one of the following: pe- / sadilla, pesa- / dilla, or pesadi- / lla.

2) The word radar (followed by a period) is hyphenated as rada- / r., but it should be ra- / dar.

Are these issues caused by a faulty dictionary? If they are, here you can find another Spanish spellcheck dictionary: https://extensions.libreoffice.org/e...h-dictionaries

Thank you!

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by serser

The previous issue seems to be solved, but I’ve found two new problematic cases (with the Spanish dictionary):

1) The word pesadilla (followed by a comma) is hyphenated as pes- / adilla,, but in Spanish, the syllables of the word are: pe.sa.di.lla. Therefore, the hyphenation should be one of the following: pe- / sadilla, pesa- / dilla, or pesadi- / lla.

2) The word radar (followed by a period) is hyphenated as rada- / r., but it should be ra- / dar.

Are these issues caused by a faulty dictionary? If they are, here you can find another Spanish spellcheck dictionary: https://extensions.libreoffice.org/e...h-dictionaries

Thank you!

The problem is that I can either have the hyphens allowed after two characters or three. If I go back to two, then the previous problem will happen again. The dictionary using is a Libre Office dictionary. So you can either have it as it was or as it is. Your choice.

[serser]

Alright. But if you allow hyphenation after either 2 or 3 characters, shouldn’t the dictionary only permit correct word hyphenation in that language given that condition? For example, if you allow hyphenation after 2 characters, it should hyphenate pe-/sadilla, pesa-/dilla, or pesadi-/lla; and if you allow it after 3 characters, pesa-/dilla or pesadi-/lla. Isn't it? However, it should never hyphenate as pes-/adilla because it splits a syllable between two lines, which is not correct. Isn’t that a spellcheck dictionary error? That’s why I suggested changing the dictionary...

In any case, thank you so much once again.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by serser

Alright. But if you allow hyphenation after either 2 or 3 characters, shouldn’t the dictionary only permit correct word hyphenation in that language given that condition? For example, if you allow hyphenation after 2 characters, it should hyphenate pe-/sadilla, pesa-/dilla, or pesadi-/lla; and if you allow it after 3 characters, pesa-/dilla or pesadi-/lla. Isn't it? However, it should never hyphenate as pes-/adilla because it splits a syllable between two lines, which is not correct. Isn’t that a spellcheck dictionary error? That’s why I suggested changing the dictionary...

In any case, thank you so much once again.

It's nothing to do with a spellcheck dictionary. It's a hyphenation dictionary. I don't know what would have to be deleted to fix the 2 character left hyphenation.

[serser]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's nothing to do with a spellcheck dictionary. It's a hyphenation dictionary. I don't know what would have to be deleted to fix the 2 character left hyphenation.

Ok, I mean: the dictionary tells the Kobo how to split words in accordance with the rules of each language (e.g., in this language, words can be split this way or that way) and the parameters you establish (i.e., hyphenation after 3 characters). A correct Spanish dictionary, however, should not suggest splitting a syllable in half, as it does with pes-/adilla. That’s why I suggested trying another base dictionary to create the hyphenation dictionary.

Anyway, thank you once again.

[belle39234]

first of all, thank you for this. is there instructions how to create these for other languages? I'd like one for slovenian language, it's very niche but I need it and I'm totally happy to create it myself!

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by belle39234

first of all, thank you for this. is there instructions how to create these for other languages? I'd like one for slovenian language, it's very niche but I need it and I'm totally happy to create it myself!

I have no directions written on how to do this. It's not all that difficult to do. What can be the most difficult is to find the hyphenation dictionary to use. I've been using hyphenation dictionaries from Libre Office. If you can find a hyphenation dictionary, link it here and I'll create a hyphenation dictionary for you to try.

[belle39234]

Yes please! Would this be okay? https://extensions.libreoffice.org/e...ictionary-pack

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by belle39234

Yes please! Would this be okay? https://extensions.libreoffice.org/e...ictionary-pack

I'll have a look at this.