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diff --git a/doc/thesaurus/index.docbook b/doc/thesaurus/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bd799022 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/thesaurus/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,150 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY kappname "&kthesaurus;"> + <!ENTITY wordnet "WordNet"> + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> + <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> +]> + +<book lang="&language;"> +<bookinfo> +<title>&kthesaurus;</title> + +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Daniel</firstname> +<surname>Naber</surname> +<affiliation><address><email>[email protected]</email></address></affiliation> +</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2003-04-12</date> +<releaseinfo>0.95.00</releaseinfo> + +<copyright> +<year>2002</year> +<year>2003</year> +<holder>Daniel Naber</holder> +</copyright> + +<abstract> +<para> +&kthesaurus; lists words related to a given term and offers a user interface +to &wordnet;, a powerful lexical reference system. By default, only the +English language is supported. +</para> +</abstract> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>thesaurus</keyword> +<keyword>WordNet</keyword> +<keyword>synonyms</keyword> +<keyword>dictionary</keyword> +<keyword>lexicon</keyword> +<keyword>English</keyword> +<keyword>words</keyword> +</keywordset> + +</bookinfo> + + +<chapter id="thesaurus"> +<title>The Thesaurus Tab</title> + +<para>The <guilabel>Thesaurus</guilabel> tab offers a small thesaurus, +built from a subset of <link linkend="frontend">&wordnet;</link>. +The results are listed in three +categories: <guilabel>Synonyms</guilabel>, <guilabel>More General +Words</guilabel> (hypernyms), <guilabel>More Specific +Words</guilabel> (hyponyms). Synonyms are words with a very similar meaning. +They do not necessarily apply to all senses of each word, so you cannot +always replace a word with any synonym.</para> + +<para>You can double click on a word to search for its synonyms &etc;. +You can also type a word directly into the <guilabel>Search for:</guilabel> +box at the top and press +<keycap>Return</keycap>. The word which is currently visible in the +<guilabel>Replace with:</guilabel> box at the bottom is the one that will +be used if you click on <guibutton>Replace</guibutton>.</para> + +<note><para>&kthesaurus; can be used as a standalone application, but it can also be +used from other applications (like &kword;, typically by right clicking +on a word and selecting <guilabel>Show related words</guilabel>). +The <guibutton>Replace</guibutton> button will only be visible +on a word and selecting <guilabel>Show Related Words</guilabel>). +The <guibutton>Replace with:</guibutton> button will only be visible +if &kthesaurus; is called from another application.</para></note> + +<para>We have to keep the data file small so that it can be +included in &koffice; — this introduces several limitations +(compared to &wordnet;):</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Only exact matches are found, ⪚ if you search for a plural +form nothing will be found.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Many not so common words have been removed.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>It doesn't distinguish between parts of speech, e.g. verbs and +nouns are mixed up in the lists of words.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>It won't separate the different meanings words can have.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Adjectives don't really have a <quote>more general</quote> / <quote>more specific</quote> +meaning, so one word may appear in more than one list at the same time.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>On the other hand, a few words have been added (function words like <quote>if</quote> +and very few words specific to &kde;).</para> + +<para>Please do <emphasis>not</emphasis> report bugs in the thesaurus +to the &wordnet; project, but to &kde;.</para> + +</chapter> + + +<chapter id="languages"> +<title>Using languages besides English</title> + +<para>By default, only the English language is supported +in &kthesaurus;. You can check out +<ulink url="http://www.koffice.org/addons/#thesauri">the +KOffice download page</ulink> to see which other languages +are available.</para> + +</chapter> + + +<chapter id="frontend"> +<title>The &wordnet; tab</title> + +<para>The <guilabel>&wordnet;</guilabel> tab provides a user interface +to a local installation of <ulink url="http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~wn/">&wordnet; 1.7</ulink>. +&wordnet; is <quote>an online lexical reference +system whose design is inspired by current psycholinguistic theories +of human lexical memory.</quote> The &kthesaurus; user interface offers nearly all options +which are available on the command line. It calls the <command>wn</command> binary, +which has to be in your <envar>PATH</envar>.</para> + +<para>To learn more about &wordnet;, please see the &wordnet; <command>man</command> pages +or have a look at the <ulink url="http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~wn/">&wordnet; homepage</ulink>. +</para> + +</chapter> + + +<chapter id="legal"> +<title>Copyright and Licensing</title> + +<para> +&kthesaurus; and this documentation is copyrighted by Daniel Naber. +</para> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> +&underFDL; +&underGPL; + +</chapter> + + +&documentation.index; + +</book> |