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Patrick, I’d be happy to help you troubleshoot your problem. Can you be more specific about how the program rejects the CSV file? What message is shown? Perhaps you could try importing a single lexical item first (ie. a single row). If that works then you’ll know that the general format you’re using is correct and that a particular row is causing the problem. Also, an excerpt from your CSV file might help if you want to post it here.
Cheers.
ZanderKeymasterGlad to hear about your progress on your e-Book. Congratulations! Let us know if you have any questions about Personal Lexicon while you’re building your dictionary. I’m sure the completed dictionary will complement the book very well.
ZanderKeymasterGraham, to remove a theme from a lexical item, go into edit mode, click on the theme name just above the definition of the item and hit the delete key. Exit edit mode when you’re done. Let me know if you have any other questions.
ZanderKeymasterHey Pete. Yes, I do believe I’ve seen the bug that you describe. It’s fixed, but I haven’t updated the beta release. If it’s important that you have the fix quickly then I could update it. Otherwise, the actual release should be out towards the end of next week. Let me know if you need it asap.
Regards,
Alexander
ZanderKeymasterThe beta version now contains new features to import/export lexical items in CSV format.
To export a CSV file simply proceed through the normal steps to export selected lexical items. When you arrive at the file dialog, choose the CSV file format instead of the PLX file format. Done.
To import a CSV file into your lexicon then you’ll need to have a CSV text file with columns in the following order:
item text *
lexical type (name or abbr) *
definition *
pronunciation
themes
roots
synonyms
antonyms
phonetically similar
related
comments
personal examples
alt def
gender
gender changeable (Y or N)
classNote that only the first 3 columns are required. Also note that some of the additional columns support multiple entries within them. For example, you may want to add multiple synonyms to the synonyms column. If you need to separate multiple entries within a single column then you need to use a | character to do this. For two synonyms it the column data would look something like “synonym1|synonym2”.
If you’re interested in making your own CSV file with just the 3 require columns then the process is easy. However, if you want to include the additional columns then perhaps it would be a good idea to examine an export file. This will give you a concrete example to emulate. Of course, feel free to ask me any questions. I will be updating the documentation when release 1.3 is officially out.
regards,
Zander
ZanderKeymasterJust wanted to let you all know that version 1.3 will be able to import/export CSV files. This week I will update the beta version with one that has this new functionality. Hopefully, some of you will be able to try it out. Cheers.
ZanderKeymasterHi Valerie. Would you or anyone else for that matter be interested in beta-testing the upcoming version of PL? We’ll be starting the beta test in May. It’s an opportunity to give input on the updated interface and features.
Zander
ZanderKeymasterHi Carmina. It does seem like many students from NMCLA (I assume you are one) are registering without downloading the application first. Then they get confused about the instructions they get in the license key email. I received an email from Marisa along those lines earlier today. Is she the one you are talking about? People can always contact me either using this forum or by filling out the Contact form: http://www.personal-lexicon.com/contact.php
ZanderKeymasterEòin, I’m not 100% sure I understand your question. There are either 1 or 2 abbreviations that show up when you view a lexical item. As you mentioned, the first one is the abbreviation for the lexical type. Lexical type abbreviations will always show. Obviously, it’s meant to tell you if the item is a noun, a verb, etc.
The second abbreviation may appear if gender is assigned to the item. You are correct that if you are learning a language that only has gender for nouns then, assuming your gender abbreviations don’t conflict with any of your lexical type abbreviations, this is superfluous. However, the program doesn’t make this assumption or check for this condition. These two abbreviations are separate pieces of information and as such are treated separately.
Zander
ZanderKeymasterHi Neil. Don’t know if you still need help on this. The only real way to test yourself on conjugations is to create an Example Usage test. This means that you have to have personal examples in your lexicon that use conjugated forms of verbs.
ZanderKeymasterHi Forkinpm. Thanks for the comments. Yes, the community is small because of two reasons I think. 1) I haven’t really marketed the software very much. There are some serious users of Personal Lexion (for example some linguists), but the overall userbase is relatively small. 2) I’ve been told that this forum is too hard to find within the website. People have to dig around a bit instead of the website directing traffic here.
I’m plan on remedying both of these issues. The website is being redesigned and I will be making a marketing push over the next few months including new versions of the software.
all the best,
Zander
ZanderKeymasterHi Sorrieah. A new release with the above mentioned virtual keyboard is coming. At the point I would give it two to three months. In the meantime, you can use the OS to input non-latin based characters. If you tell me the OS you’re using (Window XP, Mac OS X, etc) then I’ll do my best to give you exact details.
And sorry for the delay. I haven’t been monitoring the forums like I should lately.
ZanderKeymasterIndeed, an easy-to-use virtual keyboard will be included in the next version of the software. This will allow users to insert non-standard characters into a lexicon with the simple click of a button. Note that non-standard characters (ex. Greek letters) are already supported and can be inserted into your lexicon using the operating system. For example, if you have a Mac then you can accomplish this using the International features in the System Preferences.
regards,
Alexander
ZanderKeymasterHi. As of now, the answer is no. Exported files can only be read by PL and PL can only import files generated by someone using PL. There are plans to be able to import and export plain text files in a future release. This would mean that Excel could import and export such files, but as of now I can’t give you a release date. I will say that the more people who request this feature, the sooner it will get done.
regards,
Alexander
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