Ga lexicon in Toolbox and LKB format

This folder contains the standard files produces by the utility program

Toolbox New Project Package 1.5.8

from

http://www.sil.org/computing/toolbox/downloads.htm

Dictionary

The file 'Dictionary.txt' has been replaced by the Ga lexicon created by Mary Ester Dakubu (MED), University of Ghana.

Conversion to LKB tdl format

There is a folder 'Tbox2LKB-conv-scripts' which has a copy of the
the cct files of the folder 2005-05-31Ga-for-LKB-Uni-Trondheim-11a

These cct files are used to convert the Ga lexicon which is in SFM (Toolbox format) to the format LKB (Linguistic Knowledge Builder, http://moin.delph-in.net/LkbTop) needs.

To run the conversion do the following steps

  1. Make the dictionary window the 'active window' by clicking on the title bar
  2. Choose menu 'File' / 'Export'
  3. Select 'TBox-LKB Step1'
  4. Click 'OK'.
  5. A new file 'LKBlexicon.tdl' is created.

Typecraft.org

This folder has been posted to the following steps www.typecraft.org by permission.

More see http://typecraft.org/tc2wiki/Converting_a_Toolbox_lexical_database_to_LKB_format

Test status and feedback

The setup was retested in November 2012. For questions regarding the LKB tdl conversion send emails to

 dictionaries_gillbt@gillbt.org

For questions regarding the Ga lexicon please address

 medakubu@gmail.com

Note:

The files in folder temp may be deleted. They are intermediary results. The production of these files may be turned off and on again with the key combination (hold three keys and press K)

 Alt-Ctrl-Shift K

This toggles the switch 'keep temporary files'.

In case it is activated Toolbox automatically delete the intermediary results.

Tamale, 9th Nov. 2012

Hannes Hirzel