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see [[twext]].. [http://test.twext.com alpha test twexter] now with feedback.. [http://github.com/tudisco/twexter source code..]

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wixi is [[twext]] working in wiki
to wixi is a verb meaning to multilingualize text, so we learn each others language.

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=wixi twexter=
=wixi twexter=
wixi'd wikis get text [http://wixi.cc/bifocal_bitext.html twext].. twext texts provide
wixi'd wikis get text [http://twext.com/bifocal_bitext twext..] twext texts provide meaningful, [http://sk.com.br/sk-krash.html comprehensible input] for language learners.. twext prints on good old paper.. wikis make twext easy to mix and share..
meaningful, [http://sk.com.br/sk-krash.html comprehensible input]
for language learners.. wikis make twext easy to share..

''the OLPC will connect kids learning many different languages.. wixi offers a learner-centric environment for kids to [[constructionist|construct]] language learning..''

[[image:WixiJump.gif]]

<font color="blue">if you know PHP and wanna help kids learn, you can help make this wixi program a real-world learning example: '''http://wixi.cc/hello_world'''</font>


the OLPC is [http://olpcnews.com/content/localization/learning_language.html connecting kids] learning many different languages.. wixi offers a learner-centric environment for kids to [[constructionist|construct]] [[learning language learning|language learning]]..
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=chunk method=
=chunk method=
twext uses a simple [http://wixi.cc/twext_method method] to associate chunks of text with chunks of translation.. the method works with regular text and also with lyrics to songs.. and any
twext now can use a new method to associate chunks of text with chunks of translation.. the method works with regular text and also with lyrics to songs.. and may work between any of many languages: http://twext.com/method
of many languages: '''http://wixi.cc/twexter'''
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[[image:WiXiXcrollNarrow.png]]<br>
'''xcroll may also be useful for regular mediawiki editing'''<bR><bR>

[[image:WiXiTwexterXcrollPreviewFast.gif]]<br><br>


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=xcroll input=
[http://wixi.cc/xcroll xcroll] now controls text and twext input windows, as well the live preview window.. controlling many windows with a single scrollbar has many potential uses.. [http://twexter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/twexter/twexter-basic/ free source code] powers a [http://mozilla.org/firefox firefox] demo of xcroll at http://delyric.com/delyric or '''http://twext.cc/twexter'''


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=twexml output=
twexter creates xml or [http://twext.cc/go/18#.twx .twx output], with aim to print twext texts in flexible file formats for a plethora of publishing platforms.. one interpretation may integration may be a [http://twext.cc/go/mw wixipedia].. another way to wixi may be XO writing activities, including lyrics for tam tam and/or cartoon balloons for scratch games.. '''http://twext.cc/go/xo'''
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<font color="gray">any language already in twexter can serve
as source for translation to add another
language.. so English can be source to add Cockney, or Español can be source to add Tagalog, Maya, Nauhtl.. even Spanglish..
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[[image:WiXiInterTwext333.png]]<BR>
any of many languages, dialects and slangs can get twext.. if 30 languages play, 900 learning bridges are possible
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=multilingual=
http://code.google.com/soc may pay a committed computer science student $4,500 to multilingualize twexter this summer.. a UI design allows languages, dialects and slangs to participate and includes some basic wixi history/revert functions.. a rough old spec for this phase is at '''http://twext.cc/go/18'''..

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=database=
[[image:WixiJump.gif]] what if 10 languages and 10,000 users wixi twexter? or 100 and 1,000,000? either way, there is a chance that rich data may emerge.. one [http://twext.cc/go/18#.twx trick] might make filenames include independent database info.. big picture data design goal is to classify chunks by meaning ''before'' categorizing them as part of a specific language.. maybe doable w/ some kinda "numbered namespace" or '''http://wixi.cc/atoms'''

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=wixi=
wixi [http://wixi.cc/integrate integrates] twexter into the [[olpc|XO]] wiki, MediaWiki
or any other wiki.. the source text might be fixed, but anyone can edit the translation the wiki way..
'''http://wixi.cc/wixi'''

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[[image:WixiJump.gif]]<br>
[[image:WixiJump.gif]]<br>
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=delyric=
=delyric=
delyric is to learn language with lyrics.. if songs get into your heart then you can't get'em outta your head.. lyrics help us remember language, for a bunch of reasons, mainly because you might actually care.. http://delyric.com/delyric.html
wixi can grow to help anyone, including OLPC kids,
turn popular parts of popular songs into fun ways
to construct language learning with visualized,
twext translated, ''legal'' and transformative "fair
use": '''http://wixi.cc/citage'''

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=lucha libre=
[https://calli.cie.unam.mx/softwaremap/trove_list.php UNAM][http://www.escom.ipn.mx ESCOM][http://www.cic.ipn.mx/ CIC][http://www.esimez.ipn.mx ESIME] [http://www.upiicsa.ipn.mx UPIICSA][http://www.uaemex.mx/cele/bienvenida/ingles.html CELe] ¡banda! ¿quién es el jefe de los jefes? ¿el mero mero? ¿quién va a entregar [[WiXi]] y ganar tantos usuarios? sencillo: con PHP, la
[http://nah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calixatl Wixipedia].. Python, la [http://laptop.org XO].. con ID3vx, todo mundo [http://id3.org MP3].. poco a poco, muchos usarios, muchos sistemas, mucho aprendizaje.. ¡y ya! ¿para qué esperar? '''http://wixi.cc/lucha-libre'''
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=mexico=
mexico is hiring a PHP hacker to update http://twext.cc/go/php3_core with a new http://twext.cc/go/plugin system.. job description includes helping me learn to create new plugins and manage the existing code base.. si eres cuidadano o residente en mexico, aqui tienes una chamba interesante, con posibilidad de conectarte con http://twext.cc/go/google.. detalles en '''http://twext.cc/go/gig'''

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=learning language learning=
wixi is a idea for a very simple program that OLPC kids can use to learn each others language.. at little cost, we can deliver a new tool that can also test kids' capacity to "[[Learning_Vision|learn learning]]".. who knows, maybe kids can even teach know-it-all adults something about language learning :) '''[http://www.olpcnews.com/content/localization/learning_language.html worth a try?]'''

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=€30K .nl=
free software developer? opportunity: get paid to code free software for a large new user base.. [http://digitalpioneers.org digital pioneers] round 14 grant are due 30 Nov 2007.. free software developers can apply to earn up to €30K making twext work with [http://wikipedia.org wikipedia] and/or games like

[http://scratch.mit.edu scratch]
* earn many users
* extend a useful tool
* free software
* get paid
* '''[http://www.digitalpioneers.org/pub/Program/ExtraNavBar/071005leiddraad_14e_ronde_en.pdf digitial

pioneers]'''
* <FONT COLOR="GRAY">''http://wixi.cc/dp13'' <- proposal started</FONT>
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=$2500=
$2500 is now available to pay the right developer
to deliver a basic multilingual wixi interface
specified at http://twext.cc/go/18 .. if you hack
free software and want to do this thing, '''[http://twext.cc/go/Talk:18 bid here]'''..

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=scratch=
scratch help kids learn programming by assembling
commands to create multimedia games.. adding twext or
wixi to scratch could be an simple, affective,
effective way for kids to
program some human language learning..
'''http://scratch.mit.edu'''


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=storyasking=
kinda ruff but maybe tuff, [http://storyask.com storyasking] might be a fun way we can learn each others language.. storyasking is a free child of [http://www.blaineraytprs.com/pages.php?page=explanationpage TPRStorytelling], a language teaching method loved by [http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/moretprs plenty] of teachers around the world.. storyasking offers a free way to play with TPRS.. so we can ask stories to '''[http://www.olpcnews.com/content/localization/learning_language.html learn each others' language]'''.. <FONT COLOR="silver"> storyasking may also be a game to scratch with twext.</font>
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Latest revision as of 06:47, 17 December 2008

see twext.. alpha test twexter now with feedback.. source code..

  english | 한국어 HowTo [ID# 187409]  +/-  

wixi is twext working in wiki

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if you can't see twext, adjust contrast on your monitor
TwextFade.png
repetitive twext can fade away WixiTwextColorGrammar.png
marked up twext can communicate structure

wixi twexter

wixi'd wikis get text twext.. twext texts provide meaningful, comprehensible input for language learners.. twext prints on good old paper.. wikis make twext easy to mix and share..

the OLPC is connecting kids learning many different languages.. wixi offers a learner-centric environment for kids to construct language learning.. WixiJump.gif

WiXiMethodOnXO.gif

chunk method

twext now can use a new method to associate chunks of text with chunks of translation.. the method works with regular text and also with lyrics to songs.. and may work between any of many languages: http://twext.com/method

press ESC to stop the animations, RELOAD to restart animations

WixiJump.gif
WiXiDelyricSampleSurvive.jpg

delyric

delyric is to learn language with lyrics.. if songs get into your heart then you can't get'em outta your head.. lyrics help us remember language, for a bunch of reasons, mainly because you might actually care.. http://delyric.com/delyric.html

WixiJump.gif
WiXiPO1.gif

Related work

See also
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