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TWEXTER
; TWEXTER
: software that processes [[twext method]] text
: software that gets text [[twext]]

basic functions for twexter may include
• FORMAT [[bifocal bitext]] in alignment
• EDIT chunk interface input windows
• XCROLL two input windows; one control
• SLOP select language option menus
• ADDLANG add languages to interface
• PREFS let user personalize interface

=FORMAT=
simply, twexter formats [[twext method]] text
various format outputs are possible, including
formats acheiving [[bifocal bitext]] intent

c code might work http://twext.cc/dev/format

=EDIT=
editing twext may require two input windows
1. text input
2. twext input

==chunk interface==
; CHUNK INTERFACE
: align text and twext inputs for easy edit

text input twext input
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | |
| each chunk | | cada trozo |
| on new line | | en nueva linea |
| | | |
| one empty space | | un sólo renglón vacio |
| between sentences | | entre frases |
| or lyric lines | | o renglónes de letra |
| | | |
| | | |
| two empty spaces | | dos renglones vacios |
| between paragraphs | | entre paragrafos |
| or choruses | | o coros |
| | | |
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XCROLL

==XCROLL==
; XCROLL
: single scroll-bar controls two textinput windows
xcroll function mantains line-by-line alignment of
a. text input
b. twext input
enables easy edit of associated text/twext chunks:
XCROLL UP
/\
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| on new line | | en nueva linea |
| | | |
| one empty space | | un sólo renglón vacio |
| between sentences | | entre frases |
| or lyric lines | | o renglónes de letra |
| | | |
| | | |
| two empty spaces | | dos renglones vacios |
| between paragraphs | | entre paragrafos |
| or choruses | | o coros |
| | | |
| | | |
| xcroll down | | xcrolear pa'bajo |
| to edit twext | | para editar twext |
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XCROLL DOWN
xcroll tool placement between text/twext inputs
may make it easier to use
numbered lines may be useful future enhancement

===uses===
manual alignment of text/twext input hurts..
xcroll automatically aligns each line of text
with each associated line of twext, enabling:

====edit twext====
xcroll makes it easier to edit text/twext input
with each chunk clearly associated, line by line
====edit wiki?====
xcroll might also adapt to more easily edit wikis,
providing side-by-side preview and edit windows,
eliminating current need to
a. review preview
b. scroll down to edit window
c. scroll within edit window
d. scroll back up to preview
e. repeat recursively
f. preview, save
'''replace above a. b. c. d. e. f. with:'''
a. xcroll down while making fixes
b. preview, save

===DEMO===
http://twext.cc/dev/xcroll/ links to a
current student demo using javascripts
1. beehive.js
2. dynscrollbar.js
demo may be buggy..
solution should be robust

===similar tools?===


=SLOP=
; SLOP
: select language option menu

slop select language option menus
let user select/identify languages combined
in [[bifocal bitext]] alignment
slop menus are specified in detail at
http://twext.cc/dev/index.html#SLOP

=ADDLANG=
; addlang
: add languages to [[wixi]] using xcroll interface

==purpose==
* enable multiple languages, dialects etc to [[twext|get twext]]
* enable hybrid languages to get twext (ie spanglish)
* enable "unofficial" slangs (ie cockney) to get twext
* provide simple method to add any language to system

==context==
wikis may already have translation interfaces
wixi might enable the full interface to appear
in [[bifocal bitext]], which may offer useful
familiar context for user learning new language

===simple===
chunk interface may be useful for translation of:
1. required bare-bones interface words
2. simple guides in [[bifocal bitext|twext format]]

===addlang chunk interface===

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/\ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| || |
| add || añandir |
| language || lenguaje |
| translation || traducción |
| text || texto |
| format || formato |
| lyric || letra |
| simple || simple |
| title || título |
| preview || prevista |
| error || error |
| edit || editar |
| save || grabar |
| title || título |
| search || buscar |
| my talk || mi charla |
| preferences || preferencias |
| watchlist || noseque |
| my contributions || mis contribuciones |
| log out || adios amigos |
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=PREFS=
; PREFS
: user preferences to control interface

==duh==
if 100's of languages, dialects, slangs [[twext|get twext]]
individual users may want to exclude most of 'em

==format==
individual users may also prefer to control
* variable visibility of [[twext|twext text]]
* [[mut]] views of grammar, pronunciation etc
* etc

==conclusion==
if [[wixi]] purpose is dialog to improve [[language methods]]
then [twexter] may be useful participant in the process
if programmers revive twexter software, we'll find out
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/twexter



[[wixi]]

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