On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 09:43:36AM +0300, Kęstutis Biliūnas wrote: > An, 2006 08 01 22:57 +0200, Joost van Baal rašė: > > Op di 1 aug 2006 om 11:33:03 +0200 schreef Wouter van Reeven: > > > Package: dict-freedict-nld-eng > > > Version: 1.3-2 > > > Severity: important > > > > > > In the Dutch language, some words contain the ij combination. In the > > > dict-freedict-nld-eng package, this combination is entered as the > > > single character ij which cannot be reproduced easily on the command > > > line. As a matter of fact, I have a compose key under Gnome but I > > > cannot compose this character. I copied it from the > > > /usr/share/dictd/freedict-nld-eng.index contained in this package. In > > > Dutch the ij combination simply is written as an i followed by a j. > > > Please update the index file to also include this combination so dict > > > can be easily used from the command line. Thanks in advance. > > > > Imho it'd even be better if it got substituded, not augmented. E.g. the > > word aanblijven is spelled "aanblijven", not "aanblijven". > > I can substitute all occurrences of 'ij' to 'ij' in deu-nld, > eng-nld, fra-nld, nld-deu, nld-eng and nld-fra dictionaries. But > will it be rightly with respect to the Dutch language? If it will > be only easier use from the command line, I don't want to do > this change. In his case it would be better to find the suitable > console font. > > If these changes meet the requirements of the Dutch language, I will > do it, but I want that you explain it very clearly (for forwarding this > explanation to the upstream authors).
Well, the problem, imho, is that ij is a special case in Dutch language. The official language rules are maintained by the Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union). Please have a look at http://woordenlijst.org/ If you click "2 Klinkers en tweeklanken" you'll see "ij" spelt with two characters. More info (unfortunately also in Dutch) can be found here http://woordenlijst.org/leidraad/2/9/ In all cases, ij is spelt as two characters. HTH, Wouter van Reeven -- People: "If she weighs the same as a Duck, she's made of wood!" Sir Bedevere: "And therefore...?"
