View source for A spellchecker for Tibetan and Libre- or OpenOffice

Elie Roux has [https://github.com/eroux/tibetan-spellchecker published the source code for a Tibetan language spell-checker on github]. The project allows building of a Tibetan spell-check file based on Hunspell. The results can be used with Firefox, OpenOffice, LibreOffice and Adobe Indesign.

==Features==

The syllables present in the dictionary files are those present in the ''Bod rgya tshig mdzod chen mo'' dictionary, except syllables not conform to standard tibetan grammar rules, so Sanskrit transliterations are not included.

Tibetan Grammar rules have been taken mainly from:
* ''Manuel de Tibétain Standard'' by Nicolas Tournadre
* ''Le clair mirroir'' by Kesang Gyurmé, translation of Nicolas Tournadre
* ''The Illuminator Dictionary'' by Tony Duff
* [http://www.thlib.org/reference/transliteration/tibstacks.php http://www.thlib.org/reference/transliteration/tibstacks.php]
* ''An Introduction to the Grammar of the Tibetan Language'' by Chandra Das available at [http://archive.org/details/grammaroftibetan00dass http://archive.org/details/grammaroftibetan00dass]

For a complete description, see the readme on github: [https://github.com/eroux/tibetan-spellchecker/blob/master/README https://github.com/eroux/tibetan-spellchecker/blob/master/README]

==Pre-built versions==
[[Image:TibetanSpellChecker.png|thumb|450px|Tibetan spellchecking active in OpenOffice]]
===OpenOffice and LibreOffice===
For those who don't want to build the extension themselves, here's a prebuilt version:

'''Download''' [[File:Tibetan-spellchecker.oxt.zip]] (Build-date: 20-Apr-2014)

Then, unpack the ZIP file and start OpenOffice:

In Libre- or OpenOffice use '''Tools / Extension Manager ... / Add...''' to install the extension <code>Tibetan-spellchecker.oxt</code>.

Restart OpenOffice to activate the extension. 

Type some Tibetan, and make sure that the language is set to '''Tibetan (PR China)'''. 

You can set the language using the menu '''Tools / Language / For all text'''.

==Internal Links==
* [[How to edit Tibetan texts]]

==External Links==
* Elie Roux' project on github: [https://github.com/eroux/tibetan-spellchecker https://github.com/eroux/tibetan-spellchecker]