Compound words

[kmaasrud]

First, let me just say that his is no doubt the best toki pona dictionary, given it's speed and the fact that one can search both the word and translations. However, I would love to have compound words present in the dictionary as well!

There's a semi-official (Sonja-approved) list of compounds here, which I would be more than happy to help add into your JSON database. However, I'm not sure how you would prefer to implement compounds. Perhaps as a new "Parts of speech" category called "comp" or something?

[jProgr]

Thanks!

Some time ago I noticed that file and I do want to add some of the words (not all of them, maybe the ones with a score greater that 50 or 60, I'm not sure) but I have problems thinking of a way to show them on the dictionary without it looking too full.

[kmaasrud]

The search is really the main feature, so I doubt the page would look too full. The most important thing might just be to communicate that the compounds are by no means official, but examples of context-based usages.

What about a separate styling for compound words? Something as simple as using italics would do the trick, I suppose?

[kmaasrud]

I've opened a PR, see #26

[jProgr]

Thank you very much for your PR, I wasn't expecting that. I still need to ponder a bit on this and how to show them without removing importance from the main words.

[kmaasrud]

Sure thing! I would love to help out, if there's anything more I can do?

[jProgr]

Oh, again thanks. I have noticed that a new book has come out. I will try to get it and see what to add from there and from your PR, I will hold onto your PR until then.

I don't have a published things to do relating to the project, this is my private one:

• Automate release.
• The CSS does not seem to update correctly when developing.
• Make it a full PWA.
• Dockerize.
• URLs for every word.

[kmaasrud]

Thank you very much for your PR, I wasn't expecting that. I still need to ponder a bit on this and how to show them without removing importance from the main words.

I have noticed that a new book has come out.

I've adressed these two. See https://github.com/jProgr/TokiPonaDictionary/pull/26#issuecomment-884768716

[jProgr]

Thank you very much, again. After getting ku and giving it a long and hard thinking, I have decided to add the compounds under a new section of the current words. For example the words now have the definitions listed under:

• n.
• mod.
• sep.
• vt.
• vi.
• interj.
• prep.
• conj.
• kama.
• cont.
• oth.

I will add "comp" and add there the compounds. Some words will be added as new ones, ku has some that you included in your PR like "ku". I will close your PR due to the amount of changes needed to align with this. I see you want to help, do you want to add the compounds in the new style? It's still the ones with 60 or more (4 on ku).

[kmaasrud]

I would be more than happy to help out and submit a new PR, but I'm not entirely clear on how you want the new style to be. Should the compounds be part of a separate JSON dictionary, or do you want them listed along with the other words, but with the "comp" class added? The latter is what I did in my previous PR.

Edit: Wait I think I understand now that you want compounds nested under each word? If so, then how would you like the JSON structure to be?

[jProgr]

Oh, I feel so dumb. I tried that and it looks awful. I'm gonna merge your last PR and work on top of that, it ends up looking better than my idea. I will merge it under dev because I need to add some other changes. Sorry for the back and forth.

Before merging: You should know that this project is uncopyrighted (see details) and any contribution will also become part of the public domain. Do you accept this?

[kmaasrud]

Before merging: You should know that this project is uncopyrighted (see details) and any contribution will also become part of the public domain. Do you accept this?

No problem with this, I accept :smile:

[kmaasrud]

@jProgr: are you still maintaining the repo? I still use this dictionary all the time, but it would be helpful to have the additions from ku :smile:

[jProgr]

@kmaasrud Oh, I totally forgot. I will go back to work on this.