xo activity idea

[Benjamin M. Schwartz]

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Yifan wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I had an idea for an activity, something like a write activity with a
> constantly updating spell checker that displayed spelling suggestions as you
> typed (similar to NJStar Word Processor for typing in Asian languages,
> except for English).

I don't speak any Asian languages, and I don't know NJStar.  Could you
describe more of what you would like to do?

Also, have you used OpenOffice?  It includes a "Word Completion" feature
that might be relevant:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Writer_Guide/Using_word_completion

> I found a free wordlist (STG wordlist) so I think it's
> pretty doable, and I think it would be pretty helpful for english learners.

Don't worry too much about the word lists.  The laptop already includes
spell-checking dictionaries for many languages.

> Some questions I had concerning this:
> 
> 1) How do I apply for an activity proposal? I'm having a hard time finding
> the link to the format.

You don't need OLPC's approval to make an activity.  If you want OLPC to
host your activity, you can get the application for hosting at
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Project_hosting_application.

Sugar Labs is working on creating an additional hosting system to ease the
load for OLPC, but this hasn't happened yet.

> 2) Has this already been done for the xo?

Not that I'm aware of.

> 3) Would this be something that could be integrated with "Write", or should
> this be a seperate activity?

It seems to me that this would naturally be part of Write.  In fact, I
would suggest developing this inside Abiword (the word processor on which
Write is based), so that not only Write but also all the other users of
Abiword can benefit.  I am cc'ing uwog, one of the main Abiword developers.

- --Ben
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