Hi :) I think that's h before H and a before A
Regards from Tom :) On 13 November 2014 11:58, Gary Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > [Thanks for reply. I posted this earlier, but it might have gone offlist. > Apologies if this is a duplication.....] > Hi,thanks for reply, I'll have a look for ΩT but ii's probably not what > I'm looking for. The languages in question are no longer spoken. I'm not > looking for a translator as such but just a way to order strings that I > enter, e.g. one "alphabet" that I use is:ȝ j y ˁ w b p f m n r h ḥ ḫ ẖ z s > š q k g t ṯ d ḏ > and I'd like to be able to sort strings composed of those characters > (which haven't all come out well-proportioned in this font) according to > that character order.... > alternatively they are sometimes represented as > A j y a w b p f m n r h H x X z s S q k g t T d D > where the case is significant, i.e. h will always come before H, and A > before a, etc. > I did take a look at the dictionaries in the extensions, but no, they > don't cover the languages I want (I didn't expect them to). > /G. > > From: Sophie <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, 13 November 2014, 10:48 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] customise character order for > comparisons? > > Hi Gary, > Le 13/11/2014 11:00, Gary Collins a écrit : > > Hi,this is a bit of an unusual request , I know, but I'm wondering if > > it is possible to define a custom order for characters when comparing > > strings. I'm studying some ancient languages where the transcription > > "alphabets" use a mixture of standard English characters (but not > > necessarily in the same order they are found in the English alphabet) > > interspersed with Unicode characters to give things like accents or > > like dots (or other additions) underneath the letters. I'd like to > > create a dictionary list, probably in calc in the first instance with > > words and synonyms, and be able to sort either on the English column > > or on the 'other language' column. Is this sort of thing going to be > > possible? Or would I have to write some (possibly fairly complex) > > Basic (or whatever) code to do it?Thanks,/Gary > > I'm not sure I understand well what you want to do, but there is a way > to have a word and it's transcription at the same place. > To get this function go to Tools > Options > Languages settings > > Language and activate Asian. > Then in the Format menu, select Asian phonetic guide. > In the Base text field, you write the 'normal' word, in the Ruby field > the different word. > The area below let you choose where to put the Ruby text. Note that Ruby > is also a style that you can modify. > Don't know if that helps. > You can also build your own list of words, but that will appear as a > dictionary for spell checking. > > Kind regards > Sophie > -- > Sophie Gautier [email protected] > Tel:+33683901545 > Co-founder - Release coordinator > The Document Foundation > > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
