Re: Public beta 6 for WebCatalog 4.0 is now available
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 32724
interpreted = N
texte = >I just checked and the [capitalize] context is still too sensitive to >the apostrophe embedded in the string. For example:[EXAMPLE DELETED]>If the >parser performed a lookahead and only capitalized after an apostrophe >when the second character after is a letter, not whitespace.What about word's like they're and I'll or if a multiple possession ends a sentence (giving you ...the three boys'. New sentence.)? Ideally, there would be a built in list of words that are parsed properly, but I imagine that the internal code to account for that would be a far cry from what it is now.But I agree, there should be some extra parsing. Maybe options added to the [CAPITALIZE] tag ([CAPITALIZE posessive=t&contractions=t]). I don't know exactly how the options would work, but possessive could just ignore any apostrophes with an s after it, contractions would look for 'll, etc. It's not a perfect scheme because it ignore words like don't and can't, but it's a start.Michael############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>I just checked and the [capitalize] context is still too sensitive to >the apostrophe embedded in the string. For example:[EXAMPLE DELETED]>If the >parser performed a lookahead and only capitalized after an apostrophe >when the second character after is a letter, not whitespace.What about word's like they're and I'll or if a multiple possession ends a sentence (giving you ...the three boys'. New sentence.)? Ideally, there would be a built in list of words that are parsed properly, but I imagine that the internal code to account for that would be a far cry from what it is now.But I agree, there should be some extra parsing. Maybe options added to the [capitalize] tag ([CAPITALIZE posessive=t&contractions=t]). I don't know exactly how the options would work, but possessive could just ignore any apostrophes with an s after it, contractions would look for 'll, etc. It's not a perfect scheme because it ignore words like don't and can't, but it's a start.Michael############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to
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