Re: Public beta 6 for WebCatalog 4.0 is now available
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 32727
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.Does a hyphen in a word do the same thing, i.e. re-create if not, apply the same functionality to the ' in words. Would that not make it simpler. Dont know if that makes any sense.Good Luck.############################################################# 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.Does a hyphen in a word do the same thing, i.e. re-create if not, apply the same functionality to the ' in words. Would that not make it simpler. Dont know if that makes any sense.Good Luck.############################################################# 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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