#dictionary builder

[lexiconga]

Advertisers Wanted

Ok hold on, hear me out! Nobody hates ads more than us, but with a free platform, ads are the only way to keep Lexiconga on quality hardware (which it frankly hasn't been on for a couple years now). Another reason we need ads is that we’re not going to be implementing a paid subscription service after all—those features will all be free!

We're sick of Google ads and we want nothing to do with Google tracking anymore, so we're looking to set up an advertising program with real people. We're hoping that we can get adverts that people using Lexiconga might actually care about—things like books, conlanging or writing tools, games, or any other things that conlangers might enjoy. When we release the new version of Lexiconga, we're going to be removing Google and hopefully showing manually curated (and therefore better) ads. The ads will be fully text-only with a single link to the advertised site/product/whatever to be as non-invasive as possible.

If you'd like to apply to put an advertisement up on Lexiconga, contact us at [email protected] with the subject line “Lexiconga Ad”, and we can negotiate a locked-in discounted price for displaying a text ad for you. Once the new version of Lexiconga goes online (we’re aiming for July 1), there will be an advertising page that will list rates, so contact us before launch for the best prices!

If you know people trying to spread the word about their cool new project, please let them know that we’re looking to help them spread the word, too!

[gobahai]

Hey everyone, I've been working on Lexiconga Dictionary Builder for a long time now, and this is the biggest update I've released so far!

On the front-end (what you see):

The site got a facelift! Instead of the older-looking "3d" borders, we have shadows and nice, clean edges.

Clicking Edit on a word no longer thrusts you to the New Word Form. Instead, you can edit the word right its own spot in the dictionary so you don't lose your scroll!

You can now import and export word lists in CSV format!

Before, I had only allowed importing dictionaries that were previously exported from Lexiconga, but now you can import word lists from a different place or from an Excel file and even export them so you can use them somewhere else!

Getting word lists ready to import is as simple as manipulating some spreadsheet columns and saving it with a standard CSV format.

You can now share individual words form your dictionary if your dictionary is set to be public!

If you're viewing the public dictionary page for your own dictionary and you're logged in, you can click an "Edit Dictionary" button and start editing, no matter what dictionary you were editing before!

On the back-end (what you don't see):

The database has been updated to change the way words are saved. This doesn't mean much now, but it opens up the potential for collaborating on dictionaries in the future!

If you haven't checked out Lexiconga yet, here's a quick description: It's a fast and easy dictionary/lexicon builder with a space for your conlang's rules and information that you can use with or without an account. If you have an account, you can create public dictionaries to share with people. Check out my Gobahai dictionary as an example of what you can do!

I hope these improvements help provide an easy transition if you decide to use it, or if you already use Lexiconga, then I hope you like these changes as much as I do!

[gobahai]

Your Conlanging Wishlist

Heia, my beautiful conlanging friends!

I'm a programmer, and I love making random tools for any occasion. I've been developing Lexiconga specifically to make building and sharing conlang lexicons easy, and it's been super fun to make (the Keyboard Shortcut update just went up!).

Since I've been having so much fun with this, I was wondering if any of you had any tools you wished existed or that do exist but you wish could be easier to use/nicer to look at. I'd love to take a shot at developing another conlanging/conworlding/concluturing tool for the world to use! All the applications I make are web-based, so they can be accessed from anywhere and used by anyone from any (modern) device for free.

So I ask you, what would you like to see me make?

[zirka-language]

Little Lexiconga Update

I managed to get public links to your dictionary a lot smaller! Now it’s just lexicon.ga/<your dictionary>! For example, my Gobahai dictionary is at http://lexicon.ga/74 instead of http://lexicon.ga/view/?dict=74!

Don’t worry if you’ve shared the old format, though, because that will still get you where you need to go. The new format is just much nicer to look at and a lot easier to remember!

Thanks for using Lexiconga! If you have any questions or ideas for new features, please let me know!

–Robbie

[zirka-language]

I’ve added a maximize button to the “Explanation/Long Definition” and “Dictionary Details” text boxes that gives you a huge area to write in. It even preserves your cursor position or highlighted text as it expands so you don’t lose your place in the size change (if the scroll is wrong, hitting a left or right arrow key will pop your view to where your cursor is). When you’re done editing, just hit “Minimize” or click the gray area outside of the box, and you’ll be free to continue on as if you had been using the smaller box the whole time.

It’s super handy when you have Details as long and complicated as mine! :)

I hope this addition is as useful for you as it is for me!

–Robbie

(Pictured is my other conlang 'Oayhàoù, the protolang for Gobahay. I post about both of them over at @oayhaou if you want to check them out!)

[zirka-language]

Lexiconga Update!

The word entry form is no longer trapped at the top of the page—now you can bring it with you wherever you go in your dictionary!

Click the Lock/Unlock button in the top right corner of the word form, and it’ll scroll down the page with you. You can also edit a word without having the page pop back to the top. Super handy if you need to reference other words when adding/editing!

(Pictured are words from Gobahay, a language I’m working on at @oayhaou​ at the moment)

[zirka-language]

Lexiconga Update!

I've added a very small but very useful feature for searching: a results counter!

Now whenever you filter or search a dictionary, it will display how many results are showing! This is also useful because it can be a good indicator of why you can't find a certain word if you accidentally have a filter set.

If you need to see the total number of words in your dictionary, you can still always see the number in the dictionary's settings.

Anyway, I hope you find this as useful as I do!

–Robbie

[zirka-language]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Lexiconga Accounts are here!

With an account, you can have as many dictionaries as you need and switch between them at will, access your dictionaries from any device, make public and share your dictionaries, and have the peace of mind of having your dictionaries stored in the cloud instead of just on your browser where clearing the cache might accidentally remove it! It’s free to get and use an account, and it always will be.

Create your account using the Log In/Create Account button in the top left corner and then use the same button to log in (just read the notificaitons that appear and you’ll figure it out). The first time you log in to your account, the dictionary you have loaded in your browser will automatically upload to your account. (If you don’t have a dictionary saved, it’ll just upload the blank “New” dictionary anyway.) After that, you can use Lexiconga as normal! Check the About Lexiconga button for more information about what you can do with an account.

The Terms of Service and Privacy Policy are pretty standard, but just make sure you’re ok with them before using accounts. I definitely recommend that you DON’T share accounts because one save will overwrite another if the previous save is not loaded to the other person’s computer. Also, if you use your account on multiple computer, always be sure to reload the page on the computer you’re working on if you’ve made changes from another computer.

I hope you enjoy and that you share some awesome lexicons with the world!

–Robbie