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updates in app help file, e.g. the app name

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aarne
2014-12-11 20:05:57 +00:00
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@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
compile = runghc Compile
forApp: compdemo fin gfos
forApp:
$(compile) -opt Bul Cat Chi Dut Eng Fin Fre Ger Hin Ita Spa Swe
make gfos
.PHONY: gfos

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@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
<html>
<body>
</p>
<b>GF Offline Translator</b>:
text and speech translation for 12 languages with
quality control
</p>
<p>
<b>Speech input</b>: Tap microphone icon and talk while it is red.
<br>
<b>Text input</b>: Select "keyboard" from menu, tap keyboard icon.
<br>
<b>Correction</b>: Tap input text.
<b>Correction</b>: Tap input text and edit.
<br>
<b>Alternatives</b>: Tap output text
<b>Alternatives</b>: Tap output text.
<br>
<b>Grammar info</b>: Tap any of the alternatives.
<br>
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@
<li><span style="background-color:palegreen">Green</span>: semantic, probably correct (but has alternatives)</li>
<li><span style="background-color:yellow">Yellow</span>: syntactic, often incorrect (has alternatives)</li>
<li><span style="background-color:pink">Light red</span>: chunk-based, probably incorrect (has alternatives)</li>
<li><span style="background-color:red">Dark red</span>: word-based, usually very bad</li>
<li><span style="background-color:red">Dark red</span>: word-based, often very bad</li>
</ul>
</p>
@@ -25,13 +29,12 @@
<h2>More details</h2>
<p>
The Human Language Compiler is a translator for human language based on
programming language technology: grammars and semantics. Therefore it is compact in size
and gives control on quality. Most other translator are based on
statistics and have less controll of quality and either require
an internet connection or have a much bigger size.
<p>
The app is small (under 30 MB for all languages in off-line translation). We do not show ads.
GF Offline Translator is based on grammar and semantics. It is compact in size
and gives control on quality. Its technology is inspired by compilers, which are
programs that translate computer languages.
Most other translators for human language are based on
statistics and have less control of quality and are much bigger, so that
they require either an internet connection or a huge storage on your phone.
</p>
The app indicates translation confidence with colours:
<ul>
@@ -66,8 +69,8 @@ because of <b>speech recognition errors</b>. Changing words
from <b>upper to lower case</b> may also be needed.
</p>
<p>
Translation works between any pair of the supported languages, which means 132
language pairs at the moment. But different languages are on different levels of development.
Translation works between any supported languages, which means 132
language pairs in the current version. But different languages are on different levels of development.
The following table gives a rough idea of what to expect:
</p>
@@ -114,22 +117,26 @@ To activate it go to Settings > Language &amp; input.
</p>
<p>
The Human Languge Compiler works <b>completely off-line</b>, without
This app works <b>completely off-line</b>, without
internet connection, when doing text-based translation.
Even speech works off-line in some languages,
but being on-line may give you better
speech input and output.
You can also install third-party off-line speech engines, such as SVOX.
You can also install third-party off-line speech engines, such as
SVOX.
Consult the voice/language settings on your phone to find the optimal
speech engines, and restart the app after changing the settings.
</p>
<p>
Powered by <a href="http://www.grammaticalframework.org/">GF</a>,
based on open-source software,
The GF Offline Translator is powered by
<a href="http://www.grammaticalframework.org/">GF</a>, Grammatical Framework.
It is open-source software,
built by support from the GF community and from <a href="http://www.digitalgrammars.com/">Digital Grammars</a>.
</p>
<p>
<i>Digital Grammars can tailor this app to you needs and provide good
<i>Digital Grammars is a company that can tailor this app to you needs and provide good
translation for the kind of vocabulary you need. Just tell us what you want to see
in the green area!</i>
</p>