This document summarizes a presentation about developing spell checking dictionaries for Indic languages in OpenOffice.org. It discusses how Hunspell works as the spell checking library in OOo, how to build dictionaries in the required .dic and .aff file formats, issues in developing dictionaries for Indian languages like availability of word lists and rule generation, tips for building dictionaries, testing and evaluating performance, and future work needed in Hunspell to better support Indic language spell checking in OOo.

1. Development of Indic Language Spell Checking
Dictionary for OOo
K G Sulochana
G Jaganadh
C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram
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2. Talk Summery
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Introduction
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OpenOffice.org
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Hunspell
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Building Dictionaries
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Issues
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Tips for Building Dictionaries
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Evaluation of Performance
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Conclusion
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3. Introduction
Localization
Spell checking
Spell checker Development in Indian Languages
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4. OpenOffice.org
Free and Open Source Office Suite
Collaborative Development
Available with Interface in Indian Languages
Future Office Suite of India
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5. Hunspell
Spell checking library in OOo
Free and Open Source
Capable of Handling Complex Languages
Unicode Support
Compound Handling
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6. Building Dictionaries
Format of Hunspell Dictionaries
Word list .dic file
Rule Base or Affix list .aff file
How to prepare .dic file ?
How to prepare .aff file ?
Building OOo with your .dic file and .aff file
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7. Issues
Availability of Word list
Rule Generation
Sandhi Handling
Tuning Compound Handling part for Indian Languages
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8. Tips
Tips and tricks for generating word list
Tips and Tricks for rule base development
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9. Testing and Evaluation
Testing of spell checker
Performance evaluation
Quality ensuring
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10. Towards Future
Works to do in Hunspell for Indic Language Spell
Checking in OOo
Setting Up User Groups of Help Support and
Development
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11. Concluding Remarks
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12. Questions ?
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13. Thank You
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