dqian said:
The current version of 21st of Pleco is not that nice. Just wondering if it is OK with the processing of 21st from its original data? I have an original version of XML file which converted by Youdao (and also a Ruby and a Python script), and I guess some technical details might help if you are encouting with some problems... Of course, it is illegal to directly use the file but for some study and research purpose. I guess to take a little look and discuss the method (only) is not infringement of copyrights.. besides, Pleco has the copyright to process this dictionary data..
Thanks, but we've got a pretty solid process for extracting it from the original data files, we just need to do a better job of migrating over the formatting. We're working to improve it, but it's an enormous dictionary, so it takes a while, and the impression we get from a lot of our customers is that they primarily use it as a fallback for English words they can't find in NWP/ABC, so it's tough to make it a priority over other dictionary editing improvements (like supporting ~ replacement in ABC, which is probably our single most-requested dictionary enhancement at the moment).