Re: [office-accessibility] "Assistive?"

[Janina Sajka <janina@freestandards.org>]

Malte Timmermann writes:
> Thanks :)
> 
> I just asked because Dave mentioning that it's not in the OOo dictionary.
> 
> Seems this word is in no commercial dictionary, so no wonder that it's
> also not in StarOffice dictionary.
> But it's in "open" wikipedia, and it should be easy to integrate in the
> "open" dictionary from OOo.


Also shows up from two dictionaries referenced by the dict command --
though we should expand on this rather OK but flimsy definition ...

dict assistive
2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
[gcide]:

  Assistive \As*sist"ive\, a.
     Lending aid, helping.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  assistive
       adj : giving assistance
Janina

> 
> Dave - don't forget to add that word (or get it added) to OOo dictionary.
> Team decided that might be a nice exercise for you ;)
> 
> Malte.
> 
> 
> 
> Richard Schwerdtfeger wrote, On 07/27/06 20:54:
> >
> > Assistive Technology:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistive_technology
> >
> > Enjoy,
> > Rich
> >
> >
> > Rich Schwerdtfeger
> > Distinguished Engineer, SWG Accessibility Architect/Strategist
> > Chair, IBM Accessibility Architecture Review Board
> > blog: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/schwer
> > Inactive hide details for Malte Timmermann
> > <Malte.Timmermann@Sun.COM>Malte Timmermann <Malte.Timmermann@Sun.COM>
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> >                         *Malte Timmermann <Malte.Timmermann@Sun.COM>*
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> >                         07/27/2006 10:38 AM
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> > I can't find this word in any of my dictionaries or translators - can you?
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> > Malte.
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