[Tlhingan-hol] New Klingon Words tool

[qunnoQ HoD]

is there a version for mac ?

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 7:13 PM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:

> I'm not sure how useful people on this list will find this tool, but I
> figured I'd mention it anyway.
>
> I find myself going back to the New Words list on the KLI's site over and
> over, so I decided to write a tool that presents the list to me without
> having to go to the site.
>
> It's written in PowerShell, and will run on any Windows 8 or later
> computer, or Windows 7 if you install Windows Management Framework 3.0 or
> later.
>
> It's got a README.txt file in it; setup instructions are there. Short
> version: extract everything to a folder, then run install.cmd. For anyone
> who knows about PowerShell modules: just copy the Klingon folder to your
> PowerShell Modules folder.
>
> It's a PowerShell module, so I mostly use it in the PowerShell console (a
> command-line environment). I've also created a GUI version for anyone who
> prefers that.
>
> Available commands:
>
> Get-KlingonWord
>     Return a list of words, their meanings, parts of speech, and sources.
> You can filter by any of these fields.
>
> Show-KlingonWord
>     Same as Get-KlingonWord, except the list is presented in a GUI. Has a
> built-in alias, kword.
>
> Sort-KlingonWord
>     Given the results from Get-KlingonWord or Show-KlingonWord, or a
> comma-separated list of strings, this sorts the list in Klingon
> transcription alphabetical order. This command allows piped input.
>
> Update-KlingonWord
>     Updates the word list by downloading whatever is current at the KLI.
> This must be run at least once before using the module; the setup program
> runs this for you.
>
> For help on each command, type "help <command>" in PowerShell.
>
> You can easily filter in the GUI just by typing in the filter field, or
> you can set up more complicated pattern-matching.
>
> Careful! PowerShell interprets the ' character as a string delimiter, so
> if you type words with glottal stops you'll cause errors. Enclose the words
> in double quotation marks to avoid this, or escape the ' with a backtick, `.
>
> I won't be incorporating words not on the New Words list. This module
> doesn't contain any data by itself; it just downloads what's at the KLI.
>
> You can download this module here: http://trimboli.name/Klingon.zip
> Your web browser may complain that it's a suspicious file.
>
> Got questions? Let me know. PowerShell lets you do a whole lot with these
> commands that I haven't even touched on.
>
> --
> SuStel
> http://trimboli.name
>
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