Is it possible to export a Paratext Project Wordlist with the approved glosses for each word?

Question

I want to use a paratext project's wordlist and approved glosses to create a file that I can then format into a dictionary.  Is that possible?  If so, what are the steps?

Wilfred Ball

Answer 1

One way is to use the integration between Flex and Paratext. 
Once related you can, from Flex, take advantage of the interlinearizer in Flex to take the biblical text verse by verse and add information to the glosses that will automatically become dictionary entries.

Once as entries in Flex you can do more complex work there or export it for use in programs like Dictionary App Builder.

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Another way could be to take the SpellingStatus.xml file, where the words are, and take a copy to modify it and put some tag that later can be used to use the import option inside Flex.  

Saludos,
José

Answer 2

Glossy can do some of this (the approved glosses part). Another transform could give you the wordlist and then you could crosslink them. I haven't got round to building a proper installer for Glossy, but it's a simple python program and .bat file which you put on your computer and I can help you get it installed.

Answer 3

Another tool that can be used to convert the lexicon.xml file to a file that can be imported into Fieldworks is called ParatextLexicon. You can read more about this tool at: https://lingtransoft.info/apps/paratextlexicon