I haven't had time to look closely at it, but what is the advantage of
the Okus texts over Perseus, I wonder? The Perseus texts and
dictionary/morphological tools are also freely downloadable Open
Source and (all or a subset) could presumably be packaged into an
iOS/Android app with all the functionality that Michael is after. (Or
for that matter a desktop app that doesn't rely on sometimes slow
internet connections.)
What is the underlying format of Okus, does anyone know? Is there some
intrinsic reason the texts can't be copy-pasted, or is that just an
artifact of the app?
(Not offering to write an app, just thinking out loud.)
Gabby
On 13 June 2012 15:59, Rebecca Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Last month, someone shared information about a new iPad app for intermediate
> Greek. I, in turn, shared it with NITLE's Sunoikisis mailing list for
> classics. Michael Arnush of Skidmore College just responded with this
> query, so I'm passing it on to the list to see if anyone is working on
> something like this:
>
> I did check out the app and found it of really modest value. What I wish
> were possible? Someone who has the tech skills to convert the Okus database
> (in case you don’t know it, a free download of major Greek authors/texts
> with Intermediate Liddell-Scott links a la Perseus) from a Windows-based
> operating system to the Mac OS of an iPad. They’re obviously incompatible,
> but Okus is a great compendium to teaching Greek authors to undergraduates.
> It has the virtue of the Middle Liddell and it resides on a desktop, thus
> obviating the need for an Internet connection, and is so much faster than
> Perseus at certain times of day; it’s only negative is that the text cannot
> be copied and pasted, which means students need to turn to Perseus if they
> wish to incorporate text into an assignment. But, the skills required to
> convert Windows to Mac OS are far beyond me, and I doubt anyone else is so
> inclined. Pity.
>
>
>
> Hope this finds you well,
>
> Michael
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> Michael Arnush
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