Re: Multiple languages - possible approach

2006-03-16 Thread Paul Cowan
Hi Grant and Otis, Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it. You've given some good ideas. Sounds like a really interesting system! I am curious, are your users fluent in multiple languages or are you using some type of translation component? The former. We're talking about construction pro

Re: Multiple languages - possible approach

2006-03-16 Thread Grant Ingersoll
Hi Paul, Sounds like a really interesting system! I am curious, are your users fluent in multiple languages or are you using some type of translation component? Some comments below and a few thoughts here. How are you querying? Are users entering mixed language queries too? Do you have a

Re: Multiple languages - possible approach

2006-03-15 Thread Otis Gospodnetic
! :) Otis - Original Message From: Paul Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: java-user@lucene.apache.org Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:49:48 PM Subject: Multiple languages - possible approach Hi everyone, We are currently using Lucene to index correspondence between various people, who may or

Multiple languages - possible approach

2006-03-15 Thread Paul Cowan
Hi everyone, We are currently using Lucene to index correspondence between various people, who may or may not use the same language in their discussions to each other. Think an email system where participants might use the language that seems most appropriate to the thought at the time, just a