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diff --git a/src/ui/android/assets/help_content.html b/src/ui/android/assets/help_content.html index 089e32877..f40267be1 100644 --- a/src/ui/android/assets/help_content.html +++ b/src/ui/android/assets/help_content.html @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ <html> <body> + <p> The Human Language Compiler is a translator for human language based on programming language technology. Therefore it is compact in size -and gives control on quality, indicating confidence with colours: +and gives control on quality. It indicates confidence with colours: <ul> <li><b>Green</b>: semantic translation, should be correct. @@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ and gives control on quality, indicating confidence with colours: </p> <p> -The Human Language Compiler works completely off-line, without +The Human Languge Compiler works completely off-line, without internet connection, although being on-line may give you better speech input and output. The app is small (around 23 MB for all languages). @@ -35,16 +36,23 @@ We do not show ads. <p> The Human Language Compiler translates both speech and text. It works between any pair of the supported languages, which means 110 -language pairs at the moment. -However, it works optimally <b>from English</b> and also from Swedish. -From other languages it can be slow and give more red results. -But expect frequent updates and improvements! +language pairs at the moment. But there are some caveats: +<ul> + <li> The app works optimally <b>from English</b> and also from <b>Swedish</b>. + <li> From other languages it can be slow and give more red results. + <li> The dictionaries can have errors, since they are partly extracted automatically. + <li> Speech input from <b>Hindi</b> and output to <b>Bulgarian</b> don't work currently. + <li> In <b>Chinese</b>, speech input is Mandarin but output is Cantonese (Yue). +</ul> +As we are constantly working on the app, expect frequent updates and improvements! </p> <p> When you tap on a translation you get a screen with <b>alternative translations</b>. -If the input is only a single word, then tapping on each of the alternatives -gives you <b>grammatical information</b> about the word. +Tapping on each of the alternatives +gives you <b>grammatical information</b>: +an inflection table, if it is a single word, +and a syntax tree otherwise. </p> <p> @@ -53,10 +61,20 @@ an alternative keyboard which allows you to do translation from other applications, for instance while you are entering SMS or e-mail. To activate it go to Settings > Language & input. </p> + +<p> +The Human Languge Compiler works <b>completely off-line</b>, without +internet connection, although being on-line may give you better +speech input and output. +The app is small (around 23 MB for all languages). +We do not show ads. +</p> + <p> Powered by <a href="http://www.grammaticalframework.org/">GF</a>, -built by <a href="http://www.digitalgrammars.com/">Digital Grammars</a>. +built by support from the GF community and from <a href="http://www.digitalgrammars.com/">Digital Grammars</a>. </p> + <p> <i>Digital Grammars can tailor this app to you needs - tell us what you want to see in the green area!</i> |