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This paper outlines the design choices of Lince, a multi-platform application that updates the textual contents of documents according to a recent spelling reform of Portuguese. We took advantage of an existing lexical relational database of which we mimicked the structure for homogeneity purposes and to streamline the updating process. Being a tool aimed both at the general public and professional users, a balance between simplistic interface design and wide-enough customization options proved essential. In this paper, we start by describing the background and rationale underlying the tool’s development; the initial requirements are then presented and the design choices framed, with an emphasis on the conversion algorithm and customization options.
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Ferreira, J.P., Lourinho, A., Correia, M. (2012). Lince, an End User Tool for the Implementation of the Spelling Reform of Portuguese. In: Caseli, H., Villavicencio, A., Teixeira, A., Perdigão, F. (eds) Computational Processing of the Portuguese Language. PROPOR 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 7243. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28885-2_5
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