Editing lexical entries


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After creating or importing a lexicon, lexical entries be added, edited or removed. Adding a new entry can be started by clicking the Add button on the bottom of the Lexicon main panel or by choosing the Add menu item from the context menu, if there are already entries in the table. A new dialog will appear, allowing to create a new entry by entering values for, at least, the required fields.

Figure 361. Add a Lexical Entry

When you are finished, click Apply to add the entry to the lexicon. Required fields will be highlighted if you click Apply while not all required fields are filled in.

Editing a lexical entry can be done by either clicking the Edit button on the bottom of the panel, by right-clicking the entry and choosing Edit from the context-menu or by double-clicking the entry in a cell that can not be edited directly in the table (i.e. the lexical-unit field or any field of which there can be more than one). A dialog will open, displaying the chosen lexical unit as a tree structure. Some general information is shown, such as ID and date of creation.

Figure 362. Edit a lexical entry

To edit the entry, click on the value that you would like to add or change or press TAB to select the first editable field. It will become active and ready for editing, a dark blue border will highlight it. Hitting the TAB key accepts the value of the current field and activates the next field.
The fields that are displayed in a dark grey color are so-called placeholders: these fields are not yet there, but can be created. When activating such field the + button can be clicked to add the field to the entry and to make the text field editable.
In general when activating a field + or - buttons can be present and can be enabled or greyed out, depending on whether more fields of that type can be added or if that field can be deleted. Pressing the + or = keyboard key triggers the Add Field action, the - key the Remove Field action.
When a field is removed it will still be shown in the entry, but in a red color.
Changes will only be applied to the entry in the lexicon after clicking the Apply button or pressing the ENTER key.
Changes can be discarded by clicking the Cancel button or pressing the ESC key or the CTRL+W combination.

Removal of a lexical entry is done by highlighting the entry in the lexical entries table and then either clicking the Remove button on the bottom of the Lexicon panel, or by right-clicking the entry and choosing Remove from the context-menu.