I really want to do this to support a minority language (Kouri-vini) that currently has zero input support but an existing digitized dictionary. I also have zero coding experience but I don't care if this takes me 10 years, I'll find a way to do it.
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Exactly what language are you talking about. If it is not yet in Unicode, things are harder.– Tom GeweckeMar 27, 2016 at 0:55
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Tom Gewecke Louisiana Creole also known as Kouri-Vini– JD DavidsonMar 27, 2016 at 1:06
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For that you don't need either a font or a keyboard, since the normal US keyboard and many fonts do all the characters already. All you have to do make dictionary files.– Tom GeweckeMar 27, 2016 at 4:50
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Custom Keyboards are commonly made with the Ukelele app. For input to work right you really need a Unicode font for the language. Spellcheck, etc is not connected to either the keyboard or the font, but requires .dic and .aff dictionary files. Info on how these can be made is available at
http://www.openoffice.org/lingucomponent/
Whether a custom spellcheck dictionary will also do autocorrect I don't know.
For Kouri-Vini you don't need a special keyboard or font, just the dictionary.
answered Mar 27, 2016 at 0:54
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Thank you. The main thing is the autocorrect. In the end the goal is to be able to type in Kouri-Vini and have autocorrect, by that I mean red lines under word and right click to dictionary selection drop menu. Mar 27, 2016 at 12:42
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@JDDavidson That's not "autocorrect", just spellcheck. Autocorrect normally means that misspelled stuff turns into corrected stuff all by itself. Mar 27, 2016 at 13:02