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Toolbox is a free program used by thousands of field linguists all over the world. Questions on this list are answered by the user community and by Toolbox Support.

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Nefeli Perdikouli, toolbox2

7/9/24

Missing Toolbox Database

Toolbox isn't in the habit of throwing away files, so I'm sure your data is there somewhere.

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Missing Toolbox Database

Toolbox isn't in the habit of throwing away files, so I'm sure your data is there somewhere.

7/9/24

Gail Coelho, … James McDonald9

6/29/24

automatically switch keyboard in toolbox

Hi Karen, Thank you very much! It was maybe a question of rebooting but I shall try what you are

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automatically switch keyboard in toolbox

Hi Karen, Thank you very much! It was maybe a question of rebooting but I shall try what you are

6/29/24

Margaux Dubuis, … Alec Coupe4

6/19/24

Making Dictionaries A guide to lexicography and the Multi-Dictionary Formatter

Dear Margeaux, This went to my email rather than to Alex Francois', but serendipitous for me, as

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Making Dictionaries A guide to lexicography and the Multi-Dictionary Formatter

Dear Margeaux, This went to my email rather than to Alex Francois', but serendipitous for me, as

6/19/24

toolbox, Alex Francois3

11/25/23

Excluding Entries and Subentries in MDF

Hi, Alex, That's a great solution for excluding whole records! However, sometimes the user wants

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Excluding Entries and Subentries in MDF

Hi, Alex, That's a great solution for excluding whole records! However, sometimes the user wants

11/25/23

Ian Scales, ToolBox SIL9

10/25/23

Changing the fonts and other typographic settings in MDF

Hi to both Ian and John, Frankly, I didn't find either of your comments all that negative or

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Changing the fonts and other typographic settings in MDF

Hi to both Ian and John, Frankly, I didn't find either of your comments all that negative or

10/25/23

John R. Rennison

3/27/23

Association "Hilfe für Pobé-Mengao"

Dear friends, Chers amis, Liebe Freunde, Our Austrian association to help the refugees from Pobé-

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Association "Hilfe für Pobé-Mengao"

Dear friends, Chers amis, Liebe Freunde, Our Austrian association to help the refugees from Pobé-

3/27/23

Craig Kopris, ToolBox SIL6

1/24/23

Interlinear Lookup issue

Hi, Craig, Feel free to send the info just to Toolbox @ sil.org (no spaces, of course). Most people

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Interlinear Lookup issue

Hi, Craig, Feel free to send the info just to Toolbox @ sil.org (no spaces, of course). Most people

1/24/23

Jason Lee, … Tony Naden8

11/30/22

Lexique Pro, MDF, LIFT XML, other fields, specifically \so source

Jason's 'straightjacket' term for the LIFT, FLEx &c. formats is the problem It's

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Lexique Pro, MDF, LIFT XML, other fields, specifically \so source

Jason's 'straightjacket' term for the LIFT, FLEx &c. formats is the problem It's

11/30/22

Jason Lee, ToolBox SIL4

10/20/22

removing new record template from text.typ

If everyone knew everything about Toolbox, that would be great. But I'm here to fill in the

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removing new record template from text.typ

If everyone knew everything about Toolbox, that would be great. But I'm here to fill in the

10/20/22

TonyNaden, ToolBox Support5

9/12/22

LP loses words on export

I'm glad you found a work-around. LP has some little oddities. Someone else was just asking about

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LP loses words on export

I'm glad you found a work-around. LP has some little oddities. Someone else was just asking about

9/12/22

Jason Lee, ToolBox Support3

8/7/22

Interlinearisation with dual-function periods [.]

Hi Karen, It looks like you've solved my problem just by adding .g to the language encoding sort

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Interlinearisation with dual-function periods [.]

Hi Karen, It looks like you've solved my problem just by adding .g to the language encoding sort

8/7/22

Jason Lee, … ToolBox Support9

6/27/22

Toolbox hanging while interlinearising

Dear Group Members, Many thanks to those of you who chimed in on this particular topic. Often your

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Toolbox hanging while interlinearising

Dear Group Members, Many thanks to those of you who chimed in on this particular topic. Often your

6/27/22

Bethia Blond, … Tony Naden22

6/23/22

multiple dialects or clanlects - help!

Thanks Tony! On Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 4:36:31 PM UTC+8 TonyNaden wrote: The rtf styles can be

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multiple dialects or clanlects - help!

Thanks Tony! On Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 4:36:31 PM UTC+8 TonyNaden wrote: The rtf styles can be

6/23/22

Lena Terhart, … Bethia Blond18

6/7/22

Toolbox or FLEx

Aaah, that was all really helpful! Thank you everyone! Kind regards, Bethia On Friday, June 3, 2022

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Toolbox or FLEx

Aaah, that was all really helpful! Thank you everyone! Kind regards, Bethia On Friday, June 3, 2022

6/7/22

Bart Eenkhoorn, toolbox2

4/16/22

Re: [Toolbox] Digest for shoeboxtoolbox-field-linguists-toolbox@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

Thanks for sending it on, Bart. I don't know why the website was down, but it appears to be find

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Re: [Toolbox] Digest for shoeboxtoolbox-field-linguists-toolbox@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

Thanks for sending it on, Bart. I don't know why the website was down, but it appears to be find

4/16/22

Lavin Tagui, … ToolBox Support4

4/14/22

Documentation files

The main Toolbox website is http://fieldlinguiststoolbox.org You can also get there by choosing

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Documentation files

The main Toolbox website is http://fieldlinguiststoolbox.org You can also get there by choosing

4/14/22

Rolf Hotz, ToolBox Support6

3/8/22

Double diacritics in Toolbox

Rolf and I and Alan (the Toolbox programmer) had a good Skype meeting this morning. (It was nice to

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Double diacritics in Toolbox

Rolf and I and Alan (the Toolbox programmer) had a good Skype meeting this morning. (It was nice to

3/8/22

Ian Scales, toolbox8

3/4/22

Toolbox "Move Record" dialog shows no target database

A slight clarification.There was a blank marker (backslash only) in the text, but also somehow the

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Toolbox "Move Record" dialog shows no target database

A slight clarification.There was a blank marker (backslash only) in the text, but also somehow the

3/4/22

Margaux Dubuis, toolbox8

3/4/22

interlinear impossible

This should have been posted long since. It turned out the problem was that she was using GIT to

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interlinear impossible

This should have been posted long since. It turned out the problem was that she was using GIT to

3/4/22

Jason Lee, … ToolBox Support6

3/2/22

MDF export of graphics problem

Congratulations, Jason! The macro you installed is the "new" version and the first thing I

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MDF export of graphics problem

Congratulations, Jason! The macro you installed is the "new" version and the first thing I

3/2/22

Daniel Krauße, … Margaux Dubuis9

1/25/22

Dear Alex and Karen, Thanks for your suggestions! @Alex, what we first did is to include the '-

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Dear Alex and Karen, Thanks for your suggestions! @Alex, what we first did is to include the '-

1/25/22

Craig Kopris, … ToolBox Support5

11/25/21

Windows 11 follow-up

Unfortunately, this is not my experience. Without internet, signing on to the computer was completely

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Windows 11 follow-up

Unfortunately, this is not my experience. Without internet, signing on to the computer was completely

11/25/21

Hiram Ring, … Kim Blewett (gmail)3

11/5/21

Allow higher resolution icon scaling?

I just remembered the View Menu item "Use large controls." Seems like this used to do

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Allow higher resolution icon scaling?

I just remembered the View Menu item "Use large controls." Seems like this used to do

11/5/21

toolbox, … Tony Naden4

11/3/21

Toolbox cannot run on Windows 10 or 11 in S mode, but you can fix that

Here is some more information from the Microsoft FAQ about S mode. In Windows 11, S mode is only

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Toolbox cannot run on Windows 10 or 11 in S mode, but you can fix that

Here is some more information from the Microsoft FAQ about S mode. In Windows 11, S mode is only

11/3/21

Craig Kopris, … ToolBox Support4

11/2/21

Windows 11 compatibility?

We have tested Toolbox with Windows 11 and it works fine. It also was tested with a Ryzen processor,

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Windows 11 compatibility?

We have tested Toolbox with Windows 11 and it works fine. It also was tested with a Ryzen processor,

11/2/21

Jason Lee, Nick Thieberger3

10/20/21

modifying MDF index export for scientific names

Hi Nick, Thanks for this workaround. Jason On Monday, October 18, 2021 at 11:11:52 AM UTC+8 Nick

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modifying MDF index export for scientific names

Hi Nick, Thanks for this workaround. Jason On Monday, October 18, 2021 at 11:11:52 AM UTC+8 Nick

10/20/21

toolbox, Tony Naden5

9/18/21

Duplicating a Field

Finally got to the stage where I needed this and it worked a dream, thanks a bundle! On Tue, 15 Jun

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Duplicating a Field

Finally got to the stage where I needed this and it worked a dream, thanks a bundle! On Tue, 15 Jun

9/18/21

TonyNaden, … ToolBox Support10

9/3/21

French sort order

Hi, Andrew. Thanks for your message. You said: I am assuming Toolbox is either using byte/codepoint

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French sort order

Hi, Andrew. Thanks for your message. You said: I am assuming Toolbox is either using byte/codepoint

9/3/21

Wayne Leman, … hattonjohn gmail8

6/1/21

Lexique Pro freezing

Some background that may be helpful when using legacy software like Lexique Pro with dropbox.

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Lexique Pro freezing

Some background that may be helpful when using legacy software like Lexique Pro with dropbox.

6/1/21

TonyNaden, … ToolBox Support5

5/14/21

Ah, that was what I had forgotten, thanks! On Thu, 13 May 2021 at 17:41, ToolBox Support <toolbox@

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Ah, that was what I had forgotten, thanks! On Thu, 13 May 2021 at 17:41, ToolBox Support <toolbox@

5/14/21