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CONLANG GLOSSARY FEATURE

New Feature Addition · Interactive tables · Created by dalavohnauthor
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What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

  We need to have a Glossary Feature for those of us who have or wish to have Constructed Languages: unique-to-world terms, phrases, and languages otherwise known as Conlangs. This would also work for world-unique races, ethnicities, groups, and species. The "tag" feature would be beautifully utilised with this Glossary, so as to link the word or phrase or language to its respective locations within our World Anvil pages. Whether for stories, RPG gaming, or mere enjoyment, a Glossary feature would allow ease-of-access and a better understanding of our own unique worlds.  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

The current situation is that we do not yet have a Glossary feature, which speaks for itself. Many of the creative minds who utilise World Anvil pay for their level of subscription for its ease-of-access and its wonderful use of widgets, tags, etc. but nowhere to define their unique-to-world words, or phrases, etc. A Glossary Feature would allow us to help newcomers to our worlds find their way around a lot easier, and help them have a more in-depth understanding and knowledge of them.  

What are other uses for this feature request?

A Glossary Feature keeps the players and readers active throughout the game, or story. Tags in maps, secrets, organisations and prose will allow players and readers to have the world literally at their own fingertips. A hover feature within the Glossary feature that is connected to each tag would also ease the definitions as well. For example, a Spanish-themed world may use "Las Chicas Rosas" as the name of a group.  In the Glossary, "Las Chicas Rosas" would be found in the Glossary under the letter "L" and would be defined as an infamous murderous group of beautiful Spanish women who travelled all of Spain, seducing men for riches and then killing them after. Or, a Cyberpunk world may use the word "Spintech." It would be found under the letter "S" and would be defined as the common word used for the technology that makes spaceships 'spin'.

The Team's Response

The above functionality can be achieved by using the following features:  
  • Tooltip
  • Language Dictionary (part of all language articles)
  • Variables system (that also would allow for quick mentioning in articles)
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    • +100

      by Vespie
      on 2021-08-08 04:49

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      by Dudnightel
      on 2021-08-08 02:41

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      by Chrispy_0
      on 2021-08-08 00:41
      If you want tooltips that shows something when you hover over a word or phrase, you can use the "Variable" Feature (Under tools on the left side of the page), and you can edit variables in various ways to have the appearance of a glossary entry or link to other articles....or link to a language article that has a built in "Dictionary" feature. You can also copy the BBCode (dictionary:#) and paste it in any article you want (It's in the white clipboard icon at the top of the dictionary section when editing language articles).   Since there is already a variable feature for tool-tips and linking, and a dictionary feature, creating a glossary feature would be kind of a waste of time I think.

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      by Evanarix
      on 2021-08-07 18:32

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      by CelesteBC
      on 2021-08-07 18:28

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      by MatriarchDacey
      on 2021-08-07 17:40

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      by ur_ex_gf
      on 2021-08-07 16:51

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      by zerowacked
      on 2021-08-07 05:46

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      by LyriFaun
      on 2021-08-07 05:20

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      by picathartes
      on 2021-08-07 02:31

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      by Barbarossa Sparklebeard
      on 2021-08-07 02:14

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      by A Filthy Hobbit
      on 2021-08-06 18:14

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      by Scalenex
      on 2021-08-06 05:08

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      by A Frightened Dryad
      on 2021-08-05 23:11

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      by Ristaccia
      on 2021-08-05 20:18

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      by Knight Writer
      on 2021-08-05 18:53

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      by mezzopatricia
      on 2021-08-05 05:48

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      by DBZeke
      on 2021-08-05 01:48

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      by twevan
      on 2021-08-04 21:48

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      by A Beloved Dimensional Horror
      on 2021-08-03 20:42

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      by cspilde
      on 2021-08-03 17:21

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      by kythnos
      on 2021-08-03 11:04

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      by michaelthominks
      on 2021-08-03 04:04

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      by gigabits
      on 2021-08-03 00:06

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      by zekompozer
      on 2021-08-03 00:05

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      by DiscardedStatue
      on 2021-08-02 23:42

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      by ScruffyRasputin
      on 2021-08-02 22:41

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      by A Mischievous Unicorn
      on 2021-08-02 16:29
      How is this different from what can be accomplished in the "Dictionary" features of a "Language" article? That or it could be accomplished through variables. It just seems like a feature that's already well taken care of! Perhaps someone could write a tutorial on the use of the Dictionary feature (assuming one doesn't exist already)?

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      by The Moro
      on 2021-08-02 12:47

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      by NoFree
      on 2021-08-02 06:36

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      by Jfweiss
      on 2021-08-02 03:57

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      by Gege16
      on 2021-08-02 01:36

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      by Acai
      on 2021-08-01 14:08

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      by valtessa
      on 2021-08-01 13:00

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      by SelenaRH
      on 2021-08-01 00:03

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      by B_Sylphaen
      on 2021-07-31 22:04

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      by Horazath
      on 2021-07-31 20:45

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      by TimelineDecay
      on 2021-07-31 18:49

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      by Hazynoodles
      on 2021-07-31 15:45

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      by EmmaLindhagen
      on 2021-07-31 05:29

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      by Kuno
      on 2021-07-30 19:25

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      by PandemoniumKnight
      on 2021-07-30 00:32

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      by XcessSora
      on 2021-07-29 21:53

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      by Thollos
      on 2021-07-29 19:47

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      by Anstu
      on 2021-07-29 15:40

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      by BetweenTime
      on 2021-07-29 03:44

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      by Baesile
      on 2021-07-29 02:10

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      by wolfoflight2003
      on 2021-07-29 02:03

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      by Timetmannetje
      on 2021-07-28 07:05

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      by RyujinNL
      on 2021-07-28 04:48

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      by Reyesent
      on 2021-07-28 04:18

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      by BenScerri
      on 2021-07-28 04:06

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      by AuraGuard
      on 2021-07-28 02:57
      Much though I wish I could upvote this without reservation, it does not look like you have thoroughly investigated the Language article template.   That said, I'll still upvote this, as while most of the glossary request might already be pre-existing in the Language template, a subfeature to @/mention specific conlang words in articles and have them pop up a tooltip with the appropriate definition would be incredibly helpful.

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      by 339X
      on 2021-07-27 20:57

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      by PolarityBear
      on 2021-07-27 16:46

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      by almostSimon
      on 2021-07-27 06:45

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      by Kinojitsu
      on 2021-07-27 05:50

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      by Sacchiru
      on 2021-07-27 00:47

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      by _falas_
      on 2021-07-26 21:27

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      by Ratha
      on 2021-07-26 20:48

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      by --merlin--
      on 2021-07-26 16:28

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      by Hot_Soup
      on 2021-07-26 07:35

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      by RottenRaccoon
      on 2021-07-26 06:56

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      by Kameron M. Sovka
      on 2021-07-26 02:42

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      by jkmcne
      on 2021-07-26 02:29

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      by Penguinbowler
      on 2021-07-26 00:14

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      by CaptainPankek
      on 2021-07-25 23:51

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      by stonebandit
      on 2021-07-25 18:31

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      by Redow
      on 2021-07-25 12:42

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      by mellymith
      on 2021-07-25 12:28

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      by Il'lihan
      on 2021-07-25 12:08

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      by Eyes99
      on 2021-07-25 11:29

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      by voidcafe
      on 2021-07-25 04:29

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      by DarkhorseMB
      on 2021-07-25 01:16

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      by DireArtificer
      on 2021-07-24 06:55

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      by A Glamorous Skeleton
      on 2021-07-24 04:46

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      by Khayyin
      on 2021-07-24 03:46

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      by thealexside
      on 2021-07-24 00:25

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      by Pookas Kreations
      on 2021-07-23 22:52

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      by NatayCraft
      on 2021-07-23 14:57

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      by KingWestie
      on 2021-07-23 13:03

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      by TissLily
      on 2021-07-23 10:57

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      by Anyou3339
      on 2021-07-23 10:01

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      by gingerhoods
      on 2021-07-23 02:49

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      by qwertynerd97
      on 2021-07-23 00:04

    • +300

      by Joel Cutter
      on 2021-07-22 18:33
      I beleive this would be helpful for two of my worlds

    • +10

      by cedes
      on 2021-07-22 16:15

    • +100

      by Makoto Ichijoji
      on 2021-07-22 11:15

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      by Mme88
      on 2021-07-22 07:12

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      by StudioRat
      on 2021-07-22 02:41

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      by ForgetfulRiver
      on 2021-07-22 01:04

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      by GMKeith
      on 2021-07-22 00:31

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      by Spectral42
      on 2021-07-21 19:52

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      by Zoid
      on 2021-07-21 15:24

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      by Starsavior
      on 2021-07-21 08:36

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      by Bound
      on 2021-07-21 02:40

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      by Verdux Xudrev
      on 2021-07-21 02:39

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      by i666psyco
      on 2021-07-20 23:13

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      by Benjamin_Wales
      on 2021-07-20 22:09

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      by sluedis
      on 2021-07-20 20:29

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      by Duckythefox
      on 2021-07-20 20:11

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      by The Voidwalker
      on 2021-07-20 19:37

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      by Wingshaw
      on 2021-07-20 13:48

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      by CSor96
      on 2021-07-20 12:09

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      by Lavalampa
      on 2021-07-20 12:00

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      by Louis XIX
      on 2021-07-20 09:57

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      by ActualLily
      on 2021-07-20 05:34

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      by Ugnok5
      on 2021-07-20 02:58

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      by Davina
      on 2021-07-20 02:05

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      by Zeer Gales
      on 2021-07-20 01:57
      I think this feature would obviously be nice, but currently can be sort of done with creating articles specifically for definition and just sticking them in a folder, then linking them within the article you want to have the definition in. I don't think this is a thing to spend dev time on, at least not right now.

    • +20

      by jongleurgrey
      on 2021-07-20 01:42

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      by FlyingBokChoy
      on 2021-07-20 01:30
      What I would really like is a hover-over glossary option. Similar to how it works in PoE. Whenever a CONLANG word is used, it's highlighted and you can hover over it to get the definition. Making it an option to make a dictionary, and then mark them as a reference, in which it will check the dictionary to make a hover option that doesn't lead to a link.

    • +50

      by anna_b_meyer
      on 2021-07-19 22:44

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      by A Wild Devil
      on 2021-07-19 22:34

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      by Maxi25554
      on 2021-07-19 22:31

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      by Yvardsaga
      on 2021-07-19 20:32

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      by ss2020
      on 2021-07-19 16:15

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      by brandipurchas
      on 2021-07-19 14:34

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      by fredrich
      on 2021-07-19 09:25

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      by pixelkitteh
      on 2021-07-19 07:48

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      by BCGR_Wurth
      on 2021-07-19 06:38
      While I do think a world glossary accessible from the the world side bar (a la the table of contents) would be useful, a lot of the features listed here are already available in various forms. For example, mentions and tooltips within an article can display the meaning of terms by showing a blurb on hover-over. Languages themselves have dictionary listings with lots of boxes for explanations of definition and context - not to mention a 'common phrases' section, which I interpret as a place to list useful idioms.   If anything, a generic article full of basic definitions and links leading to the associated articles (if any) would accomplish these functions almost as well as an integrated site feature could.

    • +50

      by redbeardcreator
      on 2021-07-19 06:31
      I too am unsure what you are describing that is missing, given the excellent language article type. Unless you'd like to link to a dictionary entry in a language and/or link out of a definition to another page. I'm putting a (smallish) positive vote on this for those specific modifications to languages.

    • +300

      by Toblin
      on 2021-07-19 05:54

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      by A Lusty Mlem
      on 2021-07-19 03:50
      A glossage can be very easily created eitehr by using the Dictionary feature under each language article or by using the Variables / Collections feature.   I am not sure what more should be expected. Your post is very nicely written but it's prosaic without actually explaining what you want that it is not there already.

    • +100

      by Teancumson
      on 2021-07-19 03:09

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      by kalvorp
      on 2021-07-19 02:49

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      by dalavohnauthor
      on 2021-07-19 02:44

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