Dictionary Application

Dennis J. Tuchler

19 Oct 2004 19 Oct '04

20:07

Is there an English (US) or German dictionary -- not just a spelling guide, but one with actual definitions -- that is useful under Linux? Where can I find it? Thanks dj tuchler

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Dennis J. Tuchler

19 Oct 19 Oct

20:28

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On Tuesday 19 October 2004 15:07, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:

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Is there an English (US) or German dictionary -- not just a spelling guide, but one with actual definitions -- that is useful under Linux? Where can I find it?

I want one that is better than jDictionary -- more entries, etc. dj tuchler

Randall R Schulz

21:25

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Dennis, On Tuesday 19 October 2004 13:28, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:

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On Tuesday 19 October 2004 15:07, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:

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Is there an English (US) or German dictionary -- not just a spelling guide, but one with actual definitions -- that is useful under Linux? Where can I find it?

I want one that is better than jDictionary -- more entries, etc.

The dictionary and the software that access are distinct things. You have the basic GUI and CLI tools, gnome-dictionary and dict, resp. Now it's up to you to find compatible dictionary servers that suit your needs and tastes,

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dj tuchler

Randall Schulz

Mike McMullin

22:30

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On Tue, 2004-10-19 at 15:28, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:

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On Tuesday 19 October 2004 15:07, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:

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Is there an English (US) or German dictionary -- not just a spelling guide, but one with actual definitions -- that is useful under Linux? Where can I find it?

I want one that is better than jDictionary -- more entries, etc.

kdict works for me. I swapped the HELP button for it on my desktop. It has multiple listings. Mike

Johan Nielsen

20 Oct 20 Oct

11:35

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Tirsdag den 19. oktober 2004 22:28 skrev Dennis J. Tuchler:

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On Tuesday 19 October 2004 15:07, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:

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Is there an English (US) or German dictionary -- not just a spelling guide, but one with actual definitions -- that is useful under Linux? Where can I find it?

I want one that is better than jDictionary -- more entries, etc.

dj tuchler

The best one I came across was this one: http://dict.leo.org/?lang=uk

Peter B Van Campen

19 Oct 19 Oct

21:08

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On Tuesday 19 October 2004 15:07, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:

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Is there an English (US) or German dictionary -- not just a spelling guide, but one with actual definitions -- that is useful under Linux? Where can I find it?

Hi, Use YAST > Software >Install and Remove then search for "dict" which is in SUSE 9.1 Pro. Install it and then from a shell enter "dict {anyword}" where your search word is 'anyword'. Very powerful tool PeterB -- Using SUSE since 5.2 Loving SUSE 9.1 Pro My Blog: http://vancampen.org/blog --

Randall R Schulz

21:09

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Dennis, On Tuesday 19 October 2004 13:07, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:

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Is there an English (US) or German dictionary -- not just a spelling guide, but one with actual definitions -- that is useful under Linux? Where can I find it?

SuSE 9.1 Pro (and possibly / probably others) includes an application called gnome-dictionary (simply "Dictionary" in the KDE launch menu in the "Office" sub-menu. This is a generic client for the RFC 2229 dictionary access protocol (a.k.a. "DICT"). It comes pre-set with several English dictionaries (i.e., with proper host . And yes, it includes real live dictionary definitions. If you can find an German dictionary server that supports RFC 2229, then you can simply configure it into gnome-dictionary and you'll be all set. Googling for "Dictionary German RFC 2229" turns up several possibilities. Check 'em out.

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dj tuchler

Randall Schulz

Patrick Shanahan

21:10

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* Dennis J. Tuchler [10-19-04 15:58]:

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Is there an English (US) or German dictionary -- not just a spelling guide, but one with actual definitions -- that is useful under Linux?

yes

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Where can I find it?

pin dict dicts-1.5-149 dictd-1.4.9-674 you will find dict on your dvd/cd's. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos

Nick LeRoy

21:25

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On Tue October 19 2004 4:10 pm, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* Dennis J. Tuchler [10-19-04 15:58]:

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Is there an English (US) or German dictionary -- not just a spelling guide, but one with actual definitions -- that is useful under Linux?

There's also the KDE "KDict" panel application. I love it. It's in kdenetwork3-query. -Nick -- <<< The answer is out there, Neo. >>> /`-_ Nicholas R. LeRoy The Condor Project { }/ http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~nleroy http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor \ / nleroy@cs.wisc.edu The University of Wisconsin |_*_| 608-265-5761 Department of Computer Sciences

Bruce Marshall

21:20

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On Tuesday 19 October 2004 16:07, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:

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Is there an English (US) or German dictionary -- not just a spelling guide, but one with actual definitions -- that is useful under Linux? Where can I find it?

/usr/bin/dict ? -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh@bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 10/19/04 17:20 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 'Eat, drink, and lighten up, for tomorrow you might get audited!' ALF

Richard Bos

21:21

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Op dinsdag 19 oktober 2004 22:07, schreef Dennis J. Tuchler:

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Is there an English (US) or German dictionary -- not just a spelling guide, but one with actual definitions -- that is useful under Linux? Where can I find it?

kdict? -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless

Mike McMullin

22:27

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On Tue, 2004-10-19 at 15:07, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:

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Is there an English (US) or German dictionary -- not just a spelling guide, but one with actual definitions -- that is useful under Linux? Where can I find it?

Thanks

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Bruce Marshall
Dennis J. Tuchler
Johan Nielsen
Mike McMullin
Nick LeRoy
Patrick Shanahan
Peter B Van Campen
Randall R Schulz
Richard Bos