-- Robert Ian Smit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (on Friday, 04 October 2002, 02:41 AM +0200): > Ideally I would like to use an application that has a gui and a cli > version and can be used online and offline. But a nice online app > that fits in well on a Windowmaker desktop should be enough for now. Package: dictd Description: Dictionary Server dictd is a TCP based server that allows a client to access dictionary definitions from a set of natural language dictionary databases. . Many dictionary databases have been packaged for debian. They are discussed in more detail in the file /usr/doc/dictd/README.Debian.gz . Either dict-gcide or dict-wn is essential for a useful English language dictionary server. It is strongly recommended that both be installed. It is desirable that dict-jargon or dict-foldoc also be installed. . The client program, dict, is packaged in dict*.deb If you are running a server, you will want the client for all machines in your network, and for testing server operations.
I use the CLI to access it using the dict client, but I've also seen a KDE client for it. Using a scripting language, it'd be pretty easy to build a web interface for it as well. -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
