On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 21:52, Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: > -- 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 > >
I know with gdict, it by default contacts dict.org, as does the Galeon entry - there is a Network Dictionary Transfer Protocol. That said, there is a "ding" for general gui usage, and gsdict for GNUStep, and probably WindowMaker. If you don't want the entire dictionary server locally and you have a regular Internet connection, configuring these to draw on dict.org instead is an option if the choice you select offers that. -- Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
