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authorTorsten Hilbrich <torsten.hilbrich@gmx.net>2001-07-06 23:14:00 +0200
committerTorsten Hilbrich <torsten@hilbrich.net>2011-08-27 20:47:38 +0200
commit6b1979792a3f25f35b762cdd7eb805856ebdc95c (patch)
treed76f8a96426a0709676d0d77d9e6d4c76411ec91 /README
parentac0f2756e83f9c216f1e365cacb07f6369cb15c8 (diff)
Imported version 1.4.1 from tarball
changed recognition of utf-8 support (suggested by Enrico Scholz)
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
custom.el file in the above GNU Emacs. Please update to the current
version whenever possible. XEmacs 21 and Emacs 20 as well as Emacs 21
have been tested too.
- * [5]Current version (1.4) of this package
+ * [5]Current version (1.4.1) of this package
* [6]Version 1.3.3 of this package
* [7]Version 1.2.1 of this package
* [8]Version 1.1 of this package
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@
Unpacking the archive
The package is distributed as tar.gz file. You unpack it using:
-gzip -dc dictionary-1.4.tar.gz | tar xf -
+gzip -dc dictionary-1.4.1.tar.gz | tar xf -
or
-tar -xzf dictionary-1.4.tar.gz
+tar -xzf dictionary-1.4.1.tar.gz
(with the version number subject to change) depending on whether you
are using GNU tar which support the z flag for compression. After
- unpacking the archive a directory dictionary-1.4 has been created
+ unpacking the archive a directory dictionary-1.4.1 has been created
containing the necessary files.
Installation
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ Debian
dpkg-buildpackage) you can use the supplied debian support.
make debian
- This will create a package named dictionary-1.4-1_i386.deb or similiar
- in the parent directory of dictionary-1.4. You can now install this
- package as root, it will automatically byte-compile itself for all
- installed emacs versions and provide a startup-file which autoloads
- this package. In the configuration example given below you can omit
- the autoload lines.
+ This will create a package named dictionary-1.4.1-1_i386.deb or
+ similiar in the parent directory of dictionary-1.4.1. You can now
+ install this package as root, it will automatically byte-compile
+ itself for all installed emacs versions and provide a startup-file
+ which autoloads this package. In the configuration example given below
+ you can omit the autoload lines.
If you no longer want to use this package, you can remove it using:
dpkg -r dictionary
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ Invoking
word. You just place the mouse cursor above the word you want to
lookup and press the assigned mouse button. The above sample keyboard
definition binds this command to the right mouse button in GNU Emacs
- and to ctrl + right mouse button in XEmacs. If you want this function
- using a mouse event use the dictionary-mouse-popup-matching-words, for
- assigning to a key combination use the dictionary-popup-matching-words
- function. The latter function search for the word located at point.
+ and to ctrl + right mouse button in XEmacs. For mouse invocation use
+ dictionary-mouse-popup-matching-words, for assigning to a key
+ combination use the dictionary-popup-matching-words function. The
+ latter function search for the word located at point.
I have tested this feature in Emacs 21 and XEmacs 21. Emacs 20 do not
support this kind of popup menus (you will get an error message if you
@@ -238,8 +238,9 @@ Invoking
Quitting
Once a dictionary buffer is created you can close it by simply typing
- q (dictionary-close). Another, more cruel, way is to use the
- kill-buffer function which is handled correctly.
+ q (dictionary-close) or pressing the [Quit] button on the top.
+ Another, more cruel, way is to use the kill-buffer function which is
+ handled correctly.
The dictionary mode save the window configuration on startup and try
to reestablish it when the buffer is being closed.
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ Using the buffer
the mouse and pressing return while being within the link.
Each link selection or otherwise selected new search or match will
- create a new buffer showing the new result. You can use the Back
+ create a new buffer showing the new result. You can use the [Back]
button on the top or the l key (dictionary-previous) to return the
previous buffer contents.
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ Using the buffer
Searching
- The search operation can be invoked by using the Search Definition
+ The search operation can be invoked by using the [Search Definition]
button on the top or by pressing s (dictionary-search). It will ask
for a word to search and will default to the word near point. This
allows you to edit the word before starting the search. The found
@@ -293,8 +294,8 @@ Searching
Matching
- The match operation is started upon pressing the Matching Words button
- or pressing the m key (dictionary-match-words). It will use the
+ The match operation is started upon pressing the [Matching Words]
+ button or pressing the m key (dictionary-match-words). It will use the
current database and the current strategy and list matching words for
the one you entered at the prompt. The output is grouped by dictionary
and each found word can be looked up by clicking the word or pressing
@@ -309,8 +310,8 @@ Selecting dictionary
By default all dictionaries (special name is "*") are searched for a
word definition or for matching words. You can select a specific word
- for both modi by pressing the Select Default Dictionary button or the
- D key (dictionary-select-dictionary). You will get a message about
+ for both modi by pressing the [Select Default Dictionary] button or
+ the D key (dictionary-select-dictionary). You will get a message about
successful selection.
If you hold Meta while selecting a dictionary you will get more
@@ -327,15 +328,15 @@ Selection search strategy
can use different comparison algorithm (aka search strategy). Every
server provides a default strategy which is internally known as ".".
- After pressing the Select Match Strategy button or pressing the M key
- (dictionary-select-strategy) all available strategies on this server
- are presented. As in the "select dictionary" mode you can select it by
- pressing the mouse button 2 or typing return.
+ After pressing the [Select Match Strategy] button or pressing the M
+ key (dictionary-select-strategy) all available strategies on this
+ server are presented. As in the "select dictionary" mode you can
+ select it by pressing the mouse button 2 or typing return.
Going backward
If you visited a link and want to go back to the previous definition,
- simply choose the Back button or press the l key
+ simply choose the [Back] button or press the l key
(dictionary-previous). The buffer contents and cursor position will be
restored. If you intented to go beyond the first definition an error
message will appear.
@@ -343,11 +344,12 @@ Going backward
Getting Help
If you are totally confused what all the keys do in your dictionary
- buffer some help will displayed by pressing the h key. Press q to make
- the help go away. This help buffer will display the default key
- bindings only as I had problems with displaying multiple bindings for
- a single function (e.g., both button2 and return select a link). Any
- suggestions are welcome.
+ buffer some help will displayed by pressing the h key. Within XEmacs
+ you can exit the help screen by pressing q, in GNU Emacs you have to
+ switch to the help window using C-x o (other-window) first. This help
+ buffer will display the default key bindings only as I had problems
+ with displaying multiple bindings for a single function (e.g., both
+ button2 and return select a link). Any suggestions are welcome.
Customizing
@@ -388,6 +390,10 @@ Getting Help
ChangeLogs
+Version 1.4 - 1.4.1
+
+ * changed recognition of utf-8 support (suggested by Enrico Scholz)
+
Version 1.3.3 - 1.4
* added popup menu for easier lookup of words
@@ -461,7 +467,7 @@ Version 1.0 - 1.1
[12]Torsten Hilbrich
- Last modified: Fri Jul 6 21:55:15 CEST 2001
+ Last modified: Fri Jul 6 23:24:01 CEST 2001
References
@@ -470,7 +476,7 @@ References
2. http://www.dict.org/rfc2229.txt
3. http://www.xemacs.org/
4. http://www.myrkr.in-berlin.de/dictionary.html
- 5. http://localhost/~torsten/dictionary-1.4.tar.gz
+ 5. http://localhost/~torsten/dictionary-1.4.1.tar.gz
6. http://localhost/~torsten/dictionary-1.3.3.tar.gz
7. http://localhost/~torsten/dictionary-1.2.1.tar.gz
8. http://localhost/~torsten/dictionary-1.1.tar.gz