Download

Get the latest package from Sourceforge.net, I released in several packages. check HOWTO to establish them.

Snapshot

see mydict-client-0.5.1

Introduction

GNU Dict try to provide the dictionary framework, see figure below.

Packages

• mydict-client

mydict-client gtk version is the GTK+ based application which has recite feature. it based on my old old gdict.
kdict is one of the best GUI client which connect to DICT server. I may update it with my structure when I have time to play.
 
• mydict-plugins

Plugin concept is a good way to seperate the implementation, now I use unix's shared library (.so) to support this function. see mydict_plugin.h for current interface
• dict plugin use libdict-1.0-pre to connect DICT server. Thanks Steven Young.
  Download the relative packages (dictd and dictionaries) from www.dict.org and freedict (not passed my test now ;-( )
• babylon plugin use libbab from babytrans-0.9.1 to access babylon's dictionary (currently only .dic format is supported), Thanks Frederic Jolliton.
  Download dictionaries from *Quick, where keeps a lot of .dic dictionaries.
• ndict plugin use my own engine to look up KDIC like dictionaries , Thanks Niu.
  Download dictionaries from my project in Sourceforge.net, mydict-dict-0.2.0 contains 4 dictionaries ( English-English,English-Chinese,English-Chinese,Chinese-English).
• demo plugin is a simple guide for you to develop your own plugins , it is not only used for dictionary, use your brain ;-)) ,give me your success case.
• mydict-dict

It contains the dictionaries package which may plugins or web relatived
 
• mydict-web

Web service is so popular now, it may replace DICT protocol or use it as a legacy system. I use gSOAP to develop my web dictionary

FAQ

• Why use GTK+ package ? why not update kdict ?

Qt is better, but I have no time to learn, please give me your hand.
I use solaris without KDE/GNOME in the office, so I prefer Qt without KDE or Gtk without GNOME

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