On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:50:16 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:15:56 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok wrote:



What I want is a simple disk based dictionary - type the word, hit
return and get a description. Seemed simple enough, I had a program
called Word Web running in Windows that even had a hot key to activate
it. Good database of words.

Seemed like a simple problem, but the more I looked the more problems I
had. I found a lot of applications on sourceforge but most of them
wouldn't compile as apparently I don't have the right lib files. I
fought that problem a few hours and finally gave up, at least for a
while. The last straw was a program that demanded a lib file that was
outdated, something like lib.6.0 and all I had, or could find, was
lib.10.0 and it wouldn't work.

I'm down on the boat for a while and will live with what I've got but
when I get back home I'll get after it again.

Ubuntu, it's a piece of cake. No need to search for libraries. Just
type in a terminal as root, apt-get install dictd dict-gcide dict-moby-
thesaurus and make sure /etc/dictd/dict.conf has "server localhost" at
the top of the servers.

dictd is the server, and dict-gcide will give you a Websters dictionary.
If I'm not mistaken gnome-dictionary will pickup on the server
automatically. If you want to add any additional dictionaries, pick what
you want from he

http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/text/

Make sure it's from the dict section. You shouldn't have any problems,
but if you do, don't hesitate to ask. I've been running Debian for
years, and Ubuntu is Debian based.


I did as you suggest and now have another dictionary called OpenDict
0.6.3 that I will try. Thanks.

A moment later.

This thing downloaded something like 26K and doesn't have a dictionary
database, Just the application. Tried to use it and it sneers "No
dictionary".

Back to the drawing board.

But thanks anyway.
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)