DefineForum: DSL Tips and Tricks Topic: Define started by: yeti Posted by yeti on April 19 2006,18:21
whomeverAndrew V. Newman (who shows up on the first line in a Google search) posted an excellent shell script I use all the time in Fedora Core 5. Turns out it works just as well in DSL 2.3. Requires only a small shell script (define) and a dummy file (define.txt) in your /ramdisk/home/dsl directory. Then anytime you type into an xterm './define (some word or words)' and enter, you get a very fast set of definitions, assuming you already have your network working. Check this out at < http://fedoranews.org/anewman/shells/define/ > yeti Posted by doobit on April 19 2006,18:30
That's very cool! thanks!
Posted by yeti on April 19 2006,23:52
oops..There is a problem here to be solved. Although the lynx for DSL and Fedora are the same, the lynx.cfg's are different. Unfortunately, the cfg files are humongous. When I discover what the significant differences are 'I shall return' yeti Posted by John on April 20 2006,01:52
FWIW, we already have a dictionary program that uses Perl's IO:Socket to connect to dict.org.
Posted by lovdsl on April 20 2006,09:42
yes..dsl includes an online dictionary..just click net dictionary and type a word and enter. easier than typeing something and then the word to look up.. if you want an offline dictionary you can apt-get install dict-gcide amoung others and type.. dict <word> ..in a terminal and do the same...however variety is said to be the spice of life : )
Posted by yeti on April 20 2006,16:30
John, lovdslThanks for the enlightment folks. Net Dictionary has exactly the functionaliy that I was looking for. I obviously hadn't run across it on the menus. I think I'll stop digging this hole any deeper. The differences between Debian and Fedora lynxes look like a bigger challenge than I have an appetite for. yeti |