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Posted: April 19 2006,18:21 QUOTE
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Andrew 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/

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Posted: April 19 2006,18:30 QUOTE
That's very cool! thanks!

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Posted: April 19 2006,23:52 QUOTE
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'

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Posted: April 20 2006,01:52 QUOTE
FWIW, we already have a dictionary program  that uses Perl's IO:Socket to connect to dict.org.
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Posted: April 20 2006,09:42 QUOTE
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  : )
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