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Xophist: /* Linux */ formatting fix

2012-04-01T00:47:42Z

Linux: formatting fix

2012-03-31T19:42:50Z

External Links: correct ubuntu download link (was to Edict, not edict.el)

2012-03-31T17:33:44Z

added Ubuntu package under "Source"

2012-03-31T17:23:08Z

added info about Debian package and the maintainer

2012-03-31T16:54:01Z

Modifications: added note about edict-user-dictionary

2012-03-31T16:50:25Z

added "See also" section

2012-03-31T12:43:24Z

2012-03-31T04:13:55Z

Modifications: added note about edict-default-coding-system

2012-03-31T02:41:38Z

cleaned up stray text

2012-03-31T02:00:44Z

added where to find edict.el package

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 ==Package availability==
 ===Linux===
-There are SUSE Linux RPMs for both edict.el and EDICT (the Japanese-English dictionary). {{note}}You can create your own dictionary, or use other dictionaries.
+There are SUSE Linux RPMs for both edict.el and EDICT (the Japanese-English dictionary).
 * edict-emacs-0.9.8-972.2  edict.el, an Emacs Front-end for EDICT
 * edict-20060807-136.2     The Japanese Dictionary Files for Jim Breen's EDICT Project

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 ;[http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/edict-el/edict-el_1.06.orig.tar.gz Debian package]
 : The maintainer of the package is Roland Mas
-;[http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/edict Ubuntu package]
+;[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+package/edict-el Ubuntu package]
-: only lists former maintainers
+: only lists Rolan Mas as "Original maintainer"
 ;[http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/japanese.html Monash dictionary project]
 : Jim Breem's Japanese dictionaries
 [[Category:Dictionary]] [[Category:Lookup]]

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 |name=edict
 |description=provides interface for dictionary lookup.
-|source= SUSE and Debian packages are available
+|source= SUSE, Debian, and Ubuntu packages are available, works on Windows XP
 |maintainer= Roland Mas, Debian package mainainer
 |in_emacs=no
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 edict.el allows searching a local dictionary (e.g. Edict, Kanjidic) for character at point or a region. Search results are displayed in an Emacs buffer.
 It is not clear who the code maintainer is, as searches point to former maintainers. The most recent info suggests that Roland Mas is the current Debian package maintainer, but it does not look like the elisp code is under development.
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 ===Windows XP===
 The Suse RPMs can also be used on Windows XP. Use 7-Zip on the RPM, and then the enclosed cpio archive. It will create a usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/edict hierarchy, but you can move the edict folder or just its contents to anywhere, then add to load-path.
 ==Modifications==
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 ;[http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/edict-el/edict-el_1.06.orig.tar.gz Debian package]
 : The maintainer of the package is Roland Mas
-:[http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/edict Ubuntu package]
+;[http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/edict Ubuntu package]
 : only lists former maintainers
 ;[http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/japanese.html Monash dictionary project]

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 |name=edict
 |description=provides interface for dictionary lookup.
-|source= unknow (fixme)
+|source= SUSE and Debian packages are available
-|maintainer= unknown (fixme)
+|maintainer= Roland Mas, Debian package mainainer
 |in_emacs=no
-|Development status=active
+|Development status=inactive
 }}
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 edict.el allows searching a local dictionary (e.g. Edict, Kanjidic) for character at point or a region. Search results are displayed in an Emacs buffer.
 ==Usage==
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 ==Package availability==
 ===Linux===
-There are SUSE Linux RPMs for both edict.el and EDICT (the Japanese-English dictionary). Note that you can create your own dictionary, or use other dictionaries.
+There are SUSE Linux RPMs for both edict.el and EDICT (the Japanese-English dictionary). {{note}}You can create your own dictionary, or use other dictionaries.
 * edict-emacs-0.9.8-972.2  edict.el, an Emacs Front-end for EDICT
 * edict-20060807-136.2     The Japanese Dictionary Files for Jim Breen's EDICT Project
 ===Windows XP===
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 ;[http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/EByName.html Find RPMs by name]
 : Search for edict
 ;[http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/japanese.html Monash dictionary project]
 : Jim Breem's Japanese dictionaries
 [[Category:Dictionary]] [[Category:Lookup]]

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 (setq edict-dictionaries
        (list kanjidict foodict bardict))
 </source>

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 ==Usage==
-*M-x edict-search-english (prompts for word to search for)
+*{{Command|edict-search-english}} (prompts for word to search for)
-*M-x edict-search-kanji (first highlight a character or sequence)
+*{{Command|edict-search-kanji}} (first highlight a character or sequence)
 ==Package availability==
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 font: -outline-HAN NOM A-normal-normal-normal-*-*-*-*-*-p-*-jisx0208-sjis
 </source>
 ==External Links==

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 The elisp package edict.el is an instance of [[Lookup]]. It is often referred to simply as edict, which is confusing because it is associated with Edict, the Japanese dictionary. The lisp package can work with other dictionaries.
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 ;[http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/japanese.html Monash dictionary project]
 : Jim Breem's Japanese dictionaries

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:13, 31 March 2012
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		+	If you are using edict (the Japanese dictionary, not edict.el), you might need to change the value of edict-default-coding-system. It was utf-8 by default, and I had to set it to euc-jp in edict.el:
		+	<source lang="lisp">
		+	(defvar edict-default-coding-system 'euc-jp
		+	"Default coding system for reading dictionary files.
		+	On SuSE Linux >= 9.0, EDICT is distributed as an 'utf-8 encoded file.
		+	For SuSE Linux <= 8.2 or other Linux like systems, 'euc-jp may be used
		+	for EDICT. For Windows systems 'shift_jis is may be preferable.")
		+	</source>
		+
		+	If you see blocks for missing glyphs, try another font. This worked for the edict file included in edict-20060807-136.2.rpm:
		+	<source lang="lisp">
		+	M-x set-default-font
		+	font: -outline-HAN NOM A-normal-normal-normal------p--jisx0208-sjis
		+	</source>

	==External Links==		==External Links==