Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: word meaning and about information

There is an OFFLINE dictionary package, for Windows and Linux, called 
Artha.  Once installed and started it will reside in memory to the point 
that a hot key "ctrl-alt-w" will open its "window". It is an offline 
dictionary and thesaurus, so it is good for those people who do not want 
to do an online lookup, or using a laptop in a wifi dead-zone.

It is the best solution I have found for having a definition-dictionary 
to use when I need to look up a word's meaning.  The thesaurus function 
has many options to it as well.

Artha come in Windows and Linux versions.  You can Google it for their 
web site, or go to my listing.

http://libreoffice-na.us/English-3.5-installs/extras.html at the bottom 
under Language Aids.

I now include it in all my NA-DVD versions.



On 10/11/2012 10:06 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> I think just googling words is likely to get a better list of dictionaries and thus a better idea 
> of what the word means.
>
> It might be a good idea to post a feature request about getting something like that added to 
> LibreOffice!  It might be a nice touch.  I guess problems would include;
> 1.  how to set which dictionary
> 2.  would the dictionary be on-line or include an option to download one?  (a 3rd party one would 
> be best rather than trying to maintain a new one in TDF imo)
> 3.  would the button open the default web-browser or would the meaning appear within the LO 
> interface somehow, maybe the status-bar.
>
> You can post a feature request by just posting a normal bug-report.  I have been told that the various drop-downs at 
> the top include options such as "Feature Request" and "Easy Hacks" alongside the normal options 
> that other projects have.  Someone recently said they couldn't find the option in the drop-downs so just add this into 
> the subject-line
> [feature request]
> or
> [wish-list]
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
> > ________________________________
> > From: Eneko Gotzon Ares <enekogotzon@gmail.com>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Thursday, 11 October 2012, 8:18
> > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Writer: word meaning and about information
> >
> > Good morning everybody!
> >
> > I'm just a beginner using LibreOffice (thanks so much for the suite!) and this is my first post to 
> > the list, so... be indulgent with me :)
> >
> > Question: in Writer I do not find how to obtain the meaning of a word, neither the –online– encyclopedic information about it. 
> > I'm sorry :/ Where are the "Look Up in Dictionary and Thesaurus", the "Search in Wikipedia", or at least, the 
> > "Search in The-Web-Search-Engine-Of-Your-Choice" options?
> >
> > I cannot find the answer in the Internet, so I need your help :)
> >
> > Thank you very much :)
> > --
> > Eneko Gotzon Ares
> >
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