1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 2<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ 3<!ENTITY app "Dictionary"> 4<!ENTITY applet "Dictionary Applet"> 5<!ENTITY appversion "1.10"> 6<!ENTITY date "July 2015"> 7<!ENTITY legal SYSTEM "legal.xml"> 8<!ENTITY manrevision "1.10.0"> 9]> 10<!-- This file describes the Dictionary applet and application. --> 11<!-- 12 (Do not remove this comment block.) 13 Maintained by the MATE Documentation Project 14 http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/dev-doc:doc-team-guide 15 Template version: 2.0 beta 16 Template last modified 11 April, 2002 17 18--> 19<!-- =============Document Header ============================= --> 20<article id="index" lang="cy"> 21<!-- please do not change the id; for translations, change language to --> 22<!-- appropriate code --> 23 <articleinfo> 24 <title lang="en">Dictionary Manual</title> 25 26 <abstract role="description"> 27 <para lang="en"> 28 Dictionary enables you to look up definitions and correct spellings 29 of words. 30 </para> 31 </abstract> 32 33 <copyright lang="en"> 34 <year>2015-2021</year> 35 <holder>MATE Documentation Project</holder> 36 </copyright> 37 <copyright lang="en"> 38 <year>2005</year> 39 <holder>Emmanuele Bassi</holder> 40 </copyright> 41 42<!-- translators: uncomment this: 43 44 <copyright> 45 <year>2006</year> 46 <holder>ME-THE-TRANSLATOR (Latin translation)</holder> 47 </copyright> 48 49 --> 50 51 <publisher> 52 <publishername lang="en">MATE Documentation Project</publishername> 53 </publisher> 54 <publisher> 55 <publishername lang="en">GNOME Documentation Project</publishername> 56 </publisher> 57 58 59 <authorgroup> 60 <author role="maintainer" lang="en"> 61 <surname>MATE Documentation Team</surname> 62 <affiliation> 63 <orgname>Mate desktop</orgname> 64 </affiliation> 65 </author> 66 <author role="maintainer" lang="en"> 67 <firstname>Emmanuele</firstname> 68 <surname>Bassi</surname> 69 <affiliation> 70 <address><email>ebassi@gmail.com</email></address> 71 </affiliation> 72 </author> 73 74<!-- This is appropriate place for other contributors: translators, 75 maintainers, etc. Commented out by default. 76 <othercredit role="translator"> 77 <firstname>Latin</firstname> 78 <surname>Translator 1</surname> 79 <affiliation> 80 <orgname>Latin Translation Team</orgname> 81 <address> <email>translator@gnome.org</email> </address> 82 </affiliation> 83 <contrib>Latin translation</contrib> 84 </othercredit> 85--> 86 87 </authorgroup> 88 89 <revhistory> 90 <revision lang="en"> 91 <revnumber>Dictionary Manual V1.10.0</revnumber> 92 <date>July 2015</date> 93 <revdescription> 94 <para role="author" lang="en">Wolfgang Ulbrich 95 </para> 96 <para role="publisher" lang="en">MATE Documentation Project</para> 97 </revdescription> 98 </revision> 99 <revision lang="en"> 100 <revnumber>Dictionary Manual V1.10.0</revnumber> 101 <date>July 2015</date> 102 <revdescription> 103 <para role="author" lang="en">Emmanuele Bassi</para> 104 <para role="publisher" lang="en">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 105 </revdescription> 106 </revision> 107 </revhistory> 108 109 <releaseinfo lang="en">This manual describes version 1.10 of Dictionary.</releaseinfo> 110 <legalnotice> 111 <title lang="en">Feedback</title> 112 <para lang="en">To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the Dictionary 113 application or this manual, follow the directions in the 114 <ulink url="help:mate-user-guide/feedback" type="help">MATE Feedback 115 Page</ulink>.</para> 116 117<!-- Translators may also add here feedback address for translations --> 118 </legalnotice> 119 </articleinfo> 120 121 <indexterm lang="en"> 122 <primary>Dictionary</primary> 123 </indexterm> 124 125<!-- ============= Document Body ============================= --> 126<!-- ============= Introduction ============================== --> 127 <sect1 id="mate-dictionary-introduction"> 128 <title lang="en">Introduction</title> 129 130 <para lang="en">The <application>Dictionary</application> application enables you to 131 search words and terms on a dictionary source.</para> 132 133 </sect1> 134 135<!-- ============= Getting Started =========================== --> 136 <sect1 id="mate-dictionary-getting-started"> 137 <title lang="en">Getting Started</title> 138 139<!-- ============= To Start Dictionary ======================= --> 140 <sect2 id="mate-dictionary-start-application"> 141 <title lang="en">To Start Dictionary</title> 142 143 <para lang="en">You can start <application>Dictionary</application> in the following 144 ways:</para> 145 146 <variablelist> 147 <varlistentry> 148 <term lang="en"><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu</term> 149 <listitem> 150 <para lang="en">Choose <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Accessories</guisubmenu> 151 <guimenuitem>Dictionary</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. 152 </para> 153 </listitem> 154 </varlistentry> 155 <varlistentry> 156 <term>Llinell orchymyn</term> 157 <listitem> 158 <para lang="en">Execute the following command: <command>mate-dictionary</command></para> 159 </listitem> 160 </varlistentry> 161 </variablelist> 162 163 <para lang="en">Once started, the <application>Dictionary</application> window is 164 displayed:</para> 165 166 <figure id="mate-dictionary-fig"> 167 <title lang="en">Dictionary Window</title> 168 <screenshot> 169 <mediaobject lang="en"> 170 <imageobject> 171 <imagedata fileref="figures/mate-dictionary-application.png" format="PNG"/> 172 </imageobject> 173 <textobject><phrase>Shows Dictionary main window.</phrase></textobject> 174 </mediaobject> 175 </screenshot> 176 </figure> 177 178 </sect2> 179 180 </sect1> 181 182<!-- ============= Usage ===================================== --> 183 <sect1 id="mate-dictionary-usage"> 184 <title lang="en">Usage</title> 185 186 <sect2 id="mate-dictionary-lookup"> 187 <title lang="en">Looking up a word</title> 188 189 <para lang="en">To look up a word, type it into the <guilabel>entry field</guilabel> 190 and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.</para> 191 192 <para lang="en">If some definition for the word is found, it will appear inside 193 the main window area:</para> 194 195 <figure id="mate-dictionary-lookup-fig"> 196 <title lang="en">Dictionary Window</title> 197 <screenshot> 198 <mediaobject lang="en"> 199 <imageobject> 200 <imagedata fileref="figures/mate-dictionary-lookup.png" format="PNG"/> 201 </imageobject> 202 <textobject><phrase>Shows a definition inside the Dictionary main window.</phrase></textobject> 203 </mediaobject> 204 </screenshot> 205 </figure> 206 207 <para lang="en">Otherwise, an error dialog will appear, with a message explaining the 208 nature of the error.</para> 209 210 </sect2> 211 212 <sect2 id="mate-dictionary-save"> 213 <title lang="en">Save look up results</title> 214 215 <para lang="en">To save the results of a look up, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save a Copy</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Enter a name for the file in the <guilabel>Save a Copy</guilabel> dialog, then click <guibutton>Save</guibutton>.</para> 216 217 </sect2> 218 219 <sect2 id="mate-dictionary-print"> 220 <title lang="en">Print look up results</title> 221 222 <para lang="en">To print the results of a look up, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Print</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> 223 224 <para lang="en">Inside the <guilabel>Print</guilabel> dialog you can select the 225 printer to use, the paper format, the number of copies.</para> 226 227 <para lang="en">To see a preview of what will be printed, click 228 <guibutton>Preview</guibutton>.</para> 229 230 <para lang="en">To print, click <guibutton>Print</guibutton>.</para> 231 232 </sect2> 233 234 <sect2 id="mate-dictionary-find"> 235 <title lang="en">Find Text</title> 236 237 <figure id="mate-dictionary-find-fig"> 238 <title lang="en">Dictionary Window</title> 239 <screenshot> 240 <mediaobject lang="en"> 241 <imageobject> 242 <imagedata fileref="figures/mate-dictionary-find.png" format="PNG"/> 243 </imageobject> 244 <textobject><phrase>Shows the Dictionary Find pane inside the main window.</phrase></textobject> 245 </mediaobject> 246 </screenshot> 247 </figure> 248 249 250 <para lang="en">To find text inside the results of a look up, perform the following 251 steps:</para> 252 253 <orderedlist> 254 <listitem><para lang="en">Choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Find</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> 255 to display the <guilabel>Find</guilabel> pane.</para></listitem> 256 <listitem><para lang="en">Type the text you want to find inside the <guilabel>Search</guilabel> 257 entry.</para></listitem> 258 <listitem><para lang="en">To find the next occurrence of the text, click <guibutton>Next</guibutton>. 259 To find the previous occurrence of the text, click 260 <guibutton>Previous</guibutton>.</para></listitem> 261 </orderedlist> 262 263 </sect2> 264 265 </sect1> 266 267<!-- ============= Preferences =============================== --> 268 <sect1 id="mate-dictionary-preferences"> 269 <title>Hoffterau</title> 270 271 <para lang="en">To change the <application>Dictionary</application> application 272 preferences, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> 273 274<!-- ============= Source Tab ================================ --> 275 <sect2 id="mate-dictionary-source-tab"> 276 <title lang="en">Dictionary Sources</title> 277 278 <figure id="mate-dictionary-sources-fig"> 279 <title lang="en">Dictionary Window</title> 280 <screenshot> 281 <mediaobject lang="en"> 282 <imageobject> 283 <imagedata fileref="figures/mate-dictionary-preferences-source.png" format="PNG"/> 284 </imageobject> 285 <textobject><phrase>Shows the Source tab of the Preferences dialog.</phrase></textobject> 286 </mediaobject> 287 </screenshot> 288 </figure> 289 290 <para lang="en">To change the dictionary source used to look up words, select 291 the desired source from the list.</para> 292 </sect2> 293 294<!-- ============= Add Source ================================ --> 295 <sect2 id="mate-dictionary-add-source"> 296 <title lang="en">Adding a new source</title> 297 298 <figure id="mate-dictionary-add-source-fig"> 299 <title lang="en">Dictionary Window</title> 300 <screenshot> 301 <mediaobject lang="en"> 302 <imageobject> 303 <imagedata fileref="figures/mate-dictionary-add-source.png" format="PNG"/> 304 </imageobject> 305 <textobject><phrase>Shows the Add Source dialog.</phrase></textobject> 306 </mediaobject> 307 </screenshot> 308 </figure> 309 310 <para lang="en">To add a new dictionary source, perform the following steps:</para> 311 312 <orderedlist> 313 <listitem><para lang="en">Click on the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button</para></listitem> 314 <listitem><para lang="en">Edit the name of the new source inside the <guilabel>Description</guilabel> entry</para></listitem> 315 <listitem><para lang="en">Change the transport type of the new source using the <guilabel>Transport</guilabel> combo box</para></listitem> 316 <listitem><para lang="en">Edit the attributes of the new source</para></listitem> 317 <listitem><para lang="en">Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton></para></listitem> 318 </orderedlist> 319 320 <para lang="en">Different source transport types uses different attributes. This 321 is the list of available attributes per transport type:</para> 322 323 <informaltable frame="all"> 324 <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> 325 <thead> 326 <row valign="top"> 327 <entry><para>Cludiant</para></entry> 328 <entry><para lang="en">Attributes</para></entry> 329 </row> 330 </thead> 331 <tbody> 332 <row valign="top"> 333 <entry><para lang="en">Dictionary Server</para></entry> 334 <entry> 335 <para lang="en">Hostname: the hostname of the dictionary server</para> 336 <para lang="en">Port: the port of the dictionary server</para> 337 </entry> 338 </row> 339 </tbody> 340 </tgroup> 341 </informaltable> 342 343 </sect2> 344 345<!-- ============= Remove Source ============================= --> 346 <sect2 id="mate-dictionary-remove-source"> 347 <title lang="en">Removing a source</title> 348 349 <para lang="en">To remove a dictionary source, perform the following steps:</para> 350 351 <orderedlist> 352 <listitem><para lang="en">Select the source you wish to remove</para></listitem> 353 <listitem><para lang="en">Click the <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> button</para></listitem> 354 </orderedlist> 355 356 <warning><para lang="en">If you remove a dictionary source it will be permanently 357 deleted from the list of available sources. Also, as some sources might 358 be defined system-wide you may actually not be able to remove 359 them unless you have the right ownership privileges.</para></warning> 360 361 </sect2> 362 363<!-- ============= Print Tab ================================= --> 364 <sect2 id="mate-dictionary-print-tab"> 365 <title lang="en">Print Options</title> 366 367 <figure id="mate-dictionary-print-fig"> 368 <title lang="en">Dictionary Window</title> 369 <screenshot> 370 <mediaobject lang="en"> 371 <imageobject> 372 <imagedata fileref="figures/mate-dictionary-preferences-print.png" format="PNG"/> 373 </imageobject> 374 <textobject><phrase>Shows the Print tab inside the Preferences dialog.</phrase></textobject> 375 </mediaobject> 376 </screenshot> 377 </figure> 378 379 <para lang="en">If you want to change the font name and size used when printing, 380 perform the following steps:</para> 381 382 <orderedlist> 383 <listitem><para lang="en">Click on the <guilabel>Print Font</guilabel> button</para></listitem> 384 <listitem><para lang="en">Select the font and size you wish to use</para></listitem> 385 <listitem><para lang="en">Click <guibutton>Ok</guibutton></para></listitem> 386 </orderedlist> 387 388 </sect2> 389 390 </sect1> 391 392<!-- ============= Dictionary Applet ======================== --> 393 <sect1 id="mate-dictionary-applet"> 394 <title lang="en">The Dictionary Applet</title> 395 396 <para lang="en">The <application>Dictionary</application> application comes with a 397 panel applet, the <application>Dictionary Applet</application>. You can add 398 the <application>Dictionary Applet</application> applet to a panel and look 399 up words in dictionaries.</para> 400 401 <figure id="mate-dictionary-applet-fig"> 402 <title lang="en">Dictionary Applet Window</title> 403 <screenshot> 404 <mediaobject lang="en"> 405 <imageobject> 406 <imagedata fileref="figures/mate-dictionary-applet.png" format="PNG"/> 407 </imageobject> 408 <textobject><phrase>Shows Dictionary Applet.</phrase></textobject> 409 </mediaobject> 410 </screenshot> 411 </figure> 412 413 414<!-- ============= Dictionary Applet Start ================== --> 415 <sect2 id="mate-dictionary-applet-start"> 416 <title lang="en">To Start Dictionary Applet</title> 417 418 <para lang="en">To add <application>Dictionary Applet</application> to a panel, right-click 419 on the panel, then choose <guimenuitem>Add to Panel</guimenuitem>. 420 Select Dictionary Applet in the <application>Add to the panel</application> 421 dialog, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> 422 423 </sect2> 424 425<!-- ============= Dictionary Applet Start ================== --> 426 <sect2 id="mate-dictionary-applet-usage"> 427 <title lang="en">Using the Dictionary Applet</title> 428 429 <para lang="en">To look up a word, type it into the <guilabel>entry field</guilabel>, 430 and press <keycap>Enter</keycap> or right-click on the dictionary icon 431 and then choose <guimenuitem>Look up</guimenuitem>. 432 </para> 433 434 <para lang="en">If some definition for the word was found, a window will appear, 435 with the text of the definitions:</para> 436 437 <figure id="mate-dictionary-applet-window-fig"> 438 <title lang="en">Dictionary Applet Window</title> 439 <screenshot> 440 <mediaobject lang="en"> 441 <imageobject> 442 <imagedata fileref="figures/mate-dictionary-applet-window.png" format="PNG"/> 443 </imageobject> 444 <textobject><phrase>Shows Dictionary Applet main window.</phrase></textobject> 445 </mediaobject> 446 </screenshot> 447 </figure> 448 449 <para lang="en">Click <guibutton>Save</guibutton> to save the definitions to a 450 text file. Click <guibutton>Print</guibutton> to print the definitions. 451 Click <guibutton>Clear</guibutton> to clear the definitions.</para> 452 453 <para lang="en">You can make the window disappear by left-clicking on the dictionary 454 icon or by pressing <keycap>Esc</keycap>.</para> 455 456 </sect2> 457 458 <sect2 id="mate-dictionary-applet-preferences"> 459 <title>Hoffterau</title> 460 461 <para lang="en">To configure the <application>Dictionary Applet</application>, right-click on 462 the dictionary icon, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>.</para> 463 464 <para lang="en">The <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog is the same used by 465 the <application>Dictionary</application> application, so refer to 466 <xref linkend="mate-dictionary-preferences"/></para> 467 468 </sect2> 469 470 </sect1> 471 472</article> 473