[ubuntu-in] Alternate Offline Dictionary

[K Ramnarayan]

Hi

Some time back i had posted on how to use the normal dictionary in offline mode 
(this is Dictionary 2.28.1)

However there is another similar dictionary which seems, to me, to perform 
better (Xfce4 Dictionary 0.5.3) link 
http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict

i think this will be available in some repos, because it came built into the 
ultimate edition 2.5 .

The key diiferences that i can make out are
a. Its easier to set up for offline (of course one needs to install all the 
offline dicts and the dict client and server - last two i think )

To set up , locally, go to preferences
In the General - select Dictionary Server
In Dictionary Server - type in 127.0.0.1 where the server is mentioned
and finally in web service at the lower section there is a URL again type in 
127.0.0.1.

Ready to rock and roll

B. the best and biggest difference is when one types a word to get the meaning 
it provides responses from all the available dictionarys , seems confusing but 
in the Gnome dict the meanings responses are provided from only the first dict 
and one must then navigate to each individual dict to get the appropriate 
response. 

hope its useful

ram