/Dictionaries

Allows quick access to several dictionaries

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Dictionaries

Informations

  • Authors: Rui Fontes, Ângelo Abrantes e Abel Passos do Nascimento Jr.
  • Updated on 05/06/2022
  • Download stable version
  • Compatibility: NVDA version 2019.3 and beyond

Introduction

This add-on provides a quick way to access, so far, 68 dictionaries. In order not to overload the add-on , only the dictionaries for Portuguese, English and between these two languages are provided. The remaining can be downloaded through the add-on itself, using the new interface for managing dictionaries. We are available to add other dictionaries. So if you want to add a dictionary, please contact one of the authors.

Usage

To start using this add-on , press Control+Shift+F6. A window will open where we find a list of the dictionaries present on our computer, from which we can choose the one we want to use, and open it with Enter. We also have a button to access the window where we can manage dictionaries, a button to set the default dictionary, and finally a button to close the add-on , which is also achieved with Escape.

In the Manage Dictionaries window, we have two tabs: Manage and Download. On the first tab, we can set the order in which the dictionaries appear in the list or delete the selected dictionary. On the Download tab we can choose the dictionaries we want to download to use.

Commands

The command to invoke the extra is Control+Shift+F6. You can also use the command Control+Windows+F6 to access the default dictionary search directly. Note: If you do not define a default dictionary, the first dictionary in the list will be used.

You can change these commands in the Input gestures dialog, in the Dictionaries section.

Auto update

This add-on includes an auto update feature.

Checking for a new version will be performed each time NVDA is loaded.

If you want this to happen, go to the NVDA menu, Preferences, Settings and in the category of the extra check the checkbox.

Changes

Version 22.06

  • Dictionaries are now 68
  • Introduced a new command (Control+Windows+F6) to use the default dictionary directly;
  • Introduced possibility to define a default dictionary
  • Added possibility to sort dictionaries. If no default dictionary is defined, the first one in the list will be used.
  • New interface for sorting dictionaries.

Version 22.05

  • Added 15 more dictionaries
  • Code fixes.

Version 21.12

  • Added more dictionaries, now totaling 46
  • Now using SQLite and .db files for speed;
  • In the topic dictionaries the full index is displayed to choose what to search for and to allow you to walk through the list to find interesting topics to learn about!
  • Several changes in the code.

Version 21.11

  • Added more dictionaries;
  • Changed search routine to not be capitalization sensitive;
  • Changed the presentation of results, now allowing you to choose to search again, copy the result to clipboard or exit;
  • The extra is provided only with the English and Portuguese dictionaries, and between the two languages, and it is possible to download the others using a button placed on the interface;
  • The dictionaries are stored at www.tiflotecnia.net.

Version 21.10

  • Initial release