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@ -8,26 +8,20 @@ of this kind, GUI or not, and thus decided to write my own.
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The project is covered by a permissive license, unlike vast majority of other
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similar projects, and can serve as a base for implementing other dictionary
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software. I wasn't able to reuse _anything_ for StarDict.
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software.
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image::sdtui.png[align="center"]
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Further Development
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-------------------
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While I've been successfully using sdtui for a long time now, some work has to
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be done yet before the software can be considered fit for inclusion in regular
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Linux and/or BSD distributions. Help is much appreciated.
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An approximate list of things that need to be resolved:
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- the tab bar and the text input field don't handle overflows well
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- figure out a way to become capable of displaying most StarDict dictionaries
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Packages
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--------
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Regular releases are sporadic. git master should be stable enough. You can get
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a package with the latest development version from Archlinux's AUR.
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Documentation
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-------------
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See the link:docs/sdtui.1.adoc[man page] for information about usage.
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The rest of this README will concern itself with externalities.
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Building and Running
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Build dependencies: CMake, pkg-config, asciidoctor +
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$ cpack -G DEB
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# dpkg -i sdtui-*.deb
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Having the program installed, simply run it with a StarDict '.ifo' file as an
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argument. It is however highly recommended to configure it, see below.
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Extensions
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----------
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As the original StarDict is a bit of a clusterfuck with regard to collation of
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dictionary entries, I had to introduce an additional `collation` field into the
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'.ifo' file. When sdtui discovers this field while reading the dictionary, it
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automatically reorders the index according to that locale (e.g. "cs_CZ").
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This operation may take a little while, in the order of seconds.
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Configuration
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-------------
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To get a nicer look in 256color terminals, create _~/.config/sdtui/sdtui.conf_
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with the following. Note that it is intended for black-on-white terminals.
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....
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[Settings]
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center-search = true
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underline-last = false
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hl-common-prefix = true
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watch-selection = true
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[Colors]
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header = reverse
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header-active = ul
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search = ul
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even = 16 231
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odd = 16 255
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....
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The `watch-selection` option makes the application watch the X11 primary
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selection for changes and automatically search for selected text. This feature
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requires XCB. Wayland is currently unsupported, but would require a compositor
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supporting the wlr-data-control protocol. Luckily, some compositors, such as
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Sway, synchronize selections with Xwayland.
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You can also set up some dictionaries to be loaded at startup automatically:
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....
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[Dictionaries]
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name1 = ~/path/to/dict.ifo
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name2 = ~/another/dict.ifo
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....
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The names define how they will appear in the tab bar.
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Having the program installed, simply run it with a StarDict '.ifo' file as
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an argument. It is, however, preferable to
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link:docs/sdtui.1.adoc#_configuration[configure it] to load your dictionaries
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automatically.
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Dictionaries
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------------
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Unfortunately this application only really works with specific dictionaries.
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Unfortunately, this application only really works with specific dictionaries.
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Word definitions have to be in plain text, separated by newlines.
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The `make dicts` command will build some examples from freely available sources.
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You may use the included transform tool to transform existing dictionaries that
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are almost useful as they are, e.g. after stripping XML tags. You might want to
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fix up the `sametypesequence` of the resulting '.ifo' file afterwards, and run
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dictzip on the resulting '.dict' file.
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You may use the included 'transform' tool to convert already existing
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dictionaries that are almost good as they are, e.g., after stripping XML tags.
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You might want to fix up the `sametypesequence` of the resulting '.ifo' file
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afterwards, and run 'dictzip' on the resulting '.dict' file to make it compact.
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https://mega.co.nz/#!axtD0QRK!sbtBgizksyfkPqKvKEgr8GQ11rsWhtqyRgUUV0B7pwg[CZ <--> EN/DE/PL/RU dictionaries]
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Further Development
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-------------------
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While I've been successfully using 'sdtui' for many years now, some work has to
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be done yet before the software can be considered fit for inclusion in regular
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Linux and/or BSD distributions.
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An approximate list of things that need to be resolved is as follows:
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- the tab bar and the text input field don't handle overflows well,
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- figure out a way to become capable of displaying most StarDict dictionaries.
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Given the entangledness of this codebase, issues with the file format,
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and general undesirability of terminal UIs, it might be better to start anew.
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Contributing and Support
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------------------------
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Use https://git.janouch.name/p/sdtui to report any bugs, request features,
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@ -14,16 +14,13 @@ Synopsis
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Description
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*sdtui* is a StarDict dictionary viewer custom tailored for viewing translation
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dictionaries, using a simple curses-based terminal UI.
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*sdtui* is a StarDict dictionary viewer, custom-tailored for translation
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dictionaries, with a simple curses-based terminal UI.
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The program expects to find on its command line the path to a dictionary's
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_.ifo_ file, which contains further information required to load the dictionary.
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Some options as well as dictionaries to load on start-up by default can be
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specified in a configuration file. See the README for an example.
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// FIXME: the README isn't even installed, so this manual isn't very useful
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Without any command line arguments, the program expects to find a list of
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dictionaries to load on start-up in its configuration file. The _.ifo_ files
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contain information required to load dictionaries from their accompanying
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database files.
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Options
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*-V*, *--version*::
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Output version information and exit.
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Configuration
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-------------
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You can start your _sdtui.conf_ file with the following snippet:
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[Settings]
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center-search = true # Ensure visibility of preceding entries?
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underline-last = false # Underline the last line of entries?
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hl-common-prefix = true # Highlight the longest common prefix?
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watch-selection = true # Watch X11 selection for changes?
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The _watch-selection_ option makes the application watch the X11 PRIMARY
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selection for changes and automatically search for any selected text.
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This feature requires XCB. Wayland is currently unsupported,
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but would require a compositor supporting the wlr-data-control protocol.
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Luckily, some compositors, such as Sway, synchronize selections with Xwayland.
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To set up automatically loaded dictionaries, use the following scheme:
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[subs="normal"]
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[Dictionaries]
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_name 1_ = __~/path/to/dict.ifo__
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_name 2_ = __~/another/dict.ifo__
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The left-hand side keys define their appearance in the tab bar.
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Finally, to make the program look nicer in 256color black-on-white terminals,
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rather than rely on the universal default, try:
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[Colors]
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header = reverse
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header-active = ul
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search = ul
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even = 16 231
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odd = 16 255
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Terminal attributes are accepted in a format similar to that of *git-config*(1),
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only named colours aren't supported.
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Extensions
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----------
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Because the StarDict file format is a bit of a clusterfuck with regard to
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collation of dictionary entries, this software introduces an additional,
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optional "collation" field into the '.ifo' file. When *sdtui* discovers this
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field while reading a dictionary, it automatically reorders the index according
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to that locale (e.g., "cs_CZ"). This operation may take a little while,
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in the order of seconds.
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Files
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*sdtui* follows the XDG Base Directory Specification.
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_~/.config/sdtui/sdtui.conf_::
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The configuration file, in which you can configure some settings, terminal
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colours and the set of dictionaries to be loaded automatically on start-up.
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The configuration file.
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Reporting bugs
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--------------
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Use https://git.janouch.name/p/sdtui to report bugs, request features,
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or submit pull requests.
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See also
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--------
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*dictzip*(1)
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