ydpdict(1) · carta

NAME

ydpdict - an interface for Collins and Langenscheidt dictionaries

SYNOPSIS

ydpdict [ options ]

DESCRIPTION

ydpdict is an ncurses interface for English-Polish and Polish-English Collins dictionaries, as well as German-Polish and Polish-German Langenscheidt dictionaries, which are distributed by Young Digital Planet.

ydpdict tries to load the configuration file from the following locations (reads only the first one found):

1): ~/ydpdict.conf

2): ~/.ydpdictrc

3): /etc/ydpdict.conf

ydpdict searches for dictionary files in current directory and /usr/local/share/ydpdict.

Pronunciation samples are read from /media/cdrom by default. To play samples of both english and german words, one shall create en and de subdirectiories with respective content.

OPTIONS

-e [--eng]: Starts the English-Polish dictionary (default).

-p [--pol]: Starts the Polish-English dictionary.

-g [--ger-pol]: Starts the German-Polish dictionary.

-o [--pol-ger]: Starts the Polish-German dictionary.

-f [--path=PATH]: Sets the path to data files.

-c [--cdpath=PATH]: Sets the path to the CD with pronunciation samples.

-P [--player=PATH]: Sets the path to the sound player.

-w [--word=WORD]: Starts the dictionary and translates the specified word.

-A [--audio=DEVICE]: Sets the default audio device.

--version: Displays the version of the program.

-h [--help]: Shows command line options.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

Path PATH: Sets the path to data files.

CDPath PATH: Sets the path to the CD with pronunciation samples.

Player COMMAND: Sets the path to the sound player.

DefaultDictionary TYPE: Default dictionary (0 - English-Polish, 1 - Polish-English, 2 - German-Polish, 3 - Polish-German).

UseColor BOOLEAN: Color support is autodetected, but color display can be forced with this option (On, Off).

UseTransparent BOOLEAN: Terminal transparency (On, Off).

Color COLOR

DefinitionColor COLOR

InformationColor COLOR: Colors used to display definitions can be set to one of the following: Black, Red, Green, Brown, Blue, Magenta, Cyan, White, Gray, Yellow, LightRed, LightGreen, LightBlue, LightMagenta, LightCyan, LightWhite. Note: for colors with "Light" prefix, emphasis will be invisible.

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