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Bug 395837 - Dictionary simply doesn't show a result and no error massage
Dictionary simply doesn't show a result and no error massage
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-utils
Classification: Deprecated
Component: gdict
2.16.x
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: gnome-utils Maintainers
gnome-utils Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-01-12 16:50 UTC by TLE
Modified: 2007-01-14 14:29 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.15/2.16


Description TLE 2007-01-12 16:50:42 UTC 
For a period of a few days the dictionary application (including the panel applet) simply didn't any results and it didn't give any error massages to explain why. Since the problem has went away now I suspect it was because the dict server was down. So what I suggest is:

When the server is down dictionary should show a error massage informing the user that that is the reason. So they will have patience with the server and not file bug-reports about it

Other information:
This bug is forwarded from Ubuntu. The original report is here: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-utils/+bug/78173
Comment 1 Emmanuele Bassi (:ebassi) 2007-01-12 19:29:15 UTC 
fixed in revision 7327

2007-01-12  Emmanuele Bassi  <ebassi@gnome.org>

	* libgdict/gdict-client-context.c: Add a timeout or 30 seconds
	when establishing a connection to the dictionary server; if we
	receive something on the wire within the timeout limit we are
	safe, otherwise we force closing the connection. (#395837)

	* libgdict/gdict-defbox.c: Hush compiler warnings.

	* src/gdict-window.c: Try and fall back to the default source
	if we could not find the one set in GConf, before actually
	giving up. (#395125)
Comment 2 TLE 2007-01-14 14:29:04 UTC 
Thanks you for the fix and the reply