GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 166015
Lookup selected text automatically
Last modified: 2006-11-27 19:17:27 UTC
I am requesting features for the Dictionary Lookup applet: 1. When a query is started and the input field is left blank it should automatically attempt to "lookup selected text" instead of just opening the dictionary with the last query. 2. If possible make the "lookup" button option. The user could just press enter in the field to query, and you could just combine the two right-click menus. Also, I did not see the Dictionary Lookup applet listed in the Component under gnome-applet.
That's because we tricked you, it's really in gnome-utils. Confusing, eh?
I've been thinking about doing 2. for quite some time now :-) For the applet itself, I'd like to go even one step further : only keep the "definition/spelling" area, and stick the window to the applet, a la gnome-blog. But this will have to wait after 2.10 (we're in UI freeze now...)
Well thats sound interesting. So when do you think you will be able to change it, 2.11 or some time before? Thanks for considering the suggestion.
Gnome 2.10 will be out on March 9th according to http://www.gnome.org/start/2.9/ New features will be implemented anytime after that, so as soon as March 10th ;-)
Marking this as NEW. Any updates on this?
changing the title to something more appropriate.. Did I understand this bug correctly? This is to remove the lookup button, since it's a bit unnecessary?
Well actually the lookup button has already been removed from the applet. What's left is item number 1 : lookup selected text automatically.
Changing the title.
I still don't understand whether this bug applies to gnome-dictionary or the applet, or both. as for the feature .1, I'll add a check for it. dunno if it can make it in time for 2.14, with the incoming freeze, but I'll pin this bug down and it should make it in the next release cycle at most.
fixed in HEAD. 2006-11-27 Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi@cvs.gnome.org> * libgdict/gdict-defbox.h: * libgdict/gdict-defbox.c: Add a function for getting the currently selected word from the defbox. * src/gdict-window.c: (gdict_window_cmd_file_new): Automatically lookup the selected text when opening a new window. (#166015)