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Dictator is a simple GUI that allows access to a dict dictionary client. Primarily for users of unix & Linux operating systems.

Dictator runs using Xdialog, over the dict command line application, which in turn connects to a dictd dictionary daemon.

Requirements: dictd server
• dict client
• Xdialog

Dictator is a short and sweet shell script that uses Xdialog to interface with the user, scoop dict information and pass that back to Xdialog to present.

Screen Shots

Dictator - User Input

Dictator - Display

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Dictator is available as is with no warranty implied. The copyright remains the copyright of the copyright holder. You are a free to extend it as you like, as long as the copyright and name remains intact.

The code is offered because the author couldn't find a simple GUI dialog for dict, and it is quite a straight forward task to wrap a GUI around for basic access to dict.

Source Code

#!/bin/sh
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# File      : dictator
# Author    : Richard Lewis
# Project   : proj/dictator/
# Syntax    : ksh
# Date      : Sat 06 Sep 2008
# Copyright : Richard Lewis 2008
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# dictator - dictator dictionary lookup
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main() {

    retval=0

    while [ "${retval}" = "0" ]
    do

        word=$(                                      \
        Xdialog                                      \
            --title         "Dictator - dict lookup" \
            --under-mouse                            \
            --stdout                                 \
            --buttons-style icon                     \
            --no-cancel                              \
            --inputbox      "Enter Word" 7 60)

        retval=${?}

        if [ "${retval}" != "0" ]
        then
            break
        fi

        result=$(dict -P - "${word}")

        Xdialog                                  \
            --title         "Dictator - ${word}" \
            --screen-center                      \
            --wrap                               \
            --no-cancel                          \
            --msgbox        "${result}" 0 0

        retval=${?}

    done
}

main
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