Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > Michael Pobega wrote: > >> >> Wow, thanks for that Raju. This dict program is really going to save >> me a lot of time googling things :D > > You are welcome! Little programs like this really make the linux > experience wonderful! One of the drawbacks of dict is that there is no way > (I think) to search for idioms. For example, I cannot search for > > $ dict "a bird in hand is worth two in the bush" > > For those kind of things I use www.wiktionary.org . Install google's > toolbar in iceweasel and add a custom search for wiktionary, wikipedia for > more quicker way of finding about stuff.
It would be really badass if dict could search against Wiktionary. Does Wiktionary need to run a dictionary server to make this happen? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

