For all listers,
I have personally replied to Neville, dealing with his concerns to the
best of my ability.
The extended Dictionary, has been widely used around the globe, for the
last few years, and I am very much aware of its functionality and
meaning for many a user. Unfortunately, this is - and has always been -
a mere sparetime project, which has been developed and maintained as
time and energy permits. Sometimes in life, time and energy does not
carry for all we want to do, and in times like that, something has to
forego. For the time being, the development and maintanence of the
Extended Dictionary, has temporarily been put on hold. I have not gone
out with any general info about this, since I did not want to stir up
anyone of the many users, unnecessarily. The current version will still
be operative for a little while, and my hope is to have something
resumed and released before anything expires.
If things had been as easy as asking some payment for the project to
continue, I would have considered doing so long time ago. And if anyone
really wants to send a moderate contribution for the project, they could
have done so all the time, via Paypal. Yet, the whole picture, though,
is far more complicated than such. I am very sorry to have to write this
message, as I know many of you will pity the day the project would have
to be halted permanently. But we are not there at the moment, and to
stress it once again, I do intend to have something out before anything
will be halted, although I simply cannot afford to promise anything at
the moment. I simply am not in a life situation that lets me sit 35
hours aday in front of my computer, doing all the development I could
have enjoyed.
I do hope for everyone's understanding in the matter, and hope that this
message will stand as a complete answer to Neville's initial concerns.
He was in his right to ask, but I just don't have any better news to
bring at this moment.
Regards,
David
(Author of the Extended Dictionary)
David
On 09.01.2016 07:44, Neville via Scripting wrote:
> Hi Listers,
>
> Does anyone know whether the much appreciated and useful app,
extended dictionary, is going to be supported in the future? I wrote to
the author, David P from Norway, enquiring about its status but with no
success.
>
> The app requires that users agree to terms and conditions during
installation but this licence period appears to expire after some time
which results in the app no longer functioning. As the latest version
is dated just over 12 months ago, I am becoming concerned about just how
much longer the app will continue to function.
>
> As I use this app numerous times daily when accessing a financial
site with its thousands of company abbreviations, I would miss the use
of this app to a great degree because it does such a fantastic job.
There is just nothing to replace it. Of course, the app is also used
for a normal dictionary for Eloquence and other voices as well.
>
> In my opinion, the app currently does all that is required of an
extended dictionary and does not need any complex upgrades. I would be
more than happy to continue using the app in its present form providing
there was no time constraints as is presently the case.
>
> Also, I would be more than willing to pay the author a reasonable
amount if I could continue to use this app in the future without the
fear of it ceasing to function. This is how much this app means to me
and the difference in productivity it has made.
>
> In short, I sincerely hope that the extended dictionary app continues
to function well into the future and would like to thank the author for
his past efforts.
>
> Cheers
> Neville.
>
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