qstardict(1)

1QSTARDICT(1)                General Commands Manual               QSTARDICT(1)
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NAME

6       qstardict - a Qt4 dictionary
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DESCRIPTION

9       QStarDict  is  a StarDict clone written with Qt4. The user interface is
10       similar to StarDict. You can start QStarDict from the menu or  by  run‐
11       ning the qstardict command.
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TRANSLATION REFORMATTING AND ABBREVIATION EXPANSION

14       QStarDict  can  reformat  translations  and expand dictionary abbrevia‐
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17       1> First _val. of _w. 2> Second _val. of _w. ...
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25       But reformatting and expanding takes additional CPU time. If the translation reformatting and instant search are both turned on this can decrease QStarDict performance.
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DICTIONARIES

28       Dictionaries for StarDict plugin are in StarDict format and by  default
29       must be placed into /usr/share/stardict/dic or ~/.stardict/dic directo‐
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36       These files must be placed together in one directory.
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PRONOUNCING PROGRAMS

39       QStarDict can pronounce words using external program when popup  window
40       is shown. You must set a voice program to pronounce text from stdin. By
41       default this is festival with --tts option.
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D-BUS

44       QStarDict supports D-Bus message bus. List of available methods:
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46       void org.qstardict.dbus.showPopup(QString text)
47       void org.qstardict.dbus.showTranslation(QString text)
48       QString org.qstardict.dbus.translate(QString text)
49       QString org.qstardict.dbus.translateHtml(QString text)
50       QDBusVariant         org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get(QString inter‐
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52       void        org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Set(QString interface_name,
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59       readwrite int org.qstardict.dbus.mainWindowVisible
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69       If you want to show/hide QStarDict window using keyboard shortcuts you must bind the following command to a shortcut:
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71       qdbus org.qstardict.dbus /qstardict org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Set \
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73       $(( ! $(qdbus org.qstardict.dbus /qstardict \
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HOMEPAGE

78       QStarDict website ⟨http://qstardict.ylsoftware.com⟩
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AUTHOR

81       QStarDict was written by Alexander Rodin <rodin.alexander@gmail.com>.
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83       This   manual  page  was  written  by  Alexander  Rodin  <rodin.alexan‐
84       der@gmail.com>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).
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