DSL dictionaries do not work in >2.8.8

[homocomputeris]

I tried to import some DSL dictionaries. However, they do not work. I thought it could be because of different encodings, but trying various combinations of encoding and line ending changed nothing. Target language is English.

Here are the examples of dictionaries that do not work: dsl.zip

Screenshots (tested both on 2.8.8 and 2.8.9)

[homocomputeris]

The dictionaries work in GoldenDict:

[arianneorpilla]

The English support of the application is unfortunately as is. This is something I plan to revisit once I am out of hiatus but not until then.

[homocomputeris]

How does DSL lookup depend on the language? I mean, DSL itself is just plain text.

[arianneorpilla]

The app is set up to have a different search algorithm for different languages. It's an open secret (if you can even call it that) that this app is primarily used and targeted to the Japanese learning community, so the English support has not seen as much love and interest from me. This is something I plan to address in the future, just not the immediate.

[arianneorpilla]

Not that it's out of malice or anything. That's just what I'm learning and that's what I have focused my attention, and what is in demand from my users when it comes to this app's development.

[homocomputeris]

I also checked with Japanese-English dictionaries with Japanese as target language in the settings. Unfortunately, doesn't work either.

dsl_jpn.zip

[arianneorpilla]

That is to be expected. I did not properly implement DSL import and it is a proof of concept at most and was done for a friend of mine. The application is as is at the moment and is primarily meant for use with Yomichan text dictionaries.

[homocomputeris]

Thanks for the explanation!

[BilderLoong]

I also tried importing a few DSL dictionaries include some Open DSL dictionaries from the 3. Getting Started, but none of them work; maybe add some reminders for users, so that they know there are some limitations of using a DSL dictionary