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mufeedali / Wordbook

Wordbook is a dictionary application built for GNOME.
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Include wordnet in app #35

Open cassidyjames opened 2 years ago

cassidyjames commented 2 years ago

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Currently, Wordbook requires an Internet connection when first running in order to download word definitions. However, this limits its utility in offline environments, as you cannot redistribute just the app itself to offline environments. (For example, an offline dictionary app would be great on Endless OS for schools with limited or no Internet connectivity.)

Instead, it would be helpful to include the dictionary/wordnet data in the app itself, e.g. via the build system. For Flatpak specifically, I believe the data could be referenced in the manifest and downloaded on demand at build time, then bundled in the app.

mufeedali commented 2 years ago

Thank you for bringing this up. I will be doing this when I get around to working on Wordbook again. I just haven't had the time to.