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"QuickDic" offline Dictionary App for Android. Provided downloadable dictionaries are based on Wiktionaries but can also be created from other sources (see DictionaryPC). Remember to use --recursive when cloning! Fork of project that used to be hosted at code.google.com/p/quickdic-dictionary.
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Integrating with system dictionaries and long press dictionary searches #127

Closed mysteryoneal closed 4 years ago

mysteryoneal commented 4 years ago

With android (or perhaps it is a feature of Samsung's keyboard...not sure), I can long press selected text for various shortcuts including "web search" and "dictionary search". Is it possible to get QuickDict recognized by the OS as a dictionary so this long press dictionary search feature opens QuickDict and searches for highlighted words/terms?

Currently QuickDict is not recognized at all in the OS settings list of dictionaries.

rdoeffinger commented 4 years ago

That integration exists and it works at least in the emulator and on my phone (in some apps, it does not work in Firefox, but it does work in "Kolab Notes" for example). I think that feature exists only since Android P. I have no idea about Samsung's implementation though.

mysteryoneal commented 4 years ago

You are correct. I now see that there is a direct QuickDic option among the rest of long-press popup menu options. It was hidden behind a 3-dot menu extension button.

I froze the useless system "Dictionary" app (with Titanium Backup) and that freed up space on the long-press menu. QuickDic is no longer hidden behind the 3-dot button.

Works great.

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That integration exists and it works at least in the emulator and on my phone (in some apps, it does not work in Firefox, but it does work in "Kolab Notes" for example). I think that feature exists only since Android P. I have no idea about Samsung's implementation though.

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rdoeffinger commented 4 years ago

Thanks for looking into it and confirming.