Selecting a word for the iOS' internal dictionary to define

Since I'm not a native English speaker, I sometimes have to turn to the 
dictionary for English games. Seldom, but it happens. With non-English games, 
such as Italian, Spanish or French, then I have to go to the dictionary a lot 
more often.

I've discovered I can double-tap a word to put it in the command line, select 
it, and then I get the iOS' default "word selected" screen, which includes the 
"Define" option. Presto - instant dictionary. This is nice, but it has the 
drawback that it's too hard to actually select a word in the command line - the 
command line overlay keeps kicking in.

Then I realised: what if you could tap+hold a word *in the game text* to select 
it? That would hopefully not interfere with the existing 
"double-tap-to-add-to-command-line" mechanism, and I could instantly look up 
any word in the dictionary, much like with an ebook reader.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by ilprimoc...@gmail.com on 13 Sep 2013 at 9:32

wanderingstan / iphonefrotz

Selecting a word for the iOS' internal dictionary to define #224