From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cantata.rednote.net ([66.92.170.86]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1A5v9x-00046e-00 for ; Sat, 04 Oct 2003 18:45:57 -0400 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) with ESMTP id h94MjsiM026638 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK) for ; Sat, 4 Oct 2003 18:45:55 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) id h94Mjsom026636 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 4 Oct 2003 18:45:54 -0400 Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 18:45:53 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: CD Bible Message-ID: <20031004224553.GA26014@rednote.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, Chuck: Just to be clear, dict is also available as a network connected client service in a command you type at the shell prompt. It's extensible in terms of which dictionary resources are accessed. And, it's possible to run a dict server and create a new dictionary--something I've recommended in certain instances to certain folks. Chuck Hallenbeck writes: > From: Chuck Hallenbeck > > > I am a Slacker too. I created an alias called "dict" which takes > me to the www.dict.org website, which is a nice accessible > resource. > > Chuck > > PS: Like this: > > alias dict='lynx http://www.dict.org' > > On Fri, 3 Oct 2003, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > > > I didn't have dict automatically on debian either. I had to use apt-get > > to > > get it. So it's probably available in the slackware packages. > > > > > > -- > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (59% of Full) > Get my public key from website, http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina@rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Working Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org