kdict(1)
NAME
kdict - The KDE Dictionary Client
SYNOPSIS
kdict [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options] [word/phrase]
DESCRIPTION
KDict is a graphical client for the DICT Protocol. It enables you to
search through dictionary databases for a word or phrase, then displays
suitable definitions. KDict tries to ease basic as well as advanced
queries. A separate list offers a convenient way to deal with the enormous number of matching words that a advanced query can return.
The remainder of KDict's user interface resembles a web browser. For
instance, you can jump to the definition of a synonym by simply clicking on the highlighted word. The back/forward functionality is also
implemented, enabling you to quickly go back to the result of previous
queries.
KDict is able to process the content of the clipboard, so it's easy to
combine KDict with your web browser or text editor.
If your machine is behind a firewall, has no permanent internet connection or the server of dict.org is too slow for you, you can set up your
own local server, all you need is available at www.dict.org. The advantages of a local server are optimal performance and the ability to
install additional databases of your choice.
OPTIONS
- Arguments:
- word/phrase Lookup the given word/phrase
- Options:
- -c, --clipboard
Define X11-clipboard content (selected text)
- Generic options:
- --help Show help about options
- --help-qt
Show Qt specific options
- --help-kde
Show KDE specific options
- --help-all
Show all options
- --author
Show author information
- -v, --version
Show version information
- --license
Show license information
- -- End of options
- Qt options:
- --display <displayname>
Use the X-server display 'displayname'
- --session <sessionId>
Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'
- --cmap Causes the application to install a private color map on an
8-bit display
- --ncols <count>
Limits the number of colors allocated in the color cube on an 8-bit display, if the application is using the QApplication::ManyColor color specification
- --nograb
tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard
- --dograb
running under a debugger can cause an implicit -nograb, use -dograb to override
- --sync switches to synchronous mode for debugging
- --fn, --font <fontname>
defines the application font
- --bg, --background <color>
sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades are calculated)
- --fg, --foreground <color>
sets the default foreground color
- --btn, --button <color>
sets the default button color
- --name <name>
sets the application name
- --title <title>
sets the application title (caption)
- --visual TrueColor
forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display
- --inputstyle <inputstyle>
sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and root
- --im <XIM server>
set XIM server
- --noxim
disable XIM
- --reverse
mirrors the whole layout of widgets
- KDE options:
- --caption <caption>
Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar
- --icon <icon>
Use 'icon' as the application icon
- --miniicon <icon>
Use 'icon' as the icon in the titlebar
- --config <filename>
Use alternative configuration file
- --dcopserver <server>
Use the DCOP Server specified by 'server'
- --nocrashhandler
Disable crash handler, to get core dumps
- --waitforwm
Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager
- --style <style>
sets the application GUI style
- --geometry <geometry>
sets the client geometry of the main widget - see man X for the argument format
- --nofork
Don't run in the background.
FILES
- ~/.kde/share/config/kdictrc ~/.kde/share/config/kdict_panelappletrc
- kdict configuration files
SEE ALSO
- www.dict.org
- DICT Development Group home page
- Full user documentation is available through the KDE Help Center. You can also enter the URL help:/kdict/ directly into konqueror or you can run khelpcenter help:/kdict/ from the command-line.
AUTHORS
Christian Gebauer <gebauer@kde.org>
Matthias Hoelzer <hoelzer@kde.org>
Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs; do not mail the authors
directly.
This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann <Holger_Hartmann@gmx.de> for the Debian Project, but may be used by others. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under
the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later
version published by the Free Software Foundation.
- On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License
can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.