XDXF (XML Dictionary eXchange Format) is a project to unite all existing open dictionaries and provide both users and developers with a universal XML-based format, convertible from and to other popular formats like Mova, PtkDic, and StarDict.
Xdxf Dictionaries
Now I'm trying to find all other dictionaries, in many different languages, but primarily English, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, German, French, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, etc. I pretty much want them all. And several ones for each language, if possible, so that I can make a gigantic local database of them and never have to send any individual requests to external websites again, and make all kinds of queries which would not be possible unless hosted locally.
A set of 55 bilingual open source dictionaries for 46 languages originally created for machine translation within the Apertium project. Within LiODi, we converted the original XML format to OntoLex-RDF.
JEDict comes with two main dictionaries: EDICT and KANJIDIC taken from Monash University FTP Archive. These two files are located inside application bundle. User dictionary is created inside /Library/JEDict/Dicts/.Unregistered version supports limited number of dictionaries: EDICT, KANJIDIC and one XDXF/StarDict dictionary.
All files with valid file name or extension may be installed automatically once downloaded from JEDict WEB tab. In this case "Install downloaded dictionaries' check box in Preferences should be ON.
This page covers the format called Dictionary exchange format. It is designed to consolidate all of the various free formats so that dictionaries can be shared. However, this does not address the dictionaries that have DRM.
Each dictionary is located in its own folder, the name of the folder is used as an ID, The folder name must contain only Latin characters and must not contain spaces or other special characters. So, if the dictionary name is "Webster's Unabridged Dictionary published in 1913" then the folder name should be something like "Webster1913". The dictionary file itself is always "dict.xdxf". It is recommended for each dictionary to have a set of icons for toolbars and a large icon for the front page. The sizes should be: 16x16, 32x32, 512x512. And the filenames would be icon16.png icon32.png and icon512.png respectively. Note that all file names are case sensitive.
For the purpose of this discussion, we use the term Dictionary in a wide sense, that is, including word-lists, vocabularies, and specialized dictionaries. Excluded are works of a purely encyclopedic character, which are sometimes also called dictionaries.
Dictionaries for the more popular languages often went through many editions, and a lot of competing dictionaries where on the market. Although it makes sense to process various competing dictionaries, it does not make real sense (currently) to process all editions of a dictionary. Before tackling a dictionary project for a certain language, it is worthwhile to investigate which dictionaries are eligible. To this, prepare a list of all known public domain dictionaries for the language you want to tackle. Then answer the following questions:
Especially for the most common languages (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese), a lot of dictionaries are already available online, so focus should be relatively less common languages (which often still have millions of native speakers)
The absolute top of Public Domain Sanskrit dictionaries is of course the seven-volume Sanskrit-Wörterbuch by Otto Böhtlingk and Rudolph Roth. Two scansets are available, the best at the University of Cologne, the second at the Internet Archive.
A liberal license is a license that allows reuse with only a small number of restrictions, such as CC-BY-SA. We may harvest such dictionaries and post them on PG without much trouble, provided the copyright holder is willing to submit a letter to this effect.
The app supports searching full-text of all dictionaries for exact matches. The feature requires one-time upgrading of a dictionary which can take very long time to complete, since every single word anywhere on the dictionary is made searchable during the process.
Automated importing of dictionaries from URL is no longer available. Follow the following steps to import dictionaries from URL: i) On your computer, enter the URL on your web browser and download the file. ii) Connect your mobile device to your computer and copy the downloaded file to the app's documents/files folder on device. See Android or iOS help for details. iii) Open the app, select 'Import Dictionary' from 'Manage' menu, select the file, and proceed.
Q: I bought an offline dictionary, can I use it in Fora Dictionary Pro?A: Probably, no. Most standalone dictionaries have it's own proprietary data format incompatible with general-purpose dictionaries. You need dictionary data in one of the supported formats.Q: Suggestions are slow when a lot of dictionaries are installed.A: Unlike traditional search auto-completion, the app performs a complete search and matching of the query (e.g. occurrences in multi-word phrases) on all dictionaries in profile when suggestions are activated. Grouping dictionaries into smaller sets based on usage context using profiles may be helpful.Q: I can't find the dictionary I need or the dictionary isn't displayed properly when searching.A: Importing the dictionary using the latest version of the app or using alternate formats may be helpful.Q: I can't find the '.fora' folder.A: Probably it is considered hidden. Please use a third-party file manager such as: muCommanderQ: How do I uninstall Fora Dictionary Pro from my Android device completely?A: The application stores settings and dictionary data on the external storage, hence, you will need to manually delete the '.fora' folder there to clean up after uninstallation.Q: How do I uninstall Fora Dictionary Pro from my computer completely?A: The application stores dictionary data and settings separate from it's app folder. After deleting the app, you must also delete the folder named '.foradictionary' and the file named '.fdconfig' in current user's home folder (for example, C:Users.foradictionary on Windows or /Users//.foradictionary on Mac). If you can't see the folder or file, you can use a file manager, e.g. muCommander.Q: Why is Fora Dictionary Pro cheaper on Android than iOS/iPadOS?A: Cost of both developing for the platform and maintaining of an app in the marketplace is different on the two platforms and hence we reflect the difference in pricing the app.
One of first tasks was to get there more useful language dictionaries (there are some built in, but can get better ones). Many high quality free dictionaries are available in stardict format (for instance here for Czech language dictionaries; other sites are available, which offer also other formats of dictionaries). 2ff7e9595c
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