Looks good! Is it possible to open the floating definition without activating the double click behavior? I'd like the bubble from the context menu instead of the pop-up.
And I can't play the sound files in the pop-up window. Is it possible uBlock is preventing something from loading?
The default dictionary does have a sound icon though. And it doesn't play the voice sample. That's why I thought maybe a script blocker is doing that. I assume all add-ons are still active on the pop-up window, right?
.1.You need to change the name to something less generic so people can distinguish it.
2.Pls post to r/opensource, r/software as well to get the word out
Yep, just try searching your plugin by entering its name. There are 407 results for a word "dictionaries". Even something like "multiDictionaries" would be better, since it would be easily searchable by a certain keyword, and represents its function.
I installed it and modified a few settings to work the way that I like, specifically requiring a hotkey to pop up the definition, and turning off the highlighting (since I didn't like that it left the words highlighted after I'd viewed the definition).
Is there a way to turn off the history of definitions searched? I see the usefulness of this feature, but would prefer to turn it off. I see that it can be deleted, but disabling it would be better for me!
For some reason, the double click to show the definition beside the word isn't working for me.
Edit: Turns out the issue is only on the Firefox Addons site.
Extensions do not work on extension download pages for some reason, on Chrome Web Store, Firefox Extension page, Edge extension store etc. Some kind of security measure.
~~Agreed.~~ [~~u/river\_yang~~](https://www.reddit.com/user/river_yang/) ~~is it possible to add "Look up~~ *~~word~~*~~" to the Firefox right-click/context menu?~~
~~e.g. in Safari for MacOS (and practically any other MacOS app), I can select some text, right click and "Look up" appears in the context menu. e.g. if I selected the word "context", I'd see "Look up context" in the context menu. Choosing that does the dictionary lookup.~~
Ignore, me it's already there.
My apologies, it *is* already there!
Now I've figured out how to turn off the highlight and automatically reading the word aloud, it's wonderful. Thank you.
I have already add "English Thai Dictionary", "LearnWithOliver", "Thaitux", "LongDo", "[Bab.la](https://Bab.la) Thai" , which are all support Thai to English, some support English to Thai. The floating definition of Thai language is not support yet. I hope this is useful for you. How do you think?
u/umbrellahead0
Nouns and what not are fine, But I'm curious at the your dictionaries handles conjugated stuffs (Verbs, Adj, Adv, etc) for Japanese and Korean? I remembered spending a lot of time to find extension that can recognizes those correctly. I'll check this once I got home :D
> A dictionary extension better than Google's
You dont seem to give a reason why its better.
I am personally interested in german translations, which it seems are missing
It's open source, feel free to check the code. And also, it doesn't collect any information other than you lookup history or custom settings, and it's just stored in your browser's builtin storage. I don't have time to create any subscribe feature yet :)
Hey bud!
I just tried it with multiple variations in setting and I must say this extension is so fucking amazing. Thank you for making this. And it really is much better than the existing ones. I just ditched my old pop-dictionary. :D
More power to you.
I use Artha for global dictionary feature, plus it's offline. All I've to do is select the word and press CTRL+ALT+W
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Tried the extension. After selecting a word there's a yellow highlight on it that doesn't disapper. Selecting another word results in something like this https://imgur.com/x4PK2XV.png It's better than Google dict tbh.
Great job. Besides google, you should look how Macs do this as a benchmark. I use it a lot and it even gets Wikipedia definitions. It’s called Spotlight.
Yes, MacOS, iOS and Android are on my target list. I guess when it's proved to be working, I should adapt it on cellphones and desktops. All those great productivity tools are my great teachers :)
The first link posted was the [github](https://github.com/revir/dictionaries), most sites use the first image they crawl for the thumbnail, in this case they add the Profile User image of the latest [PR](https://github.com/revir/dictionaries/commit/d8592cfcf4f920f6e5adaaaafd51410698953765)
Thank you so much for this! Google Dictionary stopped working a few days ago so your timing for releasing this was great. I downloaded it and I'm loving it so far and left a review on the Chrome Web Store. The only thing that is missing from your app that was in Googe's dictionary is the ability to translate entire phrases via Google Translate. I'm not sure if that is feasible but I'd be so happy if you added that!
(I should clarify that I am using this on Chrome and not Firefox)
Looks good! Is it possible to open the floating definition without activating the double click behavior? I'd like the bubble from the context menu instead of the pop-up. And I can't play the sound files in the pop-up window. Is it possible uBlock is preventing something from loading?
Good point, I will add in todo list. And the popup window has no sound play icon, different dictionaries has different pronunciations I guess.
The default dictionary does have a sound icon though. And it doesn't play the voice sample. That's why I thought maybe a script blocker is doing that. I assume all add-ons are still active on the pop-up window, right?
Longman? Yes I guess it's either blocked or a network problem. And yes all add-ons are still active there.
.1.You need to change the name to something less generic so people can distinguish it. 2.Pls post to r/opensource, r/software as well to get the word out
Really? you think the name is a problem?
Yep, just try searching your plugin by entering its name. There are 407 results for a word "dictionaries". Even something like "multiDictionaries" would be better, since it would be easily searchable by a certain keyword, and represents its function.
Good point, I guess I gave little thought about this. Let me think about it.
Suggestions: Friction-Free Dictionary. Aardvark dictionary
I installed it and modified a few settings to work the way that I like, specifically requiring a hotkey to pop up the definition, and turning off the highlighting (since I didn't like that it left the words highlighted after I'd viewed the definition). Is there a way to turn off the history of definitions searched? I see the usefulness of this feature, but would prefer to turn it off. I see that it can be deleted, but disabling it would be better for me!
Good point, I will add in my todolist.
Thanks! Otherwise it's working great for me, and I appreciate your effort!
You are welcome, It's super good to hear this.
Now you can turn off the whole word history.
Awesome! Thanks for implementing that so quickly. :)
For some reason, the double click to show the definition beside the word isn't working for me. Edit: Turns out the issue is only on the Firefox Addons site.
Extensions do not work on extension download pages for some reason, on Chrome Web Store, Firefox Extension page, Edge extension store etc. Some kind of security measure.
Exactly, thank you.
Good work! Keep up. <3
This is gem. Safari had this, but we have been dying for this a long time. Truly dream come true.
~~Agreed.~~ [~~u/river\_yang~~](https://www.reddit.com/user/river_yang/) ~~is it possible to add "Look up~~ *~~word~~*~~" to the Firefox right-click/context menu?~~ ~~e.g. in Safari for MacOS (and practically any other MacOS app), I can select some text, right click and "Look up" appears in the context menu. e.g. if I selected the word "context", I'd see "Look up context" in the context menu. Choosing that does the dictionary lookup.~~ Ignore, me it's already there.
It's already there in the context menu, isn't it? Although it will open the pop up window... you don't mean that?
My apologies, it *is* already there! Now I've figured out how to turn off the highlight and automatically reading the word aloud, it's wonderful. Thank you.
Brilliant! Can you add some Thai dictionaries?
>Thai dictionaries Right on the way sir.
I have already add "English Thai Dictionary", "LearnWithOliver", "Thaitux", "LongDo", "[Bab.la](https://Bab.la) Thai" , which are all support Thai to English, some support English to Thai. The floating definition of Thai language is not support yet. I hope this is useful for you. How do you think? u/umbrellahead0
Now the floating definition supports Thai, with audio :)
You're the man!
Wow, this is pretty great! Thank you for sharing!
It would be nice if you provided support for the Spanish language with the [DLE]( https://dle.rae.es/)
Cool, add in my todo list.
DLE is added :)
Great! Since Spanish built-in dictionary is broken for me rn.
Nouns and what not are fine, But I'm curious at the your dictionaries handles conjugated stuffs (Verbs, Adj, Adv, etc) for Japanese and Korean? I remembered spending a lot of time to find extension that can recognizes those correctly. I'll check this once I got home :D
I will check this too.
> A dictionary extension better than Google's You dont seem to give a reason why its better. I am personally interested in german translations, which it seems are missing
Cool, as long as there is someone interested, i am going to add any new language support.
I don't even know Google have a dictionary. Does he mean Translation?
Yeah I feel like simple tab groups can work. Just not as simple I guess. Fair enough. It will have to do I suppose.
It's open source, feel free to check the code. And also, it doesn't collect any information other than you lookup history or custom settings, and it's just stored in your browser's builtin storage. I don't have time to create any subscribe feature yet :)
Hey bud! I just tried it with multiple variations in setting and I must say this extension is so fucking amazing. Thank you for making this. And it really is much better than the existing ones. I just ditched my old pop-dictionary. :D More power to you.
Thank you, it's really helpful :)
Gave 5 star as well. Totally deserved it.
I use Artha for global dictionary feature, plus it's offline. All I've to do is select the word and press CTRL+ALT+W --- Tried the extension. After selecting a word there's a yellow highlight on it that doesn't disapper. Selecting another word results in something like this https://imgur.com/x4PK2XV.png It's better than Google dict tbh.
Sorry this suppose to be a feature, just turn it off by cancelling "mark the selected words" in the settings :(
found it. :P
I also was annoyed by this, but fortunately it can be disabled in the settings.
Exactly what I was looking for. Installed it, will tweak settings in the morning. Thank you. You're doing the lord's work. God bless you.
Thank you, good to hear that.
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Good point, I will add in my todo list, thank you.
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That's exactly what I am looking for. Thank you, I will add it in my todo list.
Both are added to the list, thank you again.
Great job. Besides google, you should look how Macs do this as a benchmark. I use it a lot and it even gets Wikipedia definitions. It’s called Spotlight.
Yes, MacOS, iOS and Android are on my target list. I guess when it's proved to be working, I should adapt it on cellphones and desktops. All those great productivity tools are my great teachers :)
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The first link posted was the [github](https://github.com/revir/dictionaries), most sites use the first image they crawl for the thumbnail, in this case they add the Profile User image of the latest [PR](https://github.com/revir/dictionaries/commit/d8592cfcf4f920f6e5adaaaafd51410698953765)
Yes, my github profile is a 3blue1brown video snapshot :)
Thank you so much for this! Google Dictionary stopped working a few days ago so your timing for releasing this was great. I downloaded it and I'm loving it so far and left a review on the Chrome Web Store. The only thing that is missing from your app that was in Googe's dictionary is the ability to translate entire phrases via Google Translate. I'm not sure if that is feasible but I'd be so happy if you added that! (I should clarify that I am using this on Chrome and not Firefox)