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rbrtryn
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Easily display the definitions of a word. Words with multiple meanings will have all the variations displayed.
  • Shift+Ctrl+D - Displays and InputBox so you can enter the word to be defined.
  • Ctrl+Win+D - Use the currently selected word as the word to be defined.
  • If the word to be defined is misspelled, a dialog box will be displayed presenting reference.dictionary.com's best guess for the correct spelling. Select Yes to have the correctly spelled word defined.
The definitions are word wrapped and formatted in an easy to read/copy style.
 
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Here is the script:
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My thanks to Mario1776 for FindDef, the inspiration for this script.

Edited by rbrtryn, 18 June 2013 - 01:55 AM.

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Optimization: Removed and/or combined some regexs. Used Instr() or SubStr() whenever practical.

 

Feedback appreciated!  grin.png


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Major Update:

  • Added smart word wrapping to the individual definitions (see new screenshot).
  • Added additional white space to improve readability

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Very nice! thanks!



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Why are you using HttpRequest just to download a web page?!

Doesn't it work with URLToVar/File?



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Why are you using HttpRequest just to download a web page?!

Doesn't it work with URLToVar/File?

 

  • In my experience UrlDownloadToFile does not accurately translate between code pages. Especially with unicode AHK, I would get a euro sign instead of a dash or a yen sign or even a box where it couldn't translate the character at all. It could be something I am doing wrong, but I have never had this problem with HttpRequest.
  • There is no significant performance difference between HttpRequest and UrlDownloadToVar.
  • In other scripts I use HttpRequest to upload post data. For consistency and the reasons above, I have decided just to use HttpRequest in all cases.

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very nice! put to my daily use immediately... however, seems a bit limited in its search prowess. could not find/identify word "Verdana"?



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very nice! put to my daily use immediately... however, seems a bit limited in its search prowess. could not find/identify word "Verdana"?

 

That's because Verdana is not a word you would find in any dictionary. wink.png    According to Wikipedia:

 

The name "Verdana" is based on a portmanteau of verdant (something green), and Ana (the name of (Virginia) Howlett's eldest daughter)

 

It should find any word that is defined on dictionary.reference.com.


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Update:

  • No longer requires HttpRequest.
  • Utilizes a more efficient and more accurate method of word wrapping, thanks to tidbit.
Why are you using HttpRequest just to download a web page?!

Doesn't it work with URLToVar/File?

 

As noted above, I had been getting strange characters using UrlDownloadToFile. This turned out to be my error happy.png . I didn't realize that I needed to set FileEncoding to UTF-8.


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thanks, tested and works!



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Very useful!

Definitely needs also a german implementation, in my opinion. happy.png


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Mit Duden Online sollte das realisierbar sein.

 

It should be possible with Duden Online.


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Mit Duden Online sollte das realisierbar sein.

 

It should be possible with Duden Online.

 

Yes, you only have to change the RegEx...


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only the RegEx.... sounds like only half the Program.


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half of the program is less than the whole program...

where is the problem? grin.png


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