Re: Dictionary search extension

[Marco Pesenti Gritti <marco gnome org>]

On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 21:02, Jean-François RAMEAU wrote:
> Hi Epiphany team,
> 
> I just completed an extension for Epiphany (1.2.x) based on Dictionary Search extension for Mozilla/Firefox.
> 
> The goal: 
> To provide a very easy way to lookup or translate a word in a webpage in a user defineable online dictionary. 
> 
> How: 
> Simply select the word of which you want to know the meaning. Then right click and select "Dictionary->My dictionary". A new window will open with the meaning or translation of the word you selected.
> Dictionary means an url like: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=$&dict=E where $ is replaced by the selected word.
> 
> Design:
> Dictionaries are stored in gconf registry as string list. Menus that appear in context menu too, in the same order as of dictionaries.
> 
> Because it is my first extension, may i ask the team to check my code ?
> 
> Issues:
> There is no UI at time. But would be easy to develop.
> DictionaySearch extension doesn't work with Frame, but I known to do that.

Christian/Adam any chance one of you could have a look to the patch ?
Does it sound good for inclusion in ephy-extensions ?

Marco