created by

Szymon Wrozynski

script type

utility

description

vim-dict vim-dict is a dict client. It uses curl to connect to dict servers, so make sure you have curl installed. The most recent version can be found on github: https://github.com/szw/vim-dict Usage To lookup a word (or words) in the dictionary use Dict command: :Dict hello :Dict start up The Dict command uses hosts and databases defined in the g:dict_hosts global list. By default it is set to [["dict.org", ["all"]]] (the format will be explained a bit later). Dict command can use a current word under the cursor. Just move the cursor to a word and type in the command line: :Dict You can also select words in the visual mode with help of the DictSelection command: :DictSelection Configuration There are just a few global variables (options) you may set in the .vimrc file.     g:dict_hosts     The most important one is a list g:dict_hosts mentioned earlier. It combines hosts/databases used by vim-dict. The list entries are lists themselves and share the following format:     ["host_name", ["database1", "database2", ...]]     The sample extract from someone's ~/.vimrc file could look like this:     let g:dict_hosts = [         \["dict.org", ["all"]],         \["dict.mova.org", ["slovnyk_en-pl", "slovnyk_pl-en"]]     \]     Moreover vim-dict can help you figure out what databases are available on your servers. There is a special command for this:     :DictShowDb     You can even open your .vimrc and provide some host urls only:     let g:dict_hosts = [         \["dict.org", []],         \["dict.mova.org", []]     \]     Then save and reload .vimrc, perform DictShowDb and yank-paste the databases you want :).     The list of DICT servers can be found on the internet, e.g. here.     g:dict_leave_pw     If set to 1 vim-dict leaves the preview window (the focus remains on the current window). By default it is set to 0.     Example:     let g:dict_leave_pw = 0     g:dict_curl_command     This variable holds the curl command to be fired by Dict function. You will find it handy if curl is not on your $PATH environment variable. By default it is set to "curl".     Example:     let g:dict_curl_command = "curl"     g:dict_curl_options     Sometimes you might want to add additional options to the curl invocation, e.g. additonal proxy settings. By default it defines only the connection timeout. Notice, the option -s (silent) is always present regardless of this variable.     Example:     let g:dict_curl_options = "--connect-timeout 30" License Copyright © 2012 Szymon Wrozynski. Distributed under the same terms as Vim itself. See :help license

install details

Place in ~/.vim/plugin/dict.vim or in case of Pathogen: cd ~/.vim/bundle git clone https://github.com/szw/vim-dict.git

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package	script version	date	Vim version	user	release notes
vim-dict.zip	1.2.1	2013-01-01	7.0	Szymon Wrozynski	Added vim help file and some minor fixes
szw-vim-dict-1.2.0.zip	1.2.0	2012-08-22	7.0	Szymon Wrozynski	DictSelection is no longer necessary. Now dict command can be performed in visual mode
szw-vim-dict-1.1.1.zip	1.1.1	2012-08-21	7.0	Szymon Wrozynski	New options (g:dict_curl_options, g:dict_curl_command) and a few more improvements
szw-vim-dict-1.1.0.zip	1.1.0	2012-08-19	7.0	Szymon Wrozynski	Support for multiple hosts/databases. Support for show:db.
szw-vim-dict-1.0.0.zip	1.0.0	2012-08-19	7.0	Szymon Wrozynski	Initial upload

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