Manual

Quick Start
Usage
- Tools
- View
- Library
- Buttons
Keyboard shortcut

Quick Start:

• Install library files:
Just put all library files(*.mdx) into "/My Documents" or "/Storage Cards/My Documents". Then in MDict program, select "Library"->"Open Library" to chose individual library. Or use "Search all" to automatically search all files with ".mdx" extension and add them to library list.

• Lookup:
Input text in the input panel, then press "Enter" to lookup or select entry from the keyword list.

• Lookup in other program:
Step1: Run mdict program.
Step2: Run the program you would like to lookup words from.
Step3: Highlight text in the target program
Step4: Press the word pickup button

in the top-left. A popup window will show up and display the lookup result.

Usage:

• Tools:

Help
-About MDict: Show about information of MDict program
-About the library: Show welcome information of the current opening library
-MDict Help: Show help of MDict program
Options
-View
- Default view setting: When opening new library file, these settings will be used as default setting.
- Apply view setting to all libs: Apply these settings to all libraries in the library list.
-Online lookup
- Use popup for online lookup: When using online lookup, you can use popup window or switch to main window to display lookup content.
- Library for online lookup: If leave blank, the current opening library will be used for online lookup, otherwise you may specify a library for online lookup use.
- Show keyword in popup window: Some lirary files didn't show the keyword in lookup result, show this option may help you in this situation.
- Word pickup button: Other then use the online lookup icon in the top-left screen, You also may use hardware button to trigger this action. Press the button in this dialog can automatically select the button in the list.
- Show picker icon on task bar: If you found the word pickup icon blocking in your way, you may drag it to a better place. If you still don't like it, you may turn it off by uncheck this checkbox.
-Misc:
- GUI Langugae: Select the UI language, need restart the program to take effect
- Use softkey menu: Use softkey style menu, need restart the program to take effect
- Audio library: Set global audio library which can be used to play audio when look up. Instruction for enable this function:
- Auto play audio: If the matching item is found in the audio library, the program will play that audio file automatically.
- Auto save lookup history: Check this if you want to save the lookup history when exit MDict
Save lookup content: Save the current lookup result as html file in "\My Documents". Notes: this file is in UTF-16 encoding, So your PocketIE maynot display it correctly.
Save lookup history: Save lookup history in "\My Documents\History.txt"

• View
-Chinese conversion

No conversion: Do nothing
To Simplified Chinese: If the library is in traditional chinese, You can check this option to convert all traditional chinese character in lookup result into simplified chinese. After checked this option, if you want to lookup chinese keyword, you should input simplified chinese.
To Traditional Chinese: If the library is in simplified chinese, You can check this option to convert all simplified chinese character in lookup result into traditional chinese. After checked this option, if you want to lookup chinese keyword, you should input traditional chinese.

-Font:(Due to lack of platform support, This function is disabled in HPC version)

Smallest, small, medium, large, largest: Change the font size in document window
Clear type: Use cleartype when displaying lookup result in document window

-Fix chinese line wrap: In device with non-Chinese OS, MDict may not warp chinese content corretly. Check this option to use a work arround-- Add a space after every chinese chararcter.
-Split view

: Use split view or single view.
-Back to previous application

: If you switch to main window after online lookup, you may use this option to back to the application which word was pickuped from.

• Library
-Open library: Use dialog window to select a library.
-Searh all: Search all files with ".mdx" extension and add them to library list

• Buttons:

: Copy high-lighted text in MDict

: Paste contents in clipboard into input panel and lookup it.

: Jump to previous entry

: Jump to next entry

: Jump to previous entry in lookup history

: Jump to next entry in lookup history

: When there is BGSOUND tag in current entry and a co-responding audio file in the data file, This button will be enabled.

Keyboard shortcut:

• When input focus is in the input panel:
-Enter: Lookup current input/ select entry in entry list
-Arrow left/right: Move cursor
-Arrow up/down: Scroll entry list

• When input foucs is in the document window
-Enter: Set input focus to input panel
-Arrow left/right: Jump to previous/next entry in the library
-Arrow up/down: Scroll contents in document window.
-Input any alpha character will switch input focus to input panel, this function will easy the use of device with keyboard.