GoldenDict is a feature-rich dictionary lookup program.
Installation
There are several packages available to install GoldenDict with:
- goldendictAUR and goldendict-gitAUR — Original version;
- goldendict-ngAUR and goldendict-ng-gitAUR — A fork that includes countless fixes and improvements.
Configuration
Offline dictionary lookup with dictd
First dictd must be configured for hosting offline dictionaries. See Dictd#Hosting offline dictionaries.
Once the dictionaries have been installed, and dictd has been configured, goldendict can be configured to access the dictd dictionary databases by following these steps:
- Press
F3to bring up the Dictionaries window. - Click on the DICT servers tab
- Click Add...
- Click to put a checkmark under Enabled
- Double click under Address and type:
dict://localhost. Make sure to changelocalhostifdictdis running on another server. - And finally click OK.