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From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
To: Torsten Hilbrich <torsten.hilbrich@gmx.net>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Feature requests for dictionary.el
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:08:17 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <courier.000000005F760D01.0000509B@protected.rcdrun.com> (raw)

Dear Torsten,

I did not know dictionary.el exists, but now it is all great, thank
you much.

I was using my version that uses local dict/dico client and gives me
results.

I would really like Emacs to have option in the main streem: Look up
word -- so that is why I proposed, I hope soon Eli or other developers
will tell how to proceed. 

My proposal is following:

- I have seen that M-x dictionary-search is not looking for terms, it
  is looking for single word. But that is incorrect. Look this
  example:
  https://dicoweb.gnu.org.ua/?q=under+fire&server=dico.gnu.org.ua&db=*&strategy=.&search=Search

  So there are many terms that consists of multiple words, such as
  "under fire"

- Thus my proposal is that you improve the function, so that it marked
  region is looked as term, such as "under fire".

- Then if region is not marked for multiple words, it should look for
  nearest word.

I hope you understand it.

Jean



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