Re: [tlug] Japanese dictionaries

[David Stibbe <dstibbe@example.com>]

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon wrote:
> Edward Middleton wrote:
> 
>>> [LHS] Although it's based on a commercially purchased database, the ebview 
>>> program enables me to use the dictionaries I paid for on Linux, and off 
>>> the hard drive. I prefer using dictionaries off of the hard drive and 
>>> not off an on-line database. Naturally I research things on-line, but 
>>> for a straightforward dictionary, I prefer it all to be sitting on the 
>>> hard drive. I like owning that database and not having to pull it off of 
>>> a distant machine.
>>>  
>>>    
>>>
>> ebview is just an epwing dictionary viewer, it might be setup by default 
>> on your distribution to use a commercial epwing dictionary but it is not 
>> a requirement.  There are a lot of [1]free epwing dictionaries available 
>> and even [2]tools to make your own.
>>
>> Edward
>>
>> 1. http://openlab.ring.gr.jp/edict/fpw/
>> 2. http://www.sra.co.jp/people/m-kasahr/freepwing/
>>
> 
> I'm set up with a set of five J-E/E-J dictionaries I use via ebview 
> (on-line I of course use Jim Breem's dictionary), but what I would 
> really like to have now is some way of using an Oxford and also a Random 
> House dictionary that I have for the MicroMuck platform....
> 
> Lyle
> 
This could be me of course, but the free (as in beer) jim breem 
dictionary files can be used from your hard-disk also (the edict 
dictionary and such). Or am I mistaken ?

David