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| author | Přemysl Janouch <p.janouch@gmail.com> | 2015-02-26 22:58:40 +0100 |
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| committer | Přemysl Janouch <p.janouch@gmail.com> | 2015-02-26 22:58:40 +0100 |
| commit | f9c308765f7aa16d553c72551fd830b7e29c9aec (patch) | |
| tree | ec12894668e51020c02efaf2d2889c3059467f7c | |
| parent | 2f0852ec05a80fffebb40146949012441695be49 (diff) | |
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Miscellaneous little changes
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| -rw-r--r-- | README | 37 |
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@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ -# Backup files -*.*~ -# IDE project files -/CMakeLists.txt.user -# Blah -/.clang_complete +# Build files +/build + +# Qt Creator files +/CMakeLists.txt.user* +/sdtui.config +/sdtui.files +/sdtui.creator* +/sdtui.includes @@ -1,26 +1,31 @@ -StarDict terminal UI +StarDict Terminal UI ==================== -This program aims to provide an easy way of viewing translation and other kinds -of dictionaries in your terminal. The author wasn't successful in finding any -free dictionary software of this type, GUI or not, and thus decided to write his -own. +`sdtui' aims to provide an easy way of viewing translation as well as other +kinds of dictionaries in your terminal. I wasn't successful in finding any free +dictionary software of this kind, GUI or not, and thus decided to write my own. -The project is covered by a BSD-style license, unlike vast majority of other +The project is covered by a permissive license, unlike vast majority of other similar projects, and can serve as a base for implementing other dictionary -software under a more permissive license than your usual GNU General Public -License. I'll buy you a beer for shouting obscenities at the address of RMS in -public; I couldn't reuse _anything_. +software. I wasn't able to reuse _anything_. -Some work has to be done yet before the software can be considered fit for -inclusion in regular Linux and BSD distributions. Help is much appreciated in -this regard. +Further Development +------------------- +While I've been successfully using sdtui for a long time now, some work has to +be done yet before the software can be considered fit for inclusion in regular +Linux and/or BSD distributions. Help is much appreciated. + +An approximate list of things that need to be resolved: + - rewrite the frontend using a proper TUI framework + - load a list of installed dictionaries at startup (use the default locations + used by StarDict) and let the user choose which dictionary to open + - figure out a way to become capable of displaying most dictionaries Building and Running -------------------- -Build dependencies: CMake, pkg-config, xsltproc, docbook-xsl, - ncursesw, zlib, ICU, termo (included), - glib-2.0, pango, gtk+ (optional, any version) +Build dependencies: CMake, pkg-config, xsltproc, docbook-xsl +Runtime dependencies: ncursesw, zlib, ICU, termo (included), + glib-2.0, pango, gtk+ (optional, any version) $ git clone https://github.com/pjanouch/sdtui.git $ git submodule init @@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ Build dependencies: CMake, pkg-config, xsltproc, docbook-xsl, $ make To install the application, you can do either the usual: - $ make install + # make install Or you can try telling CMake to make a package for you. For Debian it is: $ cpack -G DEB |