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Oxford English - 1.21

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Current Version:	1.21
Release Date:	2008-04-28
License:	Freeware
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This widget gives immediate access to headwords, pronunciation and word-class information from the well-known Oxford Advanced Learner's dictionary of Current English. No Internet access is required to use the widget, as all information will be stored locally.

What's new in this version:

Updated to work with the new format now used by OTA do distribute dictionary data.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4.3 or higher

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Format change - Version: 1.21, 4/29/2008 06:21AM PST

William Robinson

The new format for the dictionary (text710.dat) doesn't seem to be recognized by the widget. Following the steps that the widget presents, after downloading and expanded the archive, the last steps send me back to the first step. Is the widget still looking for a file called ascii-0710-1.tar? The instructions still use that name.

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Installation Problems - Version: 1.21, 4/28/2008 03:27PM PST

versiontracker1107 (Coq)

It is true that the original installation procedure was somewhat involved. This was largely fixed in version 1.1, however.

More recently, Oxford Text Archive introduced a new distribution format, which made it impossible to install the widget using freshly downloaded dictionary data. Version 1.21 should work with the dictionary data currently available from OTA.

Please feel free to send any feedback by e-mail to the address provided at http://coq.no/.

Fine, but ... - Version: 1.0, 6/8/2007 09:38AM PST

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domo

This is all very nice -- and it's good to see the Oxford Text Archive getting a name-check. But why would I use this widget when it's only compatible with Mac OS 10.4 and, in that operating system, I can simply hover the cursor over a word, type command-control-d, and get an Oxford Dictionary pop-up containing at least the information offer by this widget?

Possible answers: I want British English (Mac OS' Oxford Dictionary is American); command-control-d does not work in all apps (but then I could just fire up the Dictionary application). But anyway...

The installation procedure is way too involved, especially for us pampered Mac users. (I initially fell at around the third fence, but did manage it eventually.) To find anything like a wide audience, the widget must be rewritten so that, on first use, it scripts Safari to open up the registration page, pops up instructions on what to do, and waits for the right file to appear in the Safari's download folder before proceeding with automatic installation.