Layout
Vertically the zbedic window is divided in three regions -- toolbar,
wordlist and description box.
Toolbar
The toolbar contains the controls that perform the zbedic actions.
- input box - contains the word for lookup. You can use the
dropdown to choose from the list of recently searched words.
- dictionary button - selects a dictionary
- switch dictionaries button - toggles between two most recently used
dictionaries. You can find this action useful for bilingual dictionaries,
when you look up translations in both directions.
- history back/forward - navigate through history items. To
mimic behavior of back and forward buttons in a web browser, the history list
can grow both in upward and downward direction from the current item.
- look up selection button - select a word in the description box, then press
this button to look up its translation or description.
- copy button - copies the text that is selected to the clipboard
- paste button - pastes from the clipboard to the input box
- settings button - shows the settings dialog box
Wordlist
The control show the list of defined words that are lexicographically
after the word entered in the input box. The number of words shown can be
configured from the settings dialog box.
Description Box
This box shows the word description. If the text in the input box
matches an existing word, the description of that word is shown.
Settings
The Settings dialog box allows the user to configure zbedic. The
configuration parameters are:
Layout Tab
- Layout - place wordlist and description box either
horizontally or vertically. If 'Auto' is selected, the
orientation will be choosen based on the screen resolution of
the PDA
- List box size - size of the wordlist box. Smaller
wordlist box gives more space for description
- Tool bar - select tool buttons that should be
visible. When the button is hidden, the associated action is
still accessible via keyboard shortcut.
- Font - the font used in the application
Dictionaries Tab
- Dictionary checklist - put a check by the dictionaries that
should be visible after pressing the dictionary button. If the checkbox
is grayed, the dictionary file was corrupted or could not be loaded.
- Search for new dictionaries - press to search the entire file system
for dictionary files (*.dic or *.dz). New dictionaries will be added to the
dictionary check list.
Misc Tab
- Words in list - number of words shown in the wordlist box
- History length - number of words kept in the input box drop-down
- Show pronounciation - for dictionaries that have pronounciation
defined, this checkbox defines whether to show it or not. If you
don't use a Unicode font that has the pronounciation symbols, you
may want to disable the pronounciation