# Handbuch zum Wörterbuch

## Einführung

The Dictionary application enables you to search words and terms on a dictionary source.

## Erste Schritte

### To Start Dictionary

Sie können das Wörterbuch auf folgende Weise starten:

Menü Anwendungen

- Wählen Sie Zubehör Wörterbuch.

Befehlszeile

- Führen Sie den folgenden Befehl aus: `mate-dictionary`

Erst einmal gestartet wird das Fenster des Wörterbuchs folgendermaßen dargestellt:

#### Dictionary Window

Zeigt das Hauptmenü des Wörterbuchs.

## Verwendung

### Looking up a word

Um nach einem Wort zu suchen, tippen Sie es in das Eingagefeld und drücken Sie Enter.

If some definition for the word is found, it will appear inside the main window area:

#### Dictionary Window

Shows a definition inside the Dictionary main window.

Otherwise, an error dialog will appear, with a message explaining the nature of the error.

### Save look up results

To save the results of a look up, choose File Save a Copy. Enter a name for the file in the Save a Copy dialog, then click Save.

### Print look up results

To print the results of a look up, choose File Print.

Inside the Print dialog you can select the printer to use, the paper format, the number of copies.

To see a preview of what will be printed, click Preview.

To print, click Print.

### Find Text

#### Dictionary Window

Shows the Dictionary Find pane inside the main window.

To find text inside the results of a look up, perform the following steps:

1. Choose Edit Find to display the Find pane.

2. Type the text you want to find inside the Search entry.

3. To find the next occurrence of the text, click Next. To find the previous occurrence of the text, click Previous.

## Einstellungen

To change the Dictionary application preferences, choose Edit Preferences.

### Wörterbuchquellen

#### Dictionary Window

Shows the Source tab of the Preferences dialog.

To change the dictionary source used to look up words, select the desired source from the list.

### Adding a new source

#### Dictionary Window

Shows the Add Source dialog.

To add a new dictionary source, perform the following steps:

1. Click on the Add button

2. Edit the name of the new source inside the Description entry

3. Change the transport type of the new source using the Transport combo box

4. Edit the attributes of the new source

5. Click Add

Different source transport types uses different attributes. This is the list of available attributes per transport type:

Transport | Attributes
Dictionary Server | Hostname: the hostname of the dictionary server Port: the port of the dictionary server

### Removing a source

To remove a dictionary source, perform the following steps:

1. Select the source you wish to remove

2. Click the Remove button

If you remove a dictionary source it will be permanently deleted from the list of available sources. Also, as some sources might be defined system-wide you may actually not be able to remove them unless you have the right ownership privileges.

### Print Options

#### Dictionary Window

Shows the Print tab inside the Preferences dialog.

If you want to change the font name and size used when printing, perform the following steps:

1. Click on the Print Font button

2. Select the font and size you wish to use

3. Click Ok

## Das Wörterbuch-Applet

Die Wörterbuch-Anwendung hat ein Applet im Lieferumfang, das Wörterbuch-Applet. Sie können es einer Leiste hinzufügen, um schnell Wörter nachzuschlagen.

### Fenster des Wörterbuch-Applets

Zeigt das Wörterbuch-Applet.

### Das Wörterbuch-Applet starten

Um das Wörterbuch-Applet einer Leiste hinzuzufügen, klicken Sie mit der rechten Maustaste auf die Leiste und wählen Sie Zur Leiste hinzufügen. Wählen Sie das Wörterbuch-Applet im folgenden Dialogfeld aus und klicken Sie auf OK.

### Verwendung des Wörterbuch-Applets

To look up a word, type it into the entry field, and press Enter or right-click on the dictionary icon and then choose Look up.

If some definition for the word was found, a window will appear, with the text of the definitions:

#### Fenster des Wörterbuch-Applets

Zeigt das Hauptfenster des Wörterbuch-Applets.

Click Save to save the definitions to a text file. Click Print to print the definitions. Click Clear to clear the definitions.

You can make the window disappear by left-clicking on the dictionary icon or by pressing Esc.

### Einstellungen

Um das Wörterbuch-Applet zu konfigurieren, klicken Sie mit der rechten Maustaste auf das Wörterbuchsymbol und wählen Sie Eigenschaften.

The Preferences dialog is the same used by the Dictionary application, so refer to mate-dictionary-preferences