How to Installation and Configuration the StarDict (A Computer Dictionary) with Pronouns in Raspbian?
How to installation and configuration the StarDict (a computer dictionary) with pronouns in Raspbian?¶
Introduction
The StarDict is an international dictionary. There is a rich dictionaries to pronounce. It is able to scan a word in clipboard and then find out the word means is. Let me show how to install and configuration the StarDict for you. There are two things that are to install dictionaries and pronounces, respectively.
Equipment
Operation System: Raspbian (NOOBS v1.3.10)
StarDict version: StarDict 3.0.1
Usage
1.. To install StarDict
root@raspberrypi:/home/pi# aptitude install stardict
The following NEW packages will be installed:
docbook-xml{a} espeak-data{a} libespeak1{a} libestools2.1{a} librarian0{a} libsonic0{a}
rarian-compat{a} sgml-data{a} stardict stardict-common{a} stardict-gnome{a}
stardict-plugin{a} stardict-plugin-espeak{a} stardict-plugin-festival{a}
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2.. Configuration dictionaries.
When you execute StarDict program on first time and then it will create a folder (. stardict) in user's home folder. We will create a folder called 'dic' and then put whole dictionaries into there. To close the StarDict program (You need to find out StarDict icon and then click right mouse key. To click 'Close' that means really quit the program).
To restart the StarDict, you can find out whole dictionaries in the 'manage dictionaries' automatically.
3.. Configuration pronounces.
To follow previous step, we create a folder called 'speech' and then copy WyabdcRealPeopleTTS (Download from StarDict web site) into there. We need to configure this pronounce, because it is not a default. We are going to Preferences → Categories → Dictionary → Sound. You can see the RealPeopleTTS search path default as below.
/usr/share/WyabdcRealPeopleTTS
/usr/share/OtdRealPeopleTTS
But it is not our pronounce folder. Therefore, we have changed it to become to as below.
/home/pi/.stardict/speech/WyabdcRealPeopleTTS
Right now, you can click 'pronounce the word' icon to pronounce.
Exception
The pronounce file is just a lot of wave files, you may copy it a long time.
Acknowledge
Thank you (StarDict, Raspbian) very much for this great tool.
