Bug#374268: gnome-dictionary: insists on using dict.org
Lars Wirzenius
liw at iki.fi
Sun Jun 18 19:09:53 UTC 2006
su, 2006-06-18 kello 20:27 +0200, Marco Cabizza kirjoitti:
> Il giorno dom, 18/06/2006 alle 12.25 +0300, Lars Wirzenius ha scritto:
> > Package: gnome-utils
> > Version: 2.14.0-1
> > Severity: important
> >
> > I have been using the gnome dict panel applet for a couple of years now.
> > It has gone through a number of changes, usually for the better, but the
> > current version has made it all but unusable for me. The biggest current
> > problem is that it insists on using dict.org, instead of localhost (like
> > it did before upgrading), and I can't find a place to configure that.
> > I have a dictd on localhost that is always available, and is very fast.
> > dict.org is not available when my laptop is offline, and even when it is
> > online, a lookup takes five to ten seconds.
> >
> > Forcing people to use a remote server instead of a preferred local one
> > is quite a bad problem, which is why I think a severity of "important"
> > is justified.
>
> Does "Edit -> Preferences -> Sources -> Add" not work?
There is no Edit menu.
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