The
word and phrase(4-
7)
dictionary format is similar to the
vocabulary lesson format(6-
3),
without the scoring, chapter, and page numbers, and optionally without the
English translation. It consists of two sections, a
hypertext(D-
-
4)
index at the beginning of the file, and entries grouped under hypertext topic
headers.
The purpose of the index is to speed up searching of the dictionary. You should
have an entry for each beginning letter or combination of letters (for a
phonetic dictionary(D-
-
6))
that you wish to group for the purposes of searching. Examine the index to a
supplied
word and phrase(4-
7)
dictionary.
To create a dictionary entry, select some text, then use the
TranslateAdd Selection to User Dictionary(3-
34)
command. Copy or cut then paste this entry into any
hypertext(D-
-
4)
dictionary.
Key is an optional key to use if you wish to access the entry by
other than its pronunciation. It can be any other
object type(4-
2)
including
stroke(D-
-
7)
or English or notes. If there is no explicit key, the pronunciations become the
key. Pron is the pronunciation of the following Char (Chinese
character). Glosses are optional notes
glosses(D-
-
4)
or translations, or any notes object preceded by a
notes code(5-
8).
Note that the glosses go at the end of the entry, which differs from the
Smart Characters word
compound object(D-
-
2)
format.
A dictionary entry can contain any number of syllables, words, or
phrases consisting of combinations of pronunciations, Chinese characters, and
kana (for Japanese). See the example in
Add Pronunciation to User Dictionary (Chinese)(2C-
46),
(
Japanese)( 2J-
45).
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