Built-in Dictionary

[Omen_20]

Chrome extensions require permissions to see every page we visit. I would like an option that doesn't require me to trust Google or unknown third parties. Since I trust Vivaldi, I'd rather have this functionality built into the browser.

[Pesala]

@omen_20 Vivaldi already has built-in Hunspell dictionaries. The blog article is about Grammar Checkers like Grammarly. There is no privacy risk whatsoever from using a built-in spell-checker that resides on your hard drive.

[Omen_20]

@pesala I hadn't actually read that article just yet, but saw it in Feedly. I was just speaking to missing the use of the Google Dictionary extension where I can double click a word instead of having to right click and search with Dictionary.

Seems Hunspell is used for checking spelling of words for the red lines within inputs.

[Pesala]

@omen_20 The article — Don't say a word — includes both Grammar-checkers and online dictionaries, which presumably includes those like the Oxford dictionary that I use as a search engine.

Is it a dictionary that you want to look up the meaning of words, rather than just a spell-checker?

[Omen_20]

@pesala Yes, I'm looking for something along these lines https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-dictionary-by-goog/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja

Opera has a custom context menu when you highlight text. I was figuring Vivaldi could go that route with built in dictionary functionality along with other function buttons. These could all be toggled within Settings.

[Omen_20]

Just found this English dictionary that Vivaldi could maybe use.
https://wordnetcode.princeton.edu
https://wordnet.princeton.edu/license-and-commercial-use

Found it in a blog post referencing its use within emacs.
https://www.onwebsecurity.com/configuration/compiling-wordnet-on-windows-to-use-with-emacs.html

[LonM]

Thank you for your request. As it has received few votes over 4 years, it is now going to be archived.