Re: Seeking accessible offline dictionaries
- From: "harry bates" <hdbates@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 17:51:33 -0500
Yes, it is the free version that can be downloaded. In this version the
first thing to appear is the edit box or edit field when the wordweb
application is first opened.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: Seeking accessible offline dictionaries
> The version of word web that I have has no edit box. Which version do you
> have? Is it the free version that can be downloaded? Judith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "harry bates" <hdbates@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 3:50 PM
> Subject: Re: Seeking accessible offline dictionaries
>
>
>> I type in the word I wish to look up in the edit box. Then I tab to the
>> search button and press the spacebar. Next I tab until I read the
>> definition or definitions and finally I just continue tabbintg a couple
>> of
>> more times until I get into the list of synonyms. To close the
> application
>> I tab to the close button and press the spacebar, and I am finished.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 3:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: Seeking accessible offline dictionaries
>>
>>
>> > Harry, How do you activate the synonyms list in Word Web? I can always
>> > get
>> > the "similar list box" but I could never access that particular tab.
>> > Judith
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "harry bates" <hdbates@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 1:09 PM
>> > Subject: Re: Seeking accessible offline dictionaries
>> >
>> >
>> >> For the most part word web dictionary is comprehensive enough for most
>> >> people. The dictionary is free, it resides in your computer available
> to
>> >> you at any time, it gives you definitions of the word and sometimes
> many
>> >> definitions of the word and it provides you a list of ppossible
>> >> options
>> > for
>> >> the word you are looking for should you misspell the word to begin
>> >> with
>> > and
>> >> finally it provides you a list of synonyms for the word you are
>> >> finding
>> > the
>> >> definition for. I admit it is no medical dictionary, but for most
> common
>> >> words it is quite ample.
>> >> Those who are interested can pick up a free copy of this WordWeb
>> > dictionary
>> >> here:
>> >> http://www.jfwlite.com/programs.html
>> >> I can use the program quite easily with jaws and no scripts.
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav.lal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> To: "jfw-freelists.org" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 12:51 PM
>> >> Subj
>> >> > Hi all,
>> >> >
>> >> > Does any one know of any accessible dictionaries? I have tried the
>> >> > Houghton Mifflin eReference from www.dictionary.com. The navigation
> is
>> >> > a
>> >> > pain since there seems to have been usage of controls in very
>> > nonstandard
>> >> > ways.
>> >> >
>> >> > Is there any dictionary that is more accessible? Wordweb is out
>> >> > since
>> >> > it
>> >> > is not comprehensive.
>> >> >
>> >> > Pranav
>> >>
>>
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