[vicsireland] Re: Dictionaries within the Computer
- From: "tonysweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 23:29:18 -0000
Hi Pat,
Ah sure we are all still desperately learning
here on the list!
I am learning a lot about dictionaries, but I am sometimes confused with
regard to them! [smile].
Must confess I don't read all mails on this list, specially my own!
Pat!
Cork for The All Ireland!
!
Tony Sweeney.
----- Original Message -----
From: "pat walsh" <pat.walsh@xxxxxxx>
To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:49 PM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Dictionaries within the Computer
> Hi Guys
> must confess I don't read most,of the E-mails ye techno-heads send to each
> other, as ye are too advanced for me, but could anyone tell me how to
access
> a dictionary on my PC as I see correspondance about same, keep it up
> Pat Walsh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tonysweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 10:44 PM
> Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Dictionaries within the Computer
>
>
> > Hi Flor,
> >
> > Yeh I think that you have explained things very well
> > indeed!
> >
> > I am curious though as to how one can import other dictionaries in to
> > K1000?
> >
> > With your wonderful input to this list, I wonder could you come to the
> > assistance of Kieran Mulvy in sorting out the difficulties of the G AA
in
> > your native county?
> >
> > Kindest regards,
> >
> > Tony Sweeney.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
> > To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:15 AM
> > Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Dictionaries within the Computer
> >
> >
> >> Hi Tony,
> >>
> >> the JAWS Dictionary refers to JAWS itself, and is a pronunciation
> >> dictionary. it's the facility to add new pronunciations or change
> > existing
> >> pronunciations, so that JAWS with the synthesizer you use will say your
> >> favourite words correctly when it comes across them! To this end,
there
> > are
> >> already entries put into it by FS.
> >>
> >> The Kurzweil 1000 Dictionary, on the other hand, is a genuine
definitions
> >> dictionary. To look up the meaning(s) of a word, you put the word
under
> > the
> >> 'cursor', type it in, and/or hit ctrl+d to 'define a word. (This is,
of
> >> course, only in K1000.) Now, if you haven't already typed the word,
you
> > do
> >> so. You can now tab through the ensuing dialogue. If you have more
than
> >> one dictionary installed in Kurzweil 1000, these will appear in a list.
> > If
> >> only one, the American heritage Dictionary is the default. You then
tab
> > to
> >> the first mean, and read it, tab to the next button; tab on to
previous
> >> button (if previous), then tab to done button. Pressing enter on any
of
> >> these buttons will activate the pressed button. Some words might have
> >> one
> >> or two meanings; others could have half-a-dozen or ten. With each
> >> version
> >> upgrade, the facilities available with these dictionaries tend to grow
> >> bigger and more sophisticated. I hope this was helpful.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "tonysweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: "vics" <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 6:02 PM
> >> Subject: [vicsireland] Dictionaries within the Computer
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> I am looking at dictionaries which may be contained within programmes
on
> > the
> >> computer such as in Office for Word, Jaws and Kurzweil, for example.
> >>
> >> I would like to hear from people who access such dictionaries and how
> >> they
> >> do that?
> >>
> >> I know how the Word dictionary works!
> >>
> >> How can I look up words in say Jaws or Kurzweil as an example?
> >>
> >> All the best,
> >>
> >> Tony Sweeney.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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