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I am looking for some type of software that would allow me to
highlight words in a browser (web page) and provide a definition in
the pop-up menu/window. Is there anything out there?

--charles
 
charles said:
I am looking for some type of software that would allow me to
highlight words in a browser (web page) and provide a definition in
the pop-up menu/window. Is there anything out there?

--charles
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sounds pretty nifty. tell me if you find such.

michael
 
charles said:
I am looking for some type of software that would allow me to
highlight words in a browser (web page) and provide a definition in
the pop-up menu/window. Is there anything out there?

--charles
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Hi Charles. The closest I got was at Dictionary.com's website, they offer a
free Toolbar. You type in a word, and it finds the definition for you.
http://dictionary.reference.com/tools/toolbar/
Hope this is satisfactory.
 
try http://www.free-soft.ro/index-en.htmlIt

I have found it needs a little time and understanding to work out how to use
it but if you highlight a word and then ctrl-c a quick pop-up definition
appears. Click on "find" to stop it disappearing.


Out of interest you might like to look at Babylon Pro at
http://www.babylon.com/ . It does what you want and a lot lot more - but you
have to buy it.

regards

PeterH
 
charles said:
I am looking for some type of software that would allow me to
highlight words in a browser (web page) and provide a definition in
the pop-up menu/window. Is there anything out there?

--charles
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Everest
http://www.free-soft.ro/index-en.html

Can be a big (close to 100MB) d/l depending on what you want. If you get it, enable "Everest Instant" for what you want.
____________________________

Wordweb
http://wordweb.info/free/

You can use WordWeb to look up words in most Windows programs.


1. Select the word you want to look up. (In MS Word you can skip this step)
In most programs you can double click with the mouse to do this.

2. Press the WordWeb keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+W, or click on the WordWeb icon in the system tray
In Internet Explorer you can also right click and select WordWeb from the menu.


In some programs you can replace the selected word by pressing the Replace button in the WordWeb window after you have chosen an alternative.

dadiOH
 
charles said:
I am looking for some type of software that would allow me to
highlight words in a browser (web page) and provide a definition in
the pop-up menu/window. Is there anything out there?

--charles
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You could do that and more easily with Firefox + extensions like context
search, conquery etc.
 
Hi Jo - http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=GuruNet+Free
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| downloads-zdnet.com.com/3000-2379-10060189.html

I don't trust zdnet at all: they like to load you up with lots of adware
and other garbage, and they get paid to call it free. Scanning your list,
Jim, I finally catch one download site which I recognize with trust.

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There might quite well exist a freeware product, maybe an LFW, of Atomica,
or Gurunet, or whatever it is. That doesn't affect the fact that it's very
rude to give this silly, messy list as your reply to a request for a download
page for freeware.
 
Hi Omega - Sorry, my intent was to show you that multiple different sources
and versions were readily available. FWIW, here's the one I use, v.
5.1.3.1452 : http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3000-2366-10060189.html You
will find that some of the other additional functions of GuruNet are limited
in the Free version; however, out of the box it will certainly do what was
originally asked for (plus a lot more). If you like it, you can of course
upgrade to the paid version (I haven't); however, I don't normally recommend
paid software except in very rare cases where nothing else will quite do.

--
Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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As I mentioned, dictionary.com has a free toolbar that is not invasive. you
do not even know that it is there until you right-click a word, then the
option for dictionary or thesaurus is on the bottom of the pop-up. I got it
tonight, after I referred it,, and I have no problems at all. Totally free,
non-invasive, and as far as I can tell, no ad, spy, or crippleware included.
 
Hi Charles - Either WebWord or GuruNet Free (not a highlighter - uses
ALT-Click instead) will do this very nicely. http://www.gurunet.com/
http://wordweb.info/free/
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[Jim, putting you sig where you do effectively truncates the thread
and deletes the original message! Using a work-around is a PITA.]
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Maybe I don't understand what this is all about, but to me a
"dictionary" is something I have to hand. I'm probably wrong, but
ISTM that most (all?) responses so far refer to net-based solutions.
That is, you have to be on-line at the time for the recommended
solutions ot work. That is *not* what I would want from a
"dictionary", so I'm curious as to whether that was what the Charles
had in mind. Charles?

Cheers, Phred.
 
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