RAA - fantasdic/1.0 beta5

Dictionary application with support for various dictionary source types

Fantasdic is a dictionary application. It allows to look up words in various dictionary sources. It is primarily targetting the GNOME desktop but it should work with other platforms, including Windows. Fantasdic is Free Software.

Fantasdic:

* Works under Windows, Linux and other Unix operating systems.
* Can look up words in the clipboard.
* Keeps an history of searched words.
* Supports printing.
* Supports SOCKS 5 and HTTP proxies.
* Can stay in the system tray.
* Is translated in several languages.

Dictionary sources may be of various types such as files, databases, websites or servers. Currently supported dictionary sources are:

* DICT dictionary server: look up words in dictionary servers like dict.org or nihongobenkyo.org (list of servers).
* EDICT file: look up words in any dictionary available in this format like edict or cedict.
* Google Translate: translate words with Google Translate directly from Fantasdic.

Thanks to its flexible architecture, Fantasdic can be easily extended to support more dictionary sources.

What's new with this release?

- Multiple sources support. Currently:
-> DICT dictionary server,
-> EDICT file,
-> Google Translate.
- Per-dictionary font preferences.
- User manual (English, French).
- HTTP-proxy support.
- Uses default browser on Windows.
- Fixes a bug related to cache.
- Fixes a bug related to threads.
- Uses gettext's function for plural forms. Reported by Djihed Afifi (#489593).
- Saves the "scan clipboard" option in the config file. Adds ctrl + shift + S as keyboard shortcut. Reported by Dmitry Rutsky (Debian bug #442336).
- Adds "keep above" option in the "View menu". Feature request by by Dmitry Rutsky (Debian bug #442340).