Fora Dictionary Pro

字典觀眾

Fora Dictionary Pro is a viewer application for dictionaries in StarDict, DSL, XDXF, Dictd, and TSV/Plain formats ¹.

Features:

• Fast and fully offline operation

• Searches ignoring case, diacritics, and punctuation

• Wildcard search

• Fuzzy search

• Full-text search

• In-page popup translator

• History and bookmarks

Compatibility:

Fora Dictionary Pro is compatible with the following dictionary/file types:

• StarDict dictionaries (*.idx)

• DSL dictionaries (*.dsl)

• XDXF dictionaries (*.xdxf)

• Dictd dictionaries (*.index)

• TSV/Plain dictionaries (*.txt, *.dic)

Setting up dictionaries:

• Connect your mobile device to your computer.

• Copy dictionary files to the app's documents/files folder on device ². See Android help ³ for details.

• Select the dictionary index file as listed in the compatibility section above (or an archive of it) using the "Import Dictionary" option of the "Manage" menu.

• Attach resource ZIP files (if any) using the "Attach ZIP" option of the dictionary menu. (optional)

• Edit properties of the dictionary such as visible name using the "Edit Properties" option of the dictionary menu. (optional)

• Create a full-text search index of the dictionary using the "Upgrade" option of the dictionary menu. (optional)

• Create profiles to group and organize dictionaries. (optional)

Resource files:

Resource files of a dictionary can be put into multiple ZIP files with the following properties:

i) Classic (non-ZIP64) ZIP file type

ii) Flat (no sub-directories) file structure

iii) Maximum 65,535 files per ZIP file

Use "Attach ZIP" from the dictionary menu to copy and attach ZIP files to a dictionary.

Full-text search:

The app supports searching full-text of all dictionaries for exact matches. The feature requires one-time upgrading of a dictionary which can take a very long time to complete, since every single word anywhere on the dictionary is made searchable during the process.

Synchronizing between devices:

Copying/moving dictionaries between devices is done using one of the two available methods:

• "Export Dictionary" to a *.zip file on the first device and then "Import Dictionary" that *.zip file on the second

• Copy/move whole ".fora" or ".foradictionary" folder or individual dictionary folders using a file manager

Search types:

There are five kinds of searches you can perform on dictionaries.

• Regular search: Shows results exactly matching the query.

• Extended matching search: Shows results matching the query with case, diacritics, and punctuations ignored. Suggestions include in-phrase and phonetic matches.

• Full-text search: Shows list of articles containing exact matches of the query. The scope of search is not limited to headwords and includes all text in all articles (definitions, synonyms, examples, etc).

• Fuzzy search: Shows list of articles most similar to the query. The search works like a spell checker for words you're not sure how it's written/spelled.

• Wildcard search: Shows list of articles that match the criteria set with a wildcard query.

Help and Support:

• https://fora-dictionary-pro.com

¹ No dictionaries are bundled with the application. You will need dictionaries in supported formats to use with the application.

² Typical location of the app's documents folder is: Android/data/com.ngc.fora.android/files

³ https://support.google.com/android/answer/9064445