Talk:Dictionary (software)

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Will someone who actually understands Wikipedia layouts PLEASE fix this page's layout?The Fish 18:06, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Inaccurate
From the article: "The application itself uses a new GUI theme, a variation on Aqua which is present in System Preferences. The application also behaves in a different manner than expected to other Macintosh applications, where the application is quit when its sole window is closed, rather than remaining resident when all windows are closed." Actually, if memory serves, that theme is called "Unified." Also, many one-window apps, such as System Preferences and Calculator, also quit when their window is closed. That may even be recommended by the HIG. Anyone else? 70.16.57.154 03:33, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

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Errata?
There's a section in the article entitled "Errata"; it includes these points:

-- The lexicon of the English language spell checking services (which are also universally accessible in Cocoa applications) are not the same as the Dictionary's lexicon. Thus, the New Oxford American Dictionary 2nd Edition is not the basis for spell checking in Mac OS X "Tiger". -- Double clicking on any word searches for that word in the dictionary again; you can click on almost any word except the pronunciations in phonetic characters and numerals. -- Apple catches any queries to the dict:/// protocol, say from a web browser, and routes them back to the Dictionary application. -- The thesaurus entry for "democracy" has, as its usage sentence, "a democracy in Iraq is quite unlikely for now or any time soon." Some have claimed this was a political comment added by an Apple programmer; however, Oxford University Press has confirmed that this statement originates from their corpora, not Apple, and was not meant to have a political interpretation[2].

This appears to be a list of features and debatable points. Why is it headed "Errata"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.73.247.15 (talk) 16:03, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

The Right Word
There's a section on some entries of the app called "The Right Word." Anyone think this is notable enough for the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 20Hz (talk • contribs) 02:55, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

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Original dictionary in Apple Dictionary?
I was almost certain that the original dictionary in Apple Dictionary was Random House, or, at least NOT the New Oxford American. But, I have not been able to find this information, and what I found online so far only says that NOA was the first. I could have sworn I saw something else years and years ago. And I don't even remember seeing the NOA listed at that time. Anyone else have a similar memory? Misty MH (talk) 09:56, 20 September 2020 (UTC)


 * A quite belated reply: I was an early adopter of Mac OS X Tiger, and can verify it was New Oxford American from the start—in fact, after the Jobs keynote, the partnership with Oxford University Press was mentioned in the press packet (the second edition of NOA was brand-new in 2005).
 * However, I believe it was called “Oxford American Dictionaries” in the settings, which may account for the confusion; the NOA branding came somewhat later. TreyHarris (talk) 21:06, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Usage on iOS & iPadOS
The same set of dictionaries in the list of pre-installed dictionaries section of the article are available on iPhones and iPads. Also, the “Look Up” action described in the Functionality section is available on iOS/iPadOS, returning the same information.

However, because there is no Dictionary “app” per se, one cannot access title page, introductory text and tables, appendix material, etc., and the popups have no links. See the first thumbnail:

This is the identical definition to that in the 「スーパー大辞林」 (Super Daijirin) dictionary used in the macOS app. In fact, when you choose the “Look Up” action, you’re presented with a snippet including the reference name “スーパー大辞林”, as can be seen in the second thumbnail image.

Some spot checks on other languages showed this to be the case as well—the same dictionaries used in the Dictionary app are available in i(Pad)OS Settings.

It seems like this information should be included in the article. Googling, I could find no name for this particular usage separate from “Dictionary”, so there’s no obvious other article (or new umbrella-term article) to put it. But where?

I’m inclined to add “iOS, iPadOS” to the “Operating Systems” in the top infobox, then describe the situation—mainly in Functionality, with some mention added to the article’s introduction. Does anyone feel strongly about this?

(p.s. — Another issue I’m not sure is resolvable is finding secondary sources about this. Perhaps someone else can find some?) TreyHarris (talk) 20:51, 29 November 2022 (UTC)


 * (Btw, to be clear: I am not proposing screenshots like the ones above be added to the article.) TreyHarris (talk) 21:11, 29 November 2022 (UTC)