From cc1dfc23fa55d019c56d823a1f7d3882ab8f122b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yi Xing Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2024 19:10:37 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] chore: move footnote up --- README.md | 108 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 48e7551..5e7a468 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -43,7 +43,60 @@ The dark theme is not built in, but rendered with the [Dark Reader Firefox exten - [X] Localisation - [X] [A real mobile app](https://github.com/Crissium/SilverDict-mobile) - [ ] Make the browser's back/forward buttons work -- [ ] (Ongoing) A C++/Qt (or QML) desktop client for better integration with the system (e.g. Ctrl+C+C to look up a word)[^3] +- [ ] (Ongoing) A C++/Qt (or QML) desktop client for better integration with the system (e.g. Ctrl+C+C to look up a word) + +Note: If all you need is this key combination, then perhaps `xbindkeys` suffices, which is quite huge though. Or you can use the following script: + +```python +import pyperclip +import webbrowser +from pynput import keyboard +from urllib.parse import urlencode + +server_address = 'http://localhost:2628/' +group = 'English' + +class KeyListener: + def __init__(self): + self.ctrl_pressed = False + self.c_pressed_once = False + + def on_press(self, key): + try: + if key == keyboard.Key.ctrl_l or key == keyboard.Key.ctrl_r: + self.ctrl_pressed = True + elif key.char == 'c' and self.ctrl_pressed: + if self.c_pressed_once: + selection = pyperclip.paste() + # Uncomment (and comment the line below) to use the full web UI + # params = urlencode({'group': group, 'key': selection}) + # webbrowser.open_new_tab(server_address + '?' + params) + + webbrowser.open_new_tab(f'{server_address}api/query/{group}/{selection}') + self.reset() + else: + self.c_pressed_once = True + else: + self.reset() + except AttributeError: + self.reset() + + def on_release(self, key): + if key == keyboard.Key.esc: + return False + + def reset(self): + self.ctrl_pressed = False + self.c_pressed_once = False + +if __name__ == '__main__': + listener = KeyListener() + with keyboard.Listener( + on_press=listener.on_press, + on_release=listener.on_release + ) as listener: + listener.join() +``` ## Usage @@ -192,56 +245,3 @@ This project is licensed under GPLv3. But it's said that programs designed to ru [^1]: GoldenDict stores the decoded entries and _full-text_ definitions in its custom index. I see no reason why I should follow suit when one can always convert dictionaries in this obnoxious format into HTML-formatted StarDict with the excellent [pyglossary](https://github.com/ilius/pyglossary). [^2]: The original use case is to support an ancient Greek lexicon that uses mixed Greek/Beta Code headwords. Normal dictionaries should not have this problem. Besides, implementing, say, a QWERTY-JCUKEN mapping is too trivial, whereas real transliteration is overcomplicated. - -[^3]: If all you need is this key combination, then perhaps `xbindkeys` suffices, which is quite huge though. Or you can use the following script: - -```python -import pyperclip -import webbrowser -from pynput import keyboard -from urllib.parse import urlencode - -server_address = 'http://localhost:2628/' -group = 'English' - -class KeyListener: - def __init__(self): - self.ctrl_pressed = False - self.c_pressed_once = False - - def on_press(self, key): - try: - if key == keyboard.Key.ctrl_l or key == keyboard.Key.ctrl_r: - self.ctrl_pressed = True - elif key.char == 'c' and self.ctrl_pressed: - if self.c_pressed_once: - selection = pyperclip.paste() - # Uncomment (and comment the line below) to use the full web UI - # params = urlencode({'group': group, 'key': selection}) - # webbrowser.open_new_tab(server_address + '?' + params) - - webbrowser.open_new_tab(f'{server_address}api/query/{group}/{selection}') - self.reset() - else: - self.c_pressed_once = True - else: - self.reset() - except AttributeError: - self.reset() - - def on_release(self, key): - if key == keyboard.Key.esc: - return False - - def reset(self): - self.ctrl_pressed = False - self.c_pressed_once = False - -if __name__ == '__main__': - listener = KeyListener() - with keyboard.Listener( - on_press=listener.on_press, - on_release=listener.on_release - ) as listener: - listener.join() -```