for example:
http://a.b.com/apath/adictionary.zip
or http://a.b.com/apath/adictionary.dict
http://a.b.com/apath/adictionary.idx
Normally, the zip fils is an easy way to be downloaded. the applcation will unzipp the file after downloading.
A mac edition dictionary builder is available to build the zip file from text file or original stardict dictionary package.
WeDictBuilderDOWNLOAD (Leopard 10.5.x)
1.Tabfile format is the easy way to build you own dicitonary.
Here is a sample
on the left hand side of the file is the word which will be indexed. After the word is a 'tab' character.Even though tabs and spaces aren’t seen, they are important to computers. While you can type in five spaces to get the same visual effect as one tab, computers see five characters vs. one character. the builder looks for the tab character, and a space character may cause an error. The tabfile format allows you to create a new line by inserting \n. This is a common shortcut in many programming languages.At last, at the end line. don't forget press an enter.
After edit this tabfile, drag the file to builder. A simple click. A zip file will be ready for the application.
2. Download the stardict original dictionary package (.tar.bz2), drag to WeDictBuilder.app. Click build button.
For Windows users, A windows version dict builder is available on stardict-editor.exe and GTK runtime for windows http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-win/?abmode=1
The editor looks like this:
Upload the zip file to here, then download it using WeDicct pro from your iPhone or iPodtouch. New dictionary will show up in the dictionary list.
