From: Erik F. Kastner (efk@trustypocket.com)
Date: Sun Nov 12 2000 - 19:06:15 PST
heres what I use when I don't know a word (IE 4+ only)
make a file in
%windir%\web
named
"wordsearch.htm" or some such.
into this file put this type thing
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<HTML>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" defer>
var parentwin = external.menuArguments;
var doc = parentwin.document;
var sel = doc.selection;
var rng = sel.createRange();
var str = new String(rng.text);
var op = new String
("http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va="+ str);
if (str=="")
alert ("You must select some text to search for first.");
else
open(op);
</SCRIPT>
</HTML>
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then in the registry, insert the key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Word Loo&kup
(the last part you can change)
with these:
(Default) REG_SZ Data:%windir%\webs\wordsearch.htm
contexts REG_BINARY 10
then just highlight, and right click on a word you don't know, go to "Word
Lookup" and viola!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Winer" <dave@userland.com>
To: "FoRK" <fork@xent.ICS.uci.edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 11:33 AM
Subject: "Iconoclastic"?
> >>> Wayne> Nope. It's insipient, a real word:
>
> How can you tell?
>
> http://www.dictionary.com/ is down!
>
> I didn't realize that it had become mission-critical for me.
>
> Damn. What does "iconoclastic" mean?
>
> Is it a compliment?
>
> Dave
>
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