PDF version of dictionary?

[Petrides, M.D. Marian]

Thanks, Jacque!

On Nov 17, 2009, at 9:54 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:

> Petrides, M.D. Marian wrote:
>> The problem is that I can put a PDF version on my Kindle DX and  
>> carry it anywhere at very little cost in terms of weight. This is  
>> not true of the hardcopy version.  I find there are times when I  
>> need to have a reference book open while programming because trying  
>> to read through online dox just doesn't do the trick.
>
>
> It isn't too hard to make your own:
>
> 1. Download the MetaCard Setup stack from RevOnline. Open it in Rev.  
> Make sure all the Dictionary options are checked. Run the setup.
>
> 2. In Rev, open the MC Dictionary stack you just installed. Click  
> the Home button and import all the Rev dictionary entries. The "?"  
> button tells you how.
>
> 3. Edit the MC Dictionary stack script and add this handler:
>
> -- JLG: export as HTML file
> on exportDict
>  ask file "Name the HTML export file:"
>  if it = "" then exit exportDict
>  put it into tFileName
>  put "<p>" into tP
>  set cursor to watch
>  repeat with x = 2 to the number of cds
>    put the htmltext of fld "word" of cd x & tP & tP after tData
>    put the htmltext of fld "type" of cd x & tP & tP after tData
>    put the htmltext of fld "summary" of cd x & tP & tP after tData
>    put the htmltext of fld "main" of cd x & tP & tP after tData
>    put the htmltext of fld "see also" of cd x & tP & tP after tData
>    put tP & "<hr>" & tP after tData
>  end repeat
>  put tData into url ("file:"&tFileName)
> end exportDict
>
> 4. Type "exportDict" into the message box. It only takes a second to  
> create the HTML file.
>
> 5. Open the new HTML file in a browser or in Word or anywhere else  
> you can display it. Print. In the OS X print dialog, choose to  
> create a PDF file. On Windows, you'll need a PDF print driver to do  
> that.
>
> It isn't gorgeous but it's all there. You could edit the HTML (or  
> the export script) before printing to make it prettier.
>
> -- 
> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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