goldendict-ng/howto/How to use ocr together with GoldenDict.md

Current Situation

GoldenDict did offer a functionality to translate the word under cursor(when scan popup been enabled) on Windows. the technique used there is old and can not work crossplatform .

with the help of another great tool Capture2Text ,GoldenDict can work with ocr seamlessly.

Note

Capture2Text has offered Windows precompiled executable files.I have ported it to Linux https://github.com/xiaoyifang/Capture2Text

Thanks to:

• Capture2Text Linux Port
• another on nixos from sikmir

Download release or compile by yourself

https://github.com/xiaoyifang/Capture2Text/releases

Configuration on Windows

after installation of both software. configure the Capture2Text ,see screenshots below.

configure external Call Executable path (Windows for example)

path\GoldenDict.exe "${capture}"

configure hotkey

I only left three of them .

configure First word only

without this configuration ,it will capture the last word of

Use it

place the cursor on the word (can be on the image ),press

• Win+W to capture the first word.

• Win+Q select rectangle.

result:

use Capture2Text on Linxu

download and build the capture2text

https://github.com/xiaoyifang/Capture2Text

settings

start capture

Ctrl+Shift+Q

end capture

press Ctrl+Shift+Q again.