# suckless_dictpopup This is a very lightweight program to show a popup with the dictionary entry of the selected text. It uses [sdcv](https://github.com/Dushistov/sdcv) for the dictionary lookup and optionally, a slightly modified version of [herbe](https://github.com/dudik/herbe) to display the popup. ![image](https://files.catbox.moe/dx3hf5.png) ## Dependencies notice that most of them might be already installed, they are: `sselp , sdcv, perl` By using Perl one-liners, we are able to replace the usage of awk, grep, and sed with Perl equivalents, making the code more consistent and eliminating the need for external tools. ### Currently tested on: - GNU/Linux - FreeBSD ## Setup First setup [sdcv](https://github.com/Dushistov/sdcv) according to their github page. Then install with `sudo make install`. \ Uninstall with `sudo make uninstall` If you would like to automatically lookup a word on every selection (recommended) , then take a look at the following script:
https://github.com/KonstantinDjairo/suckless_dictpopup/blob/main/daemon-popup

This is not meant to be running all the time, since it looks up everything that goes into the clipboard.\ Disable when using mpvacious for example. ## Usage
Bind to a shortcut
\ To add a keyboard shortcut, you can use options of your WM or DE. You can also use sxhkd. \ The popup can be dismissed by clicking on it. Here is a snippet from someone's ~/.config/i3/config showing how to bind `dictpopup` to a keyboard shortcut. ```console # Run dictpopup bindsym $mod+c exec --no-startup-id dictpopup ``` The styling can be changed in `config.h` and then recompile to apply. There is also a xresources patch from [herbe](https://github.com/dudik/herbe) that you could try to apply if you like. `popup` can also be used as a standalone program to show the contents of stdin. ## Recommended fonts For low-resolution monitors i recommend that font:


source-han-code-jp
in this picture the font is set at 10px

## TODO - [x] Completed - [ ] Work in Progress

- [ ] Switch between words in a given sentence by using the arrow keys or any user-defined key; Sudachi can be used to accomplish that.