Look up in Dictionary in contextual menu!!!

[beatle888]

wow.

i just highlighted a word in my browser window and contextual clicked on it and selected "Look up in Dictionary".

very nice.

 

[Sean7512]

I gets even better...Hold down all at once these keys: Apple, Control, and D. Then move your mouse over a word. Hows that for wow??!!

 

[beatle888]

FUN.


where is this documented? maybe i need to read up a bit.

 

[Sean7512]

Not sure...I know that there are a few threads about stuff like this, just not sure where they are, just look around...tons of tricks are hidden in here scattered about.

 

[Daveway]

Someones late to the party.

 

[sethypoo]

Someones late to the party.

But hey, at least they came!

 

[inlimbo]

Someones late to the party.

I take this is a Tiger feature?!?!?

 

[Daveway]

I take this is a Tiger feature?!?!?

yep.

 

[Abstract]

I didn't know about it either, so shush.

 

[PlaceofDis]

I didn't know about it either, so shush.

i heard about it only a little while ago myself....

on another note, anyone know what apps this works in? i know Safari but what other ones? is is limited or System wide?

 

[Applespider]

on another note, anyone know what apps this works in? i know Safari but what other ones? is is limited or System wide?

IIRC, it works in any Cocoa applications but not the Carbon ones.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

IIRC, it works in any Cocoa applications but not the Carbon ones.

That's right. It comes in handy in apps like Mail, Adium, Conversation and TextWrangler. I think that as long as the app supports OS X native spellchecking it also supports the Dictionary "trick".

Edit: He-he, it even works on "open" text fields in iTunes...

 

[beatle888]

UPDATE

i just noticed that if you dont have the dictionary prefs set correctly it wont display as a small window. check it out.

In the dictionary application set prefs as below.

 

[Lacero]

I gets even better...Hold down all at once these keys: Apple, Control, and D. Then move your mouse over a word. Hows that for wow??!!

And if you continue holding down Control+Command, you can mouse over other words to get their definitions.

 

[beatle888]

And if you continue holding down Control+Command, you can mouse over other words to get their definitions.

insane.



but i hope everyones useing that preference i mentioned cause this mini tabbed window pops up instead of the large dictionary application launcing.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

UPDATE

i just noticed that if you dont have the dictionary prefs set correctly it wont display as a small window. check it out.

In the dictionary application set prefs as below.

That's for the context menu you get when ctrl/right-click (edit: you also have to mark the word, which you don't need with the ctrl-cmd-D). Shouldn't affect the ctrl-cmd-D way of getting the panel. I actually prefer to have the panel come up with ctrl-cmd-D and the Dictionary.app to launch from the context menu. It gives me more flexibility...

 

[beatle888]

thanks Mitthrawnuruodo. that does give you options and both of them are quick. any other gems? i cant believe how perfect that works/looks. does windows do anything close? this is just as cool as spotlight in its own way. ok, i'll stop posting about this. it just looks so good and works perfectly.

 

[PlaceofDis]

IIRC, it works in any Cocoa applications but not the Carbon ones.

thank you very much for letting me know, i guess thats why it doesnt work with Camnio....

 

[Plymouthbreezer]

Definitely one of the best features in Tiger. I've used this more in the past few months then any other new feature I think.

 

[vniow]

thank you very much for letting me know, i guess thats why it doesnt work with Camnio....

Camino is Cocoa, just the current builds don't support it. Its on the roadmap however.