What does "dredge" mean?

[mac 2005]

I saw it used in a post this afternoon, but I couldn't find the term in the MacRumors FAQ or tell from the context of the message what it meant.

Linkety

 

[mattscott306]

It basically means "dragging up or out"

 

[TheAnswer]

dredge as in dredge something up (from obscurity)....meaning bringing an inactive thread back to life after a period of time.

 

[iSaint]

 

[mad jew]

In Tiger you can check the definition of a word by putting your cursor on it and holding CONTROL-COMMAND-D. It should work in most apps. Alternatively, the internet has a few dictionary sites apparently. I wouldn't know because I can't read yet.

 

[iSaint]

In Tiger you can check the definition of a word by putting your cursor on it and holding CONTROL-COMMAND-D. It should work in most apps. Alternatively, the internet has a few dictionary sites apparently. I wouldn't know because I can't read yet.

Next thing you know you'll want us to read the owner's manual!

 

[raptor96]

In Tiger you can check the definition of a word by putting your cursor on it and holding CONTROL-COMMAND-D. It should work in most apps. Alternatively, the internet has a few dictionary sites apparently. I wouldn't know because I can't read yet.

Yeah that or y'know you could just highlight the word, right click (or ctrl-click) and press 'Look up in dictionary.' Your way is much too complicated

 

[eluk]

Yeah that or y'know you could just highlight the word, right click (or ctrl-click) and press 'Look up in dictionary.' Your way is much too complicated

How can less clicks be more complicated

 

[MrSmith]

Well, instead of asking the rest of the Internet community what a word means you could always try a dictionary. Online or analogue - take your pick.

 

[mac 2005]

dredge as in dredge something up (from obscurity)....meaning bringing an inactive thread back to life after a period of time.

I think that's the problem. The person in the forum I was reading wasn't dredging; ergo, the word in the context in which it was presented didn't make sense.

 

[cube]

How can less clicks be more complicated

Because it involves pressing (multiple) modifier keys. Right click + menu is simpler.

 

[nbs2]

I think that's the problem. The person in the forum I was reading wasn't dredging; ergo, the word in the context in which it was presented didn't make sense.

He was. It just didn't seem like it. The thread was last touched almost a week ago. So, it was filtering into oblivion when it was brought back. Not a dredge like some of the others that I've seen (two or three years), but dredged nonetheless.

 

[mac 2005]

He was. It just didn't seem like it. The thread was last touched almost a week ago. So, it was filtering into oblivion when it was brought back. Not a dredge like some of the others that I've seen (two or three years), but dredged nonetheless.

Didn't occur to me to check the dates. Now it makes sense!

 

[mad jew]

Yeah that or y'know you could just highlight the word, right click (or ctrl-click) and press 'Look up in dictionary.' Your way is much too complicated

Because it involves pressing (multiple) modifier keys. Right click + menu is simpler.

Perhaps, but it's quicker than opening an entirely different app. Each to their own...

 

[dmw007]

In Tiger you can check the definition of a word by putting your cursor on it and holding CONTROL-COMMAND-D. It should work in most apps. Alternatively, the internet has a few dictionary sites apparently. I wouldn't know because I can't read yet.

Truly a great feature of Mac OS X 10.4.

 

[MrSmith]

You neva need not know nuffin again.

 

[iSaint]

In Tiger you can check the definition of a word by putting your cursor on it and holding CONTROL-COMMAND-D. It should work in most apps. Alternatively, the internet has a few dictionary sites apparently. I wouldn't know because I can't read yet.

Hmm, this doesn't work for me. Is it an on/off option I need to select somewhere? thanks...

 

[MrSmith]

Hmm, this doesn't work for me. Is it an on/off option I need to select somewhere? thanks...

No. But it only works in Cocoa apps(?) so it doesn't work in NeoOffice, for example.

 

[iSaint]

No. But it only works in Cocoa apps(?) so it doesn't work in NeoOffice, for example.

What about Firefox?

 

[MrSmith]

It's not a native app, though it's a work-in-progress as far as I can make out.