Re: A proposal for a friendlier Emacs

[Richard Stallman]

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  > What is missing in dictionary.el?  It is implemented in Emacs Lisp, I just 
  > tried it (apt-get install elpa-dictionary), and it seems to work fine. 

How does it work?

  > The default server is dict.org, port 2628,

We should not refer people to someone else's server as the first,
recommended way of looking up words in a dictionary.

The first option should be referring to a dictionary
on your own machine.  It should support the formats that
are widely used.

I don't mind if it also has the ability to talk to servers,
but that should be the last resort, not the first choice!


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Dr Richard Stallman
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