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 Threepio 2.2 tutorial

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Threepio it is not only multilingual dictionary - it is a enhanced database tool for any data might be introduced as pair key-value or source=destination. But it descend from dictionary so it is main purpose. In this version wos added support a stardict format - the most popular and famous format of dictionaries... Wos added this dialog between selection of file and processing:

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Here you may to select some properties which not completely defining in headers of stardict files but important for futher work with dictionaries, but it is not required - if you omit this dialog - will be enabled default values for a group, source and destinations. You also may to download and plug in xdxf dictionaries from http://xdxf.revdanica.com/down/.
Then you may to edit dictionaries(storages) or it articles(items), you may to create a new storages and new items and obtain very fast search by key. By default for store each of storage used a H2 database in the own folder and search will occur independently in own thred for each database. Thanks to datascooter you may to use almost any other RDBMS - Oracle,DB2,MSSQl,MySql,PostgreSql,Derby - all tables will be created automatically.

Installation



 If you want to use threepio in eclipse

Download plugins archive from examples page. Just put plugins in the plugins directory and after restart select Window-Show View-Other-Other-Threepio and View of threepio will be shown:

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On the top of view there are two buttons - the first creates compact view - small window atop of others - it may receive a dropped words from eclipse or other applications and will to show translate in independed dialog.

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The second button opens a dialog for managing storages(dictionaries):

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You may to click a top button on the right side of a table and select *.tar.bz2 or *.xdxf file for parsing. After double-click on the dictionary(storage) in table you may to see on the left side all key words and after double-click on any to obtain destination(or translate) in the bottom part of left panel.

You may create,edit or remove pairs key-value using a top buttons or context menu of the bottom part of left panel. This menus available not only in the customize window but in main View too.

If you want to use threepio as standalone application

Download application archive from examples page, unpack it in any folder and run a launcher - executable file with name "treepio" from folder ../eclipse.

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On the middle of main page you can see three buttons with default text "All" - the first button let's to select "source" of key words(it's mean a some text property allows to group key words or questions) in dictionaries - it is a language to translate from. Second button allows to select "destination" (it's mean a some text property allows to group answers)in dictionaries - it is a language to translate into.Third button "group" (it's mean a some text property allows to group storages( or dictionaries) by some themes if you want...)
On the right side of search field there are three buttons - first for view a history of recent queries for this seans of work. Second- for a cleaning a search string, third for refresh existed search.