Recently I bought the Expert version and while Essentials is okay, it's the Expert in-depth explanations that truly make this dictionary worth the purchase. What I'm worried about is the "few dozen Expert entries per month" -- at that pace we may not see the final product for another 10 years or more?You are correct. The plan is to put out a few dozen Expert entries per month.
I'd say it depends on how many dozen "a few dozen" are.What I'm worried about is the "few dozen Expert entries per month" -- at that pace we may not see the final product for another 10 years or more?
Although I haven't minded waiting so far, I also have this concern, but I would be happy the updates are on a regular schedule. I would rather see smaller but regular updates than no updates at all.Recently I bought the Expert version and while Essentials is okay, it's the Expert in-depth explanations that truly make this dictionary worth the purchase. What I'm worried about is the "few dozen Expert entries per month" -- at that pace we may not see the final product for another 10 years or more?
We haven't published such a list, but you can browse the dictionary in Pleco by going to menu -> settings -> manage dictionaries -> outlier -> browse dictionary entries.Do you have a list of the new 700+ characters?
Re: the Essentials edition being "okay": Don't confuse the fact that the explanations are simple with the research being simple. Sinologist Victor Mair said it well: "Although the editors' explanations of the origins and meanings of the Sinographs in their dictionary are written in simple, straightforward language, they are based on a wealth of learning, and that includes a correct understanding of the nature and construction of the characters and their components — a rare commodity in Chinese lexicography."Recently I bought the Expert version and while Essentials is okay, it's the Expert in-depth explanations that truly make this dictionary worth the purchase. What I'm worried about is the "few dozen Expert entries per month" -- at that pace we may not see the final product for another 10 years or more?
Yes, for sure. Perhaps “okay” was a poor word choice for the above, but just from the standpoint of in-depth analysis and various scripts etc provided in the Expert section, Essential may appear a tad pale in comparison to the end user if you’d agree.Re: the Essentials edition being "okay": Don't confuse the fact that the explanations are simple with the research being simple. Sinologist Victor Mair said it well: "Although the editors' explanations of the origins and meanings of the Sinographs in their dictionary are written in simple, straightforward language, they are based on a wealth of learning, and that includes a correct understanding of the nature and construction of the characters and their components — a rare commodity in Chinese lexicography."
As far as the speed of filling in Expert entries, we're moving as fast as we can with the resources we have available. I think you'd agree that you wouldn't want a lot of quick, low quality entries. If our available resources increase, then we will be able to increase the speed of production proportionally.
That doesn't help find new entries.We haven't published such a list, but you can browse the dictionary in Pleco by going to menu -> settings -> manage dictionaries -> outlier -> browse dictionary entries.
Just learned a much easier way:
hold your finger down on the dictionary name (in the search results) and a menu will appear with "Browse Dictionary" as the 3rd choice.
Ah whoops I realized they work just fine when accessing them from the dictionary. I was trying to click them from directly from the flashcards interface - I guess the links not opening from there is expected behavior.That's odd - you mean external links (websites etc) or even just links that are supposed to pop things up? Are you on a phone or a tablet? What version of Android?