Re: Pleco for Android 2.4.0 Beta 2 Bug Report / Feedback Thr
santiago said:
1) Having multiple char results for a 1 char input:
When looking for a word (example爱) I would like to obtain all words starting with 爱 (爱国 爱好, etc). I know this can be done using wild characters or through the “show in dictionary” feature (cool one by the way) but I would like to obtain it by default.
I have “Reset All settings” and disabled: settings /dictionary/ search settings/result display/ 1-char for 1-char . Still I only get one output when searching for爱.
We currently don't allow that in merged searches for performance reasons - pulling out the entries in all of our dictionaries for a common character and then sorting / collating / merging them would take a LONG time. We might consider re-enabling it but we'd have to surround it with warning messages so we don't get a whole bunch of 1-star "This app is too slow!" reviews.
santiago said:
2) Missing “Home” option in the Android Menu.
I have noticed that not all setting screens have a “home” option from the hardware Android menu button (I think only the two first levels have this option). Example: settings/dictionary/input methods has no “home” option.
We don't really have a good way to put a menu in the settings screen on Android 4.0 devices without adding a big annoying status bar on top as well, so we opted to skip it there - it's a little annoying but we figure it's less annoying than that bar.
santiago said:
I kind of agree with 举人, it is fun just browsing around seeing the whole dictionary. I like the idea of a link/button which executes a "show in the dictionary" event from letter A (that is from start to fihish). The only problem is that the "show in the dictionary" event has no toolbar and thus no way to switch through dictionarys, which could (and only could) be a bit confusing for the user....
Well it's a different concept - switching would be tricky since then we have to keep track of locations or find some way to map a location in one dictionary to a location in another. We can certainly add features to that screen as people request them, though - the idea basically was to take this "fun" but not particularly critical feature out of our main screen in order to make that screen less confusing.
ckatt said:
No it doesn't seem to work anywhere. The only way i can make a new category is through the organize cards screen.
Hmm... well we'll try to get this sorted soon, thanks.
santiago said:
Using the “bubble” definition popup (from reader or the usual word definition screen) I can switch between dictionaries by clicking on the dictionary icon with no problem (pleco C-E, Tutlle, etc) but if I keep pressed the dictionary icon the “choose a dictionary” popup menu is empty. I have “RESET ALL SETTING” and still have that problem.
That one's been reported - should be fixed in Beta 3.
santiago said:
When reviewing flashcards there is no access to the "Android slide down notification feature". You know, that menu coming up when sliding down from the top of the screen that has all missed calls, remienders, schedules, etc. I guess all android phones have that feature
That should be fixed too - we're probably just adding an option to bring that bar back.
santiago said:
problems with Unihan dictionary
1) Pinyin searches do not work
2) pinyin tone colors do not work
Probably is simply because Unihan characters may have more than one associated pinyin, and probably this has been already reported... anyhow I thought better to report.
That's been true for a while since we don't currently support multiple Pinyin readings for the same entry - we'll be fixing that in a few releases, though, I think.
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