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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / February 2005What Happened to the Sherlock Dictionary?
I use the Sherlock dictionary many times daily. Recently, it started bringing up entries only from Princeton's WordNet instead of the several dictionaries it used in the past. This is *very* bad. Today I tried getting synonyms for the noun, "criminal" but it would only show me "criminal" as an adjective! Has this service been ruined (like so much else of Sherlock)? I have not seen anything written about this here or on MacFixit or Tidbits, etc. Did I miss something? Any ideas? > I use the Sherlock dictionary many times daily. Recently, it started > bringing up entries only from Princeton's WordNet instead of the several [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > not seen anything written about this here or on MacFixit or Tidbits, > etc. Did I miss something? Any ideas? Hi Madeline, Sorry I don't use Sherlock, but Google's dictionary is good and easy to use. For synonyms I use the free Nisus Thesaurus, which adds itself to OSX's Services menu.  SignatureJohn Rethorst jrethorst at post dot com > > I use the Sherlock dictionary many times daily. Recently, it started > > bringing up entries only from Princeton's WordNet instead of the several [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > synonyms I use the free Nisus Thesaurus, which adds itself to OSX's Services > menu. Thanks for responding. The nice thing about the Sherlock dictionary is that it brings up both definitions and synonyms at the same time. Also, you don't need your browser for it and can just leave it open all the time. > I use the Sherlock dictionary many times daily. Recently, it started > bringing up entries only from Princeton's WordNet instead of the several [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > seen anything written about this here or on MacFixit or Tidbits, etc. Did > I miss something? Any ideas? I'd wager it's link rot within Sherlock. A dictionary site or two changes their policy and/or search system, and suddenly Sherlock doesn't know which end is up. You can type 'define:criminal' in the Google bar in Safari, and get a few definitions back. > > I use the Sherlock dictionary many times daily. Recently, it started > > bringing up entries only from Princeton's WordNet instead of the several [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > changes their policy and/or search system, and suddenly Sherlock doesn't > know which end is up. How does one fix link rot? That is so descriptive. :) > > > I use the Sherlock dictionary many times daily. Recently, it started > > > bringing up entries only from Princeton's WordNet instead of the several [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > How does one fix link rot? That is so descriptive. :) I've had no problems accessing the dictionary (osx 10.3.7), and use it frequently. I have, on the other hand, not been able to make use of the "Pictures" channel, receiving a "This channel is temporarily unavailable. Check back soon". Thus it has remained for probably a month. Any ideas on fixing/redirecting that one? SignatureThe secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided. -- Casey Stengel > > > > I use the Sherlock dictionary many times daily. Recently, it started > > > > bringing up entries only from Princeton's WordNet instead of the [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Any ideas on fixing/redirecting that one? That channel has been broken for a long time (a few months since I last checked). You can try Beholder Lite if you want a replacement app: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/25116 > I've had no problems accessing the dictionary (osx 10.3.7), and use it > frequently. Oh, it still works--you still get definitions and synonyms for the words you enter. The issue is that it used to provide more content than it's currently doing. Go to dictionary.com (the source of Sherlock's dictionary content) in a web browser and look up a word, then look up the same word in Sherlock. You'll likely find a lot more content in the web search. Sherlock used to display much of that content. SignatureMike Rosenberg <http://www.macconsult.com> Macintosh consulting services for NE Florida <http://bogart-tribute.net> Tribute to Humphrey Bogart Toyota Prius fans: Check out alt.autos.toyota.prius > > I've had no problems accessing the dictionary (osx 10.3.7), and use it > > frequently. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the same word in Sherlock. You'll likely find a lot more content in the > web search. Sherlock used to display much of that content. Any idea what happened? SignatureJohn Rethorst jrethorst at post dot com >I use the Sherlock dictionary many times daily. Recently, it started >bringing up entries only from Princeton's WordNet instead of the several [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >not seen anything written about this here or on MacFixit or Tidbits, >etc. Did I miss something? Any ideas? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Try this URL for Dictionary and thesaurus:<http://www.dictionarylink.com/> JD |
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