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<title>Using &kbabeldict;</title>
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<para>
&kbabeldict; is a simple interface for translation modules for
&kbabel;. It allows you to search for translations.
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<screeninfo>Screenshot of &kbabeldict;</screeninfo>
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<textobject><phrase>Screenshot of &kbabeldict;</phrase></textobject>
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<para>
The screenshot
above does not contain settings for selected module. You can show
them using <guibutton>Show Settings</guibutton>.  Preferences
widget for selected module will be shown on the
right side of the window. The &kbabeldict;
window then looks like this:
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<screeninfo>Screenshot of &kbabeldict;</screeninfo>
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<para>
The usage is very simple. You select a module to in the
<guilabel>Search in module</guilabel> combo-box.
Then you enter the phrase to lookup and press <guibutton>Start
Search</guibutton>. All found messages are shown in the list
below, which is the same as a tool in the &kbabel; main window.
Searching can be stopped by pressing <guilabel>Stop</guilabel>.
In case you want to search in translated text, not in original English message,
you should use <guilabel>Search in translations</guilabel>.
</para>
<para>
Buttons on the bottom of the window can be used for closing &kbabeldict;,
showing/hiding the module settings or displaying a dialog with credits for
&kbabeldict; and the modules themselves.
</para>
<note>
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For description of the standard modules and their settings see
<xref linkend="dictionaries"/>.
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