[kde-edu]: FW: kde edutainment project suggestion...

[Joshua Keel]

Howdy,

On Sunday 11 September 2005 12:53 pm, Matthias Meßmer wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 11. September 2005 18:11 schrieb Jason Harris:
> > Seriously, that gives me an idea.  If you search for a term at Google
> > that is a dictionary word, you get a link to a dictionary website for
> > that search term at the top of the page.  If it isn't a dictionary word,
> > you don't get a link.  So, I think this presents us with a very simple
> > solution to this issue.  KScrabble could silently search the term at
> > Google, and parse the returned search HTML page for a link to the
> > dictionary page.  If the link is found, the word is valid.
> >
> > Not sure how easy it would be to localize; for how many languages does
> > google provide this service?  Also, it would obviously only work if the
> > network was available.
>
> As for other applications, too: i would prefer if an application doesn't
> need an online internet connection. Especially edu apps should be usable at
> school, too. Some schools have restricted internet connection out of any
> lesson for example.

I agree. We could have a Google check if the application has a 'net 
connection, and a local dictionary check for offline play.

-- 
Joshua Keel
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