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Add dictionary

Hello.

I have a question: I would like to add complementary dictionaries in MacOS Sierra.

At first, some troubles with find folder "Dictionaries". But this problem solved here: Where is the dictionary folder in Sierra

After that I saw:

( It looks different than in El Capitan. )

In "CoreDataUbiquitySupport" folder I can't find files with .dictionary extension. And in all system ( i used Spotlight ) I can't find these files.

When I try to add my files with .dictionary extension in "Dictionaries" folder - nothing happend.

Please, help me. What do I need to do?

Thanks.

MacBook, macOS Sierra (10.12)

Posted on Oct 6, 2016 10:01 AM

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trevoz

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Oct 13, 2016 5:06 AM in response to frreezz

I found the .dictionary files you were looking for here:

/System/Library/Assets/com_apple_MobileAsset_DictionaryServices_dictionaryOSX/37 7ca105ade0203e0c89af6538f7b8ab0204dfba.asset/AssetData/Oxford Thesaurus of English.dictionary

/System/Library/Assets/com_apple_MobileAsset_DictionaryServices_dictionaryOSX/5a a689bfd471f943f70bd220ec2ed3849b7dbec3.asset/AssetData/Oxford Dictionary of English.dictionary

/System/Library/Assets/com_apple_MobileAsset_DictionaryServices_dictionaryOSX/f9 384c21fc7d64ad09992ad8bebbbfac16ad6a9d.asset/AssetData/Apple Dictionary.dictionary

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frreezz Author

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Oct 6, 2016 10:49 PM in response to trevoz

Oh, thank you. Apparently, this change in the structure of the system...

And

1) I can't to paste or copy in "Assets" folder. ( Access rights are placed correctly: read&write )

2) Even if there was access, how to add your own dictionaries? Probably nothing?

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trevoz

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Oct 6, 2016 11:26 PM in response to frreezz

I think you should be able to add dictionaries to this folder:

~/Library/Dictionaries/

Here's the Apple Developer Info On Dictionary Services Programming :

https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/UserExperience/Concept ual/DictionaryServicesProgGuide/Introduc…

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frreezz Author

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Oct 7, 2016 12:30 AM in response to trevoz

If I put my .dictionary files in "Dictionaties" the dictionary.app doesn't see it..

so, may be attentive study of document that you give me can help. But just for now I don't find a simple way to solve my problem 🙂

thank you very much!

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frreezz Author

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Oct 10, 2016 1:10 AM in response to trevoz

Hello again. Sorry for inconvenience. I read documentation for dictionary, but couldn't find solution or even ideas how

to do it.

If you will have understood how to reparing it, please let me know 🙂

and thank's a lot.

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dgg32

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Oct 13, 2016 5:06 AM in response to frreezz

Are you sure you have checked the new added dictionaries in the dictionary.app's "setting". It works for me. But be warned, the current 2.2.1 dictionary.app under 10.12 Sierra crashed constantly, I don't know whether it is related to our adding dictionaries.

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frreezz Author

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Oct 13, 2016 5:39 AM in response to frreezz

As usual, I don't have problems with Sierr and Dictionary.app

My problem has two branches:

1) I can't find folder at first, but trevoz helps me.

2) And my boner: I put files with additional dictionaries in folder created by me and after that put it in correct directory. But the right way: put all .dictionary files directly into the root of the desired directory.

Thanks a lot for help.

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