anki-word-query/README.md

# FastWordQuery Addon For Anki

  [Supported Dictionaries](docs/services.md)

  [为单词添加真人发音（朗文mdx词典）](docs/get_mdx_ldoce6_sounds.md)



## Features

This addon looks up words in local dictionary or web dictionary and pasting the explanations to Anki.  
It forks from [WordQuery](https://github.com/finalion/WordQuery), added **multi-thread** feature, improve stability, and some other features.

  - Querying Words and Making Cards, IMMEDIATELY!
  - Support querying in mdx and stardict dictionaries.
  - Support querying in web dictionaries.
  - Support **Multi-Thread** to query faster.

## Install

   1. Place addons or addons21 folder of this repository to anki addon folder.  
    **OR**
   2. Use the installation code: **1807206748**


## Setting

### Shortcut
  1. Click Menu **"Tools -> Add-ons -> FastWQ -> Edit..."**  
      ![](screenshots/setting_menu.png)
  2. Edit the code and click **Save**  
      ![](screenshots/setting_shortcut.png)

### Config
  1. In Browser window click menu **"FastWQ -> Options"**  
      ![](screenshots/setting_config_01.png)

  2. Click **Settings** button in the Options window  
      ![](screenshots/setting_config_02.png)  
      - **Force Updates of all fields** : Update all fields even if it's None
      - **Ignore Accents** : Ignore accents symbol of word in querying
      - **Auto check new version** : Check new version at startup
      - **Number of Threads** : The number of threads running at the same time
  
  
## Usage

### Set the query fields

  1. Click menu **"Tools ->  FastWQ"**, or in Browser window click menu **"FastWQ -> Options"**
  2. Select note type  
      ![](screenshots/options_01.png)
  3. Select Dictionary  
      ![](screenshots/options_02.png)
  4. Select Fields  
      ![](screenshots/options_03.png)
  5. Click **OK** button  

### 'Browser' Window
  1. Select single or multiple words, click menu **"FastWQ -> Query Selected"** or press shortcut Default is **Ctrl+Q**.  
      ![](screenshots/options_04.png)
  2. Waiting query finished  
      ![](screenshots/use_01.png)
  
### 'Add' Window
  1. Click Add button in Browser window, open Add window  
      ![](screenshots/use_02.png)
  2. Edit key field and click Query button  
      ![](screenshots/use_03.png)


## Other Projects Used
  - [mdict-query](https://github.com/mmjang/mdict-query)
  - [pystardict](https://github.com/lig/pystardict)
  - [WordQuery](https://github.com/finalion/WordQuery)
  - [AnkiHub](https://github.com/dayjaby/AnkiHub)