Hi mike,
I've been reading the forums/web and I've found that even with the addon dictionaries, there is a serious gap in Pleco E>C translation theme. Chinese > English seems like it's covered pretty well with quality dictionaries, but English > Chinese is really lacking. The way I understand it, one can look up an advanced word in a HUGE dictionary like 21rst century E>C dict, and then use the copy to input feature to "send" the hanzi to a massive C>E dictionary like ABC (which also holds pinyin), but this isn't really a solid solution
Here are the options from the way I understand them (please correct me if wrong
1) NWP (2nd best? but lots of complaints on amazon + some on forums)
2) 21cn = Hanzi only
3) C&T Bizz = Pinyin + Hanzi
4) Oxford E>C = Pinyin + Hanzi (best option?)
5) LDC = Hanzi only
I guess my question is: are there any plan to add other E>C Pinyin + Pinyin/Hanzi dictionaries to Pleco? I know your hands might be tied with licensing terms / availability of "good" pinyin dictionaries. What options are available?
I've been reading the forums/web and I've found that even with the addon dictionaries, there is a serious gap in Pleco E>C translation theme. Chinese > English seems like it's covered pretty well with quality dictionaries, but English > Chinese is really lacking. The way I understand it, one can look up an advanced word in a HUGE dictionary like 21rst century E>C dict, and then use the copy to input feature to "send" the hanzi to a massive C>E dictionary like ABC (which also holds pinyin), but this isn't really a solid solution
Here are the options from the way I understand them (please correct me if wrong
1) NWP (2nd best? but lots of complaints on amazon + some on forums)
2) 21cn = Hanzi only
3) C&T Bizz = Pinyin + Hanzi
4) Oxford E>C = Pinyin + Hanzi (best option?)
5) LDC = Hanzi only
I guess my question is: are there any plan to add other E>C Pinyin + Pinyin/Hanzi dictionaries to Pleco? I know your hands might be tied with licensing terms / availability of "good" pinyin dictionaries. What options are available?