Difference between revisions of "Hitchwiki:While offline"
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It's great to be able to access Hitchwiki information when you're not connected to the internet. | It's great to be able to access Hitchwiki information when you're not connected to the internet. | ||
− | There are several options for that | + | There are several options for that, all based on [[Hitchwiki:Database_dumps|Hitchwiki's daily database dumps]] |
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− | + | ==Offline-readers== | |
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− | + | ===Aard Dictionary=== | |
+ | '''[http://aarddict.org/ Aarddict]''' is a convenient tool to access tons of dictionaries and other sources while offline. It's free software available under the GNU General Public License, and there are versions for Ubuntu, Mac OS X, Windows, Android. | ||
− | + | Aarddict uses Aard files (<tt>.aar</tt>). There is a [[http://aarddict.org/aardtools/doc/aardtools.html tutorial (for Ubuntu) how to convert the database-dumps into an .aar file]. You have to edit the file "fetchsiteinfo.py": "...//%s/'''w/'''api.php..." -> "...//%s/api.php..." | |
− | + | Daily updated Hitchwiki <tt>.aar</tt> files in all languages can be found here: | |
+ | [http://www-stud.hs-fulda.org/~wiki http://www-stud.hs-fulda.org/~wiki] | ||
− | + | If you're interested: [http://mag.lab.sh/wiki/Geekend/Hitchwiki The automated script for the convertion and aditional info (in German)] | |
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− | + | ===httrack=== | |
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"[http://httrack.com HTTrack] is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and easy-to-use offline browser utility." | "[http://httrack.com HTTrack] is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and easy-to-use offline browser utility." | ||
− | + | ===DICT=== | |
[[User:Guaka|Guaka]] converted the Hitchwiki database dump into the dict format. | [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] converted the Hitchwiki database dump into the dict format. | ||
If your OS is Debianic you can try to apt-get install dictd | If your OS is Debianic you can try to apt-get install dictd | ||
and copy this file into /usr/share/dictd | and copy this file into /usr/share/dictd | ||
− | + | You can download it at: | |
+ | http://groups.google.com/group/hitchwiki/web/dict-hitchwiki.tar.bz2 (old data, from 2008 or so) | ||
− | + | [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] was using this on his Nokia 770, in order to access Hitchwiki info while on the road! | |
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==other== | ==other== | ||
* '''Hitchzine''' | * '''Hitchzine''' | ||
− | The print zine that [[Zac]] | + | The print zine that [[Zac]] was working on. |
[[de:Tramperwiki:Offline]] | [[de:Tramperwiki:Offline]] |
Revision as of 12:56, 18 April 2011
It's great to be able to access Hitchwiki information when you're not connected to the internet. There are several options for that, all based on Hitchwiki's daily database dumps
Offline-readers
Aard Dictionary
Aarddict is a convenient tool to access tons of dictionaries and other sources while offline. It's free software available under the GNU General Public License, and there are versions for Ubuntu, Mac OS X, Windows, Android.
Aarddict uses Aard files (.aar). There is a [tutorial (for Ubuntu) how to convert the database-dumps into an .aar file. You have to edit the file "fetchsiteinfo.py": "...//%s/w/api.php..." -> "...//%s/api.php..."
Daily updated Hitchwiki .aar files in all languages can be found here: http://www-stud.hs-fulda.org/~wiki
If you're interested: The automated script for the convertion and aditional info (in German)
httrack
"HTTrack is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and easy-to-use offline browser utility."
DICT
Guaka converted the Hitchwiki database dump into the dict format. If your OS is Debianic you can try to apt-get install dictd and copy this file into /usr/share/dictd
You can download it at: http://groups.google.com/group/hitchwiki/web/dict-hitchwiki.tar.bz2 (old data, from 2008 or so)
Guaka was using this on his Nokia 770, in order to access Hitchwiki info while on the road!
other
- Hitchzine
The print zine that Zac was working on.