A match query uses the currently selected search strategy (the strategy selector is is located above the match list) to search in the selected database(s) for words similar to the given text. The result is a list of similar words that appears in the match list on the right. The entries are grouped according to the database they belong to. Now you have multiple options:
You can use the button (located below the match list) to fetch all definitions. Please note that the number of listed words and fetched definitions may differ, because in some cases two or more words share one definition and KDict removes the duplicated definitions.
You can use the mouse or the keyboard to select the most interesting words in the list and then press the button (located below the match list) to fetch only them. If you want to get all definitions from one database just select the list item which contains the database name.
When you press Enter (keyboard) or double click (mouse) on a list item, KDict will ignore the selection and fetch the definition for this item. When you do this with a “root” item (an item that contains the database name), you will get all definitions belonging to this database.
You can use one of the words as a starting point for a new query, this is done via the popup menu (
mouse button).A click with the
mouse button anywhere in the list will start a new match query with the content of the clipboard (similar to the main view).The
mouse button calls the popup menu for a list item, which has the following entries:Shows the definition for the current item.
Starts a match/define query with the current item.
Starts a match/define query with the current content of the clipboard.
Same functions as the buttons below the list.
(Un)folds all databases.
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