README.md

GoldenDict2Anki

中文说明
Automatically save the word that you looked up in GoldenDict to Anki

When you look up a word in GoldenDict's main window or by a small pop-up window, the word along with its explaination will be saved into Anki simutaneouly.

Useage:

requirement

1. Anki & AnkiConnect link
2. GoldenDict link
3. a local dictionary (*.mdx) file

setting in GoldenDict

1. Open GoldenDict, Click [Edit]--[Dictionaries] --[Source]--[Programs]--[Add], set as following and click [apply]:

   • Type: HTML
   • Name: set as your wish, Let's call it Ak here
   • Command Line: "YourLocalPah\GD2Anki.exe" %GDWORD%
   • please be noted that path_to_GD2Anki.exe is double quoted and there is a space before %GDWORD%
   • Icon: Any local icon file

2. it is suggested to move the Ak dictionary to the last postion, because the saving-to-Anki process takes 3 seconds, not fast enough.

   • Click [Edit]--[Dictionaries] --[Dictionaries], select and drag Ak dictionary to the last and click [OK]

setting in Config.ini

1. Make sure you get a deck like below image shows
   • DeckName: the deck you'll save the word into
   • ModelName: the model name of the deck
   • CardFrontName: the word you looked up
   • CardBackName: the explanation you get from a local dictionary (*.mdx) which is set in Config.ini
   • Note : in Config.ini, there is no need for double-quotion mark for mdxfile path. Just like this

[Deck]
DeckName=Default
ModelName=Basic
CardFrontName=Front
CardBackName=Back
[Dicts]
mdxfile1 = D:\Downloads\GoldenDict2Anki-master\朗文6中英双解.mdx
mdxfile2 = D:\Downloads\GoldenDict2Anki-master\简明英汉字典增强版.mdx
[Config]
AlertWhenFails=1

Based on:

1. mdict_query: link