vim-mac-dictionary

A Vim plugin that helps you find words using macOS Dictionary.app.

Support to display the result in NeoVim's Floating Window.

Installation

• This plug-in is only available for macOS.
• Notes: the popup feature depends on vim-quickui plugin.

VimPlug

Place this in your .vimrc:

Plug 'skywind3000/vim-quickui'
Plug 'xfyuan/vim-mac-dictionary'

Then

:PlugInstall

Select a dictionary to use

1. Launch the built-in dictionary app on your Mac.
2. Enter command +, to enter the setting screen.
3. Drag the mouse over the dictionary you want to use and put it on the top line.
   • Please be sure to set it because it will show only the search result of the dictionary in the top row.

How To Use

• Place the cursor on a word and type :MacDictPopup to find the dictionary, and print result in floating window.
• Place the cursor on a word and type :MacDictWord to find the dictionary, and print result in a new buffer.
• type :MacDictQuery and then type the word you want to search for, it will find the dictionary.

You can register shortcuts in the following ways:

nnoremap <silent><leader>ww :MacDictPopup<CR>
nnoremap <silent><leader>wd :MacDictWord<CR>
nnoremap <silent><leader>wq :MacDictQuery<CR>

Configuration

Do not using formatted result

" shows the raw string from the dictionary
let g:vim_mac_dictionary_use_format = 0

View in app

let g:vim_mac_dictionary_use_app = 1