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i use an ios chinese dictionary called pleco that, for some reason, the developers don’t allow to be installed on macos. i primarly use my macbook to study, and
by rnjesus 5y ago
i use an ios chinese dictionary called pleco that, for some reason, the developers don’t allow to be installed on macos. i primarly use my macbook to study, and before this update, i just checked definitions using the app on my phone. now, i have my ipad directly next to my macbook on a stand, and i can easily drag the mouse across and and look up entries without needing to unlock my phone and peck out or copy/paste characters. these kind of small optimizations to workflow are really helpful.
- bene_legionary 5y agoI think Pleco's developers are more focused on improving the dictionary than porting it to computers (they have an Android version too), but it would be very nice to have a computer version that can look up words if you right click them, for example.
- rnjesus 5y agoyeah, i can understand that. i should have mentioned that i’m using an m1 mac, and as far as i understand it, there’s no extra overhead on the developer side for enabling an ios app to be downloaded from the app store and used by someone with an m1 + macos. it’s actually something the developer has to explicitly disallow (someone should correct me if i’m mistaken).