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+==========================
+ gadict dictionaries set.
+==========================
+.. contents::
+
+How install/uninstall?
+======================
+
+To install in /usr/local/ run::
+
+ $ make install
+
+If you want install in different place run::
+
+ $ make install prefix=PREFIX
+
+If you install in nonstandard place and wont use dictionary for current user
+run::
+
+ $ make prefix=PREFIX install install-local-symlink
+
+To uninstall run one command from list accordingly to installation procedure::
+
+ $ make uninstall
+ $ make uninstall prefix=PREFIX
+ $ make prefix=PREFIX uninstall uninstall-local-symlink
+
+What file needed to create dictionary?
+======================================
+
+.tab_ and .descr, which contain text data in UTF-8 encoding.
+install
+
+In .tab_ file lines which begin with '#' used as comment; space after '\n'
+(two chars) removed.
+
+Words before first TAB character in .tab_ file supposed as translated word,
+rest text after TAB is word article.
+
+.tab_ file format.
+------------------
+
+Used such format:
+
+ WORD [TAB] TRANSLATION [LF]
+
+When processing TRANSLATION string in all occurrence of "\n " (literary
+back-slash small-letter-n and space) removed space.
+
+.descr file format.
+-------------------
+
+First line added to .ifo file as value of description.
+
+Next lines ignored and used for miscellaneous notes.
+
+IPA chars.
+==========
+
+Hare list of spetial IPA chars (code present in UTF-8 encoding):
+
+ θʃŋʧðʒæıʌʊɒɛəɑɜɔˌˈːˑṃṇḷ
+ æɑɒʌәєŋvθðʃʒɚːɡˏˊˋ
+
+You can copy/paste they in phonetic string.
+
+TODO
+----
+::
+
+ Front Central Back
+ long short long short long short
+ Close iː ɪ uː ʊ
+ Mid e ɜː ə ɔː
+ Open æ ʌ ɑː ɒ
+
+ Diphthong Triphthong
+ Closing Centring
+ /eɪ/ /ɪə/ /aɪə/
+ /aɪ/ /eə/ /ɑʊə/
+ /ɔɪ/ /ʊə/
+ /əʊ/
+ /aʊ/
+
+Old vs. new transcription.
+--------------------------
+
+From "Better English pronunciation."::
+
+ Old iː i e ɔː u uː ei ou ai au ɔi æ ɔ ʌ əː ɑː iə ɛə uə ə
+ New iː ɪ e ɔː ʊ uː eɪ əʊ aɪ aʊ ɔɪ æ ɒ ʌ ɜː ɑː ɪə eə ʊə ə
+
+Also from wikipedia::
+
+ Old æ e əː ʌɪ ɑʊ ɛə
+ New a ɛ ɜː aɪ aʊ eə
+
+Emacs.
+------
+
+For entering IPA chars use IPA input method. To enable it type::
+
+ C-u C-\ ipa <enter>
+
+All chars from alphabet typed as usual. How type special chars see below.
+
+For vowel::
+
+ æ ae
+ ɑ o| (small letter o and ) or A (upper letter A)
+ ɒ |o () or /A
+ ʊ U (upper-letter-u)
+ ɛ /3 (slash three)
+ ɔ /c
+ ə /e
+ ʌ /v
+ ɪ I
+
+For consonant::
+
+ θ th
+ ð dh
+ ʃ sh
+ ʒ zh or 3
+ ŋ ng
+
+Special chars::
+
+ ː : (semicolon)
+ ˈ ' (quote)
+ ˌ ` (back quote)
+