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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)
+