Babbletower - Managing Dictionaries & Shelves

Managing Dictionaries & Shelves

Each dictionary is represented in Babbletower's dictionary screen by a tab. If you use a large number of dictionaries, the tabs may not all fit in to the horizontal row of tabs. Babbletower will start a second row in that case, however, this may not be very appealing to the eye, and also reduces the screen space for displaying search results.

To avoid this you can arrange your dictionaries in to shelves, pretty much in the same way as you would organize books in a book case, for example, you could have a shelf for English dictionaries, one for Spanish, and a third one for Japanese. The only difference is that you can place the same dictionary in to several shelves at the same time. When you create two or more shelves, Babbletower places two buttons next to the row of dictionary tabs, that let you switch from one shelf to the next (see screen shot).

To arrange dictionaries in a shelf, or to create, remove and arrange shelves, tap and hold any of the dictionary tabs. This brings up a menu that allows you to open the appropriate setup screens. They are explained in the remainder of this section.

Creating Shelves

The list shows all shelves created so far. To add a shelf, first select the shelf -if any- in the list after which you would like to add the new shelf, then type the name of the new shelf in the text field at the top and press the add button. To change the position of a shelf in the list, select it and use the up/down buttons to move it. To remove it, press the - button.

To apply your changes and return to the dictionary screen, press the OK button. To discard your changes, press the X button.

Arranging Dictionaries in a Shelf

The drop down list at the top shows all shelves created so far, and allows you to choose the shelf that you want to set up. The top list shows the dictionaries currently placed in the selected shelf, in the order in which they appear - the top most dictionary is the one appearing furthest to the left in the dictionary screen. To change the position of a dictionary in the shelf, select it and use the up/down buttons to move it. To remove it from the shelf, press the - button.

The list at the bottom shows all available dictionaries that are not yet in the selected shelf, sorted alphabetically. To add a dictionary, first select the dictionary in the shelf after which you would like to add the new dictionary, then select the new dictionary in the list below. Note: The dictionary should be added as soon as you select it. Depending on your Java runtime however, this may not work. Use the + button in this case.

To apply your changes and return to the dictionary screen, press the OK button. To discard your changes, press the X button. Note that selecting a different shelf discards any changes you may have made so far.