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Desktop Dictionary

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Gets the meaning of a word in clipboard from Encarta/Cambridge online dictionaries
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace DesktopDict
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for frmHelp.
	/// </summary>
	public class frmHelp : System.Windows.Forms.Form
	{
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label3;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label4;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label5;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label6;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label7;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label8;
		private System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel linkLabel1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button cancelButton;
		/// <summary>
		/// Required designer variable.
		/// </summary>
		private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

		public frmHelp()
		{
			//
			// Required for Windows Form Designer support
			//
			InitializeComponent();

			//
			// TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
			//
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Clean up any resources being used.
		/// </summary>
		protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
		{
			if( disposing )
			{
				if(components != null)
				{
					components.Dispose();
				}
			}
			base.Dispose( disposing );
		}

		#region Windows Form Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{
			System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(frmHelp));
			this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.label3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.label4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.label5 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.label6 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.label7 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.label8 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.linkLabel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel();
			this.cancelButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.SuspendLayout();
			// 
			// label1
			// 
			this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 7);
			this.label1.Name = "label1";
			this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(456, 24);
			this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
			this.label1.Text = "1. Use either Alt+1 or Click on the tray Icon to show or Hide the text box to ent" +
				"er the word. You can also use Esc button to hide the text box.";
			// 
			// label2
			// 
			this.label2.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Navy;
			this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 43);
			this.label2.Name = "label2";
			this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(456, 40);
			this.label2.TabIndex = 1;
			this.label2.Text = "2. Use Alt+2 to show the meaning of the word in clipboard. To find the meaning of" +
				" a word, select the word for which you want to find the meaning and press Ctrl+C" +
				" which moves the word into clipboard and then Press Alt+2 which will show you th" +
				"e meaning.";
			// 
			// label3
			// 
			this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 91);
			this.label3.Name = "label3";
			this.label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(456, 51);
			this.label3.TabIndex = 2;
			this.label3.Text = @"3. This Desktop Dict uses the Encarta or Camebridge online dictionaries to show the meaning for a selected or entered word. To change the Encart to Camebredge and viceversa right click on the Icon and select the dictionary you would like to get the meaning.";
			// 
			// label4
			// 
			this.label4.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Navy;
			this.label4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 152);
			this.label4.Name = "label4";
			this.label4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(456, 24);
			this.label4.TabIndex = 3;
			this.label4.Text = "4. This Desktop Dict shows a popup with a random word for every 30 minutes from t" +
				"he list of words you have previously selected.";
			// 
			// label5
			// 
			this.label5.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 189);
			this.label5.Name = "label5";
			this.label5.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(456, 40);
			this.label5.TabIndex = 4;
			this.label5.Text = "5. To stop the random word meaning popup, right click on the tray icon and click " +
				"on the \'Stop Rem\' menu option. Again to get back the same you can click choose t" +
				"he same option from context menu.";
			// 
			// label6
			// 
			this.label6.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Navy;
			this.label6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 237);
			this.label6.Name = "label6";
			this.label6.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(456, 32);
			this.label6.TabIndex = 5;
			this.label6.Text = "6. You can change the random word meaning popup which is default to 30 minutes, b" +
				"y right clicking on the tray Icon and selecting the \'Set Delay\' option from the " +
				"context menu.";
			// 
			// label7
			// 
			this.label7.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 277);
			this.label7.Name = "label7";
			this.label7.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(456, 32);
			this.label7.TabIndex = 6;
			this.label7.Text = "7. When you can\'t see the text box just on top of the tray, right click on the tr" +
				"ay Icon and select the \'Set Resolution\' from the context menu.";
			// 
			// label8
			// 
			this.label8.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
			this.label8.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 317);
			this.label8.Name = "label8";
			this.label8.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(336, 16);
			this.label8.TabIndex = 7;
			this.label8.Text = "And finally if you find some thing is missing on this, contact me at";
			// 
			// linkLabel1
			// 
			this.linkLabel1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
			this.linkLabel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(336, 317);
			this.linkLabel1.Name = "linkLabel1";
			this.linkLabel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 16);
			this.linkLabel1.TabIndex = 8;
			this.linkLabel1.TabStop = true;
			this.linkLabel1.Text = "bvsuresh_reddy@yahoo.com";
			this.linkLabel1.LinkClicked += new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventHandler(this.linkLabel1_LinkClicked);
			// 
			// cancelButton
			// 
			this.cancelButton.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(((System.Byte)(224)), ((System.Byte)(224)), ((System.Byte)(224)));
			this.cancelButton.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
			this.cancelButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(432, 288);
			this.cancelButton.Name = "cancelButton";
			this.cancelButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(48, 23);
			this.cancelButton.TabIndex = 9;
			this.cancelButton.Text = "button1";
			this.cancelButton.Visible = false;
			this.cancelButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.cancelButton_Click);
			// 
			// frmHelp
			// 
			this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
			this.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(((System.Byte)(255)), ((System.Byte)(255)), ((System.Byte)(192)));
			this.CancelButton = this.cancelButton;
			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(484, 338);
			this.Controls.Add(this.cancelButton);
			this.Controls.Add(this.linkLabel1);
			this.Controls.Add(this.label8);
			this.Controls.Add(this.label7);
			this.Controls.Add(this.label6);
			this.Controls.Add(this.label5);
			this.Controls.Add(this.label4);
			this.Controls.Add(this.label3);
			this.Controls.Add(this.label2);
			this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
			this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedToolWindow;
			this.Icon = ((System.Drawing.Icon)(resources.GetObject("$this.Icon")));
			this.KeyPreview = true;
			this.MaximizeBox = false;
			this.MinimizeBox = false;
			this.Name = "frmHelp";
			this.ShowInTaskbar = false;
			this.Text = "Desktop Dict - Help";
			this.TopMost = true;
			this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.frmHelp_Load);
			this.ResumeLayout(false);

		}
		#endregion

		private void linkLabel1_LinkClicked(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
		{
			string sentEmail = "bvsuresh_reddy@yahoo.com";
			string subject = "Desktop Dictionary";
			string body = "Desktop Dictionary " + "\r\n";

			body += System.Threading.Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity.Name;

			string msg = string.Format( "mailto:{0}?subject={1}&body={2}", sentEmail , subject, body);
			Process.Start(msg);
		}

		private void frmHelp_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			this.Left = Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Right - 490;
			this.Top = Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Bottom - 360;
		}

		private void cancelButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			this.Close();
		}
	}
}

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