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Re: How OS X's system-wide "look up" feature is implemented?
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Re: How OS X's system-wide "look up" feature is implemented?


  • Subject: Re: How OS X's system-wide "look up" feature is implemented?
  • From: Seth Willits <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:28:43 -0700

> On Oct 16, 2015, at 9:11 AM, Nick <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> When we right-click on any selected text (or tap with three fingers), a
> popover view shows up, displaying info about the text selected (a
> dictionary definition, a wikipedia article).
> This function has been available on OS X since Lion.
>
> Is it possible to add my own "widget/button/tab" to this popover somehow?
> Even using an undocumented way? There should be... OS X does it somehow.

Dictionary Services

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/DictionaryServicesProgGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006152-CH1-SW1


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Seth Willits

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