Dictionary in Canvas

Hans van den Herik · February 2019

Hello,

Is there a possibility to change the dictionary for Info Cards in Canvas?

The Lexham Dictionary is of very little use, because it doesn't provide a translation or word definition.

Sometimes my BDAG is shown, but I don't how to make this the default lexicon.

Thanks for answering

Fred Chapman · February 2019

Initially I thought these were based on how user prioritization. I have not really used the info crds feature much. When I tested it, it appears to be random. If I click a word I get Vine's. When click another word I might get an article from the NLT, or ISBE, or something else. It almost appears to be random.

There is not currently a setting for this that users can control.

David Schwegler (Faithlife) · February 2019

Hi folks,

Changing your resource priorities is the best way of changing what that does.

The Word Dictionary Info Card currently looks up the selected word/language as a headword, and finds the best result. This is what happens when you select "Lookup" from a resource context menu (or double-click a word in a resource).

It can certainly be a variety of resources, depending on whether preferred resources have a matching headword entry. For example, you might see the ISBE when you click "beginning", but the Oxford English Dictionary when you click a more generic word like "in".

Hope that helps,

David