The Parley Handbook

Ewald Arnold (ewald ewald-arnold.de)

Reviewer: Eric Bischoff

Anne-Marie Mahfouf (annma kde.org)

Frederik Gladhorn (frederik.gladhorn kdemail.net)

Revision 0.9.0 (2007-10-01)

Parley is a vocabulary trainer. It helps you to memorize your vocabulary, for example when you are trying to learn a foreign language. Parley is not limited to language learning but supports a multitude of subjects.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

What is it?

2. Quick Start to Parley

3. Using Parley

Overview

The lesson list
The vocabulary list
The search bar
The status bar

Using the keyboard

Using the mouse

Working on selections

Available file formats

Available word types

And how should I learn?

4. Dialogs

Document Properties dialog

General properties
Lesson descriptions
Types descriptions
Tenses
Usage labels
Document Options

Language Properties dialog

Settings dialog

General
Languages
View
Copy & Paste
Query
Thresholds
Blocking
Profiles

Entry dialog

Common Properties
Additional Properties
Suggestions For Multiple Choice Query
Additional properties for verbs
Additional properties for adjectives
Properties from or to the original
Docking to the main window

Query dialogs

Normal Random Query
Random query with Multiple Choice
Query of conjugations
Query of articles
Query of comparison forms
Query of synonyms, antonyms, paraphrases and example sentences.

Document Statistics dialog

General
All languages in the dictionary

5. Sharing files and downloading dictionaries

Contributing your files to Parley
Downloading and installing existing files
Other dictionaries on the web
Translator applications

6. Interesting links

Similar projects
Other interesting links

7. Command Reference

The Main Parley Window

The File Menu
The Edit Menu
The Vocabulary Menu
The Learning Menu
The Settings Menu
The Help menu
Table Header Menu

8. Credits and License

Thanks
Copyright

A. Installation

How to obtain Parley
Requirements
Compilation and installation