File	Date	Author	Commit
build-aux	2009-01-23	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[29513d] Initial import
data	2009-05-16	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[5115f9] * Startup Notification Corrected
src	2009-05-17	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[b753bd] * Notification close call corrected.
AUTHORS	2009-01-23	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[29513d] Initial import
COPYING	2009-01-23	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[29513d] Initial import
ChangeLog	2009-05-17	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[9bdd7d] * Notification action button cleared.
INSTALL	2009-05-02	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[915059] * relative list cleared when a regex search is ...
Makefile.am	2009-01-23	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[29513d] Initial import
Makefile.in	2009-01-31	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[1d8ab7] * Tool bar button added for toggling notifications
NEWS	2009-05-17	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[9bdd7d] * Notification action button cleared.
README	2009-05-02	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[915059] * relative list cleared when a regex search is ...
TODO	2009-05-02	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[915059] * relative list cleared when a regex search is ...
aclocal.m4	2009-01-23	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[29513d] Initial import
config.h.in	2009-02-09	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[ecef22] * While stripping invalid chars on a search str...
configure	2009-05-14	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[6e5f6b] * configure.ac now check for possible combinati...
configure.ac	2009-05-14	Sundaram Ramaswamy	[6e5f6b] * configure.ac now check for possible combinati...

Read Me

Artha - An open cross-platform thesaurus based on WordNet
=============================================================================
Copyright (c) 2009  Sundaram Ramaswamy, <legends2k@yahoo.com>


Overview
--------
Artha is a cross-platform open-source thesaurus with WordNet as its database.

The main focus of Artha is high usuability, with much simplicity. It has 
distinct features like hot key combo lookup, notifications, regex search, 
spelling suggestions, etc. Once the application is launched, it sits on the 
system tray. The user can select text on any window, and call Artha by 
pressing the set hot key combination, which pops up Artha with the word 
looked-up. If the user wants notifications, rather than the app. popping up, 
it can be done by enabling notifications, which results in a (balloon tip) 
notification of the selected word's prime definition from WordNet, from the 
system tray, when the hot hey is pressed.

Technically, Artha is written in pure C using the GTK+ widget kit & Glib, 
making it cross-desktop and cross-platform. It uses libnotify for 
notifications. It may be used as a advanced replacement for WordWeb in 
GNU/Linux environments. Currently different flavours of GNU/Linux are targeted, 
but porting to other UNIX-like systems, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows will 
commence soon.


Installation
------------
Artha requires the development headers of GTK+-2.12.x, GLib-2.14 and 
WordNet-3.x (minimum required version numbers are specified).

Simple install procedure:

  $ tar xvf <package_name>			# unpack the sources
  or
  $ gzip -cd <package_name>			# alternative to above

  $ cd artha-<version>				# change to the toplevel directory
  $ ./configure					# run the `configure' script
  $ make					# build artha
  [ Become root by 'su' or 'sudo' ]
  # make install				# install artha

See the file 'INSTALL' for more detailed information.


Bugs & Queries
--------------
Suggestions, bugs and queries are welcome! You can post them at 
http://launchpad.net/artha/+filebug


Licence
-------
Artha is free software. You are free to use, modify and redistribute it 
under certain conditions. See COPYING for a detailed licence.


More Information
----------------
Visit project home at http://artha.sourceforge.net/ for more information.