Table of contents
Introduction
BDicty
is a specialized dictionary reader program for Palm Pilot®
and all other PalmOS®
compatible devices. It was designed for a dictionary reader and not a
general-purpose document reader program, which allows it to take the best possible
features for a dictionary program - fast searches, high database
compression and, of course, fairly simple and intuitive use for a
dictionary.
BDicty works with database files, called lexicons.
Every lexicon is in fact a unidirectional dictionary, for example English
to French. The reverse lexicon (French to English, in our case) is a
separate database. BDicty allows unlimited number of lexicons to be
installed at the same time.
Any dictionary-like content can be converted
to a BDicty lexicon, not only language dictionaries. There is a good
amount of such lexicons from different areas already developed and
available. Check our website for latest
and greatest BDicty lexicons.
The program is simple and intuitive to use.
Yet, there are a few things you should know, so please continue forward in
case you have already made it to here...
Public and Commercial BDicty versions
BDicty comes with two versions: Public
and Commercial:
The Public version is free and available for download
form our website.
It has the most basic functionality a dictionary needs - the ability to
open different lexicons and provide you with a way to lookup words. You
may have a full (purchased) lexicon and still use the Public BDicty
version, which is very similar to making pictures with a cheap or free
photo camera, but with a film that you actually bought.
The Commercial (full) version of BDicty gives you several
advantages over the Public one, among which ability to add your own words
and ability to lookup words from within other PalmOS programs. When sold
alone or depending on the bundle it might be included in, the Commercial
BDicty version also comes with an extra set of different lexicons.
To get the latest news and price for obtaining the Commercial BDicty,
please refer to the BDicty page on our
website.
Note that you are NOT required to have the Commercial version in order
to use BDicty with any lexicon!
Unlicensed and Licensed dictionary files
(lexicons)
One more thing to mention about BDicty is
that it can run unlicensed and licensed
lexicons. The unlicensed lexicons can be opened and used on any handheld
device, while the licensed ones are encrypted and licensed only to a
specific user. This rule applies regardless of which BDicty version you
are running. The unlicensed lexicons are used for demonstration purposes.
For example, different vendors (including Beiks) allow you download and
evaluate small portion of a dictionary file (for example English/French)
and when you decide that it is good for you, you can purchase the full
lexicon and it will be licensed to you.
Many unlicensed (free) lexicons of various
topics are available on the lexicon depository on our
website. A good amount of them was actually submitted by our customers.
Refer to www.beiks.com for more details
and complete list. 
Installation
Every BDicty dictionary has 2 components:
- BDicty dictionary reader
program itself
- One or more BDicty recognizable data files
with dictionary content. These files are called lexicons.
To install a dictionary into your Palm you
will therefore need to sync at least 2 files: BDicty.prc
& Whatever_Lexicon.pdb (e.g.
"En2Fre.pdb")
If you have downloaded BDicty.zip
(or lexicon.zip) file you have to:
1. Extract its contents and find the files BDicty.prc and Lexicon_Name.pdb
(e.g. "En2Fre.pdb")
2. Hotsync the two files (or more, if there are more than one
lexicon in the ZIP file)
If you need to learn how to install any file to your PalmPilot®
go here.
If you have downloaded an EXE file (e.g. BDicty.exe),
just start it and follow the instructions on the screen.
Installing upgrades
If you see that there is newer version on our website than the one
you are using, you should contact your merchant to obtain the update.
Depending on the merchant, this may lead you back to our site to download
the update. Look at the ABOUT screen of your currently loaded BDicty copy
to find out who you should contact.
When installing the update, unless otherwise mentioned, there is no
need to delete the previous version, it will be automatically
replaced. 
Purchasing
Before you proceed with purchsing, there are a few things you
should know:
- Registered users get further program
updates (unless otherwise
required, you become registered by placing the order)
- You will have to provide your device Owner
Identification (HotSync account);
unless otherwise mentioned, the products you are to purchase are
licensed to you, not sold to you (that should be more covered in the
End User License Agreement)
- Because of the nature of the software
products, our refund policy is slightly different than what you might
be used to see in retail stores; in short, once you make the purchase,
we are only willing to refund you if there is a problem with the
product because of our fault; please, make sure you
have downloaded and evaluated the trial version of the product you are
about to purchase! This rule is not set in stone, but it will
greatly reduce the risk of making wrong decisions and taking time to
correct them.
For more details, refer to the Beiks End User License Agreement
(EULA).
- Please make sure you have read this
document and understand that BDicty Commercial and any of the Lexicons
on sale are different products! Unless otherwise indicated by the
product description, purchasing a lexicon will not automatically
entitle you to Commercial BDicty (in fact most bundles do
include Commercial BDicty).
Purchasing online from BEIKS
The easiest and most convenient way
to purchase BDicty or any other BEIKS product is to go to our website (www.beiks.com).
You will need to provide your credit card
number and for your security it will be encrypted via the standard
protection technologies (SSL). The information you will need to provide is
strictly confidential and will not be disclosed to any third party.
All online purchases from BEIKS are immediately downloadable and are not
subject to any other means of delivery. For your convenience
BEIKS allows you to log on as many times afterwards as you want to
download your purchased files, but since the site may happen to be down
when you need it, we recommend that you download all your files and keep a
copy of them.
Purchasing with check or credit card by BEIKS
If you are reluctant on using your credit card over Internet, you
can write an email to support@beiks.com
or refer to our website on where to send check or money order to. This
takes longer, but is definitely fine with us.
When sending the check, make it payable to Beiks, LLC.
Do not forget to include the following
information: Name, device Owner Identification (that is your HotSync
account name; refer to the website on how to find it out) and finally -
email.
Purchasing online or over
phone/fax from a distributor
Beiks does not carry phone/fax orders, but our distributors do. It may
also happen that for whatever reason our site is unavailable by the moment
you want to purchase. In that case, you may refer to any of our
distributors:
Please note:
unless otherwise mentioned on the distributor's page, products purchased
through distributors will become available for download within 24 hours of
the purchase. 
User
Guide
A User Guide (Manual) is usually included in every downloadable
trial version of a dictionary product on our
website. A copy of the manual is also available online.
For more information there is also a Frequently
Asked Questions page available online. 
Version
History
Date |
Version |
Description |
01
June, 2001
mmmmmm |
4.6 |
Support
and full compliance with PalmOS 4.0, including media cards (MC and
SD); all lexicons can now be installed and reside on SD or MC card!
Misc. internal updates: does
not require soft reset upon installation any more, lexicons list is
collected faster and more secure, does not delete unlicensed
lexicons automatically. |
01 Oct, 2000 |
4.5 |
Lookup
feature from within other PalmOS programs introduced
Support for PalmType enhanced (now PalmType gets automatically
activated when BDicty is active)
Most recently used words list introduced
Font size option |
20
March, 2000
mmmmmm |
4.0 |
Support
for topic dictionaries (phrase books, travel dictionaries etc.)
Horizontal / Vertical display
modes.
Smart View mode.
Automatic user dictionaries backup during HotSync®.
Availability
online anytime (downloadable from the net)
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4 July, 1999 |
3.5 |
Enhanced support for foreign languages.
Improved graphical interface - users can
now choose between two modes of the display - wider description
field or wider list of words.
Persistency - BDicty now remembers its
mode when you leave it and restores it the next time being run.
Better late than never.... ;-)
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26
June, 1999 |
3.0 |
Version for OEM
distribution in Russia.
Both the program and the lexicons
can be put in the flash.
|
1 April, 1999 |
2.0 |
Support of multiple lexicons.
Faster search.
|
8
March, 1999 |
1.0 |
Initial version.
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Contact
Information
Have any comment about the program?
Come and visit
our WebPages or email us!

Legal
Information
BDicty (Software) is Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Beiks LLC.
You are allowed to use the Public version of
the Software for free, but you need author's permission to distribute it.
Unregistered use of the Commercial version is a violation of the
U.S. and international copyright laws. The Software shall not be modified,
reverse engineered, disassembled or used for any derivative works based on
the software for any purpose.
The Software is supplied as is. The author
disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without
limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any
purpose. Neither the author nor anyone else who has been involved in the
creation, production or delivery of this product assumes any liability for
damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of the
Software. 
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