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Dictionary Preference & Definition Toggle

This controls which definition pops up first when you reveal the answer, and how you flip through different dictionaries.

  • Priority Logic: The card decides what to show based on the following priority order:

    1. Selection Text: If you highlighted text while creating the card (using Yomitan), that shows up first.
    2. Memory: The card remembers if you last looked at "Definition", "Glossary", "Selection Text" or any specific glossary dictionary via localStorage, and keeps it until Anki is closed.
    3. Specific Dictionary Name: If you set a preference in the dictionaryPreference field (e.g., "新選国語辞典　第十版"), the card attempts to open that specific dictionary within the glossary first.
    4. Generic Preference: If the preference is set to simply "glossary", it opens the first available dictionary in the glossary list.
    5. Main Definition: If none of the conditions above are met, it defaults to showing the single dictionary chosen for the definition.

  • Navigation:

    • Click Zones: The left and right edges of the screen are clickable. Clicking Right cycles forward; Clicking Left cycles backward.
    • Cycle Order: Selection Text ↔ Definition ↔ Glossary Dictionary 1... ↔ Glossary Dictionary 2...
    • Keyboard Shortcuts: Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys perform the same toggling action.
    • Counter: After you cycle at least once, a small indicator (e.g., 1 / 4) appears in the top right, showing the current and total dictionaries.

Use the Batch Editing add-on to update multiple cards at once.