#!/bin/sh

# Look up selected word in dictionary (wn) and display info in xmessage popup.
#  ('selected word' is primary X selection)
# Requires 'xclip', 'sselp' or similar program.

# alt program. dict. eg.
# sh -c 'dict `xclip -o`; cat'


# just print out to stdout if being run in a terminal
[ -t 1 ] && export terminal=true

Usage="
Usage: wnx -[d|a|s] WORD\n
 if WORD is missing, try primary X selection \n
 plus 1 of the below:\n
 -d  definition\n
 -t  thesaurus\n
 -a  antonymns\n
 -s  synonymns\n
 -w  WORD (alt way to pass WORD)\n
 -h  help"

usage ()
{
    if [ -n "$terminal" ]; then
        printf "$Usage\n"
    else
        printf $Usage | xmessage -center -title "WordNet Error" -file -
    fi
    exit 1
}

# process args
while getopts dtashw: arg
do
    case $arg in
        d) action="-over"; title="Dictionary"; shift;;
        a) action="-antsn -antsv -antsa -antsr"; title="Antonymns"; shift;;
        s) action="-synsn -synsv -synsa -synsr "; title="Synonymns"; shift;;
        t) action="-synsn -synsv -synsa -synsr -antsn -antsv -antsa -antsr"; \
            title="Thesaurus"; shift;;
        w) word="$OPTARG"; shift;;
        h) usage;;
    esac
done

[ -n "$1" ] && word="$1"

#echo $word

# the word is required
if [ -z "$word" ]; then 
    #word=`xclip -o -selection primary`
    word=`sselp`
fi

if [ -z "$action" ]; then 
    action="-over";
    title="Dictionary";
fi

#echo word $word
#echo
#echo "wn $word $action";
#echo
msg=`wn "$word" $action`

if [ -n "$msg" ]; then
    if [ -n "$terminal" ]; then
        printf "$msg\n" | fold -w 78
    else
        printf "$msg" | fold -w 95 | boxes -d ada-box -p a2 | \
            xmessage -timeout 30 -title $title -file - &
    fi
fi

#if [ -n "$action" -a -n "$word" ]; then
#    wn "$word" $action | fold -w 95 | boxes -d ada-box -p a2 | \
#        xmessage -title $title -file - &
#fi

# other nice boxes
# ada-box
# columns
# diamonds
# peek