Ultimate WOTD

This Widget grabs the Word of the Day from multiple sources, and provides the pronunciation(s), definition(s), usage examples, etymology, and even audio pronunciations when available! It also provides a link back to the source's webpage. This is a great way to increase your vocabulary, especially if you are preparing for the SAT or PSAT!

Current Version: 3.2

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September 08, 2005 · version 1.0 William H.
I noticed that this week the audio for the Wordsmith feed doesn't work. Sorry. I'll fix the problem soon.
September 02, 2005 · version 1.0 William H.
The 'J' in the below comment is supposed to be [& # 7 4 ;] without the spaces.
September 02, 2005 · version 1.0 William H.
MikeDawg:
Yes, Version 1.0 only translates HTML codes that have friendly names, like ["e;]. Codes such as [J] get through. I've improved the translating code significantly for Version 1.2. Unfortunately, they still haven't posted Version 1.1 yet.
Nathan:
Hurray! Only now longer definitions will get cut off. Hopefully you'll be able to scroll using the arrow keys. If not, the same forum discussion also said "If the XML block is removed and replaced with a dynamic textar… More
September 02, 2005 · version 1.0 Nathan
Fixed. William, I checked the forum link you posted, seemed like a bug in the scrollbars in W2K. I modified the textarea block in WOTD to include:

<scrollbar>false</scrollbar>

and now it no longer pegs the cpu at 100%.

Thanks
September 02, 2005 · version 1.0 Nathan
Fixed. William, I checked the forum link you posted, seemed like a bug in the scrollbars in W2K. I modified the textarea block in WOTD to include:

<scrollbar>false</scrollbar>

and now it no longer pegs the cpu at 100%.

Thanks