[Bug 248412] Re: Dict does not support pager

[Launchpad Bug Tracker]

This bug was fixed in the package dictd - 1.12.1+dfsg-8

---------------
dictd (1.12.1+dfsg-8) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Ignore errors of update-inetd --disable/--remove, as update-inetd has
    recently stared failing on missing /etc/inetd.conf (closes: #906420).
    This is not done for --add/--enable, basing on the assumption that if
    user selects inetd-mode only if inetd is already installed.
  * Standards-Version: 4.2.0.

 -- Robert Luberda <robert at debian.org>  Sun, 19 Aug 2018 11:33:26 +0200

** Changed in: dictd (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to dictd in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/248412

Title:
  Dict does not support pager

Status in dictd package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: dictd

  Dict does not support using a pager. I discovered that this feature was removed by the Debian team when someone
  complained that they didn't like dict opening less for its output. Removing the feature was overkill, and interferes with
  my usage of dict. I use dict noninteractively and cannot simply pipe its output in all cases---I need dict to invoke a pager
  itself. To resolve this, I think that the pager feature should be re-enabled and by default, the pager should be set to cat,
  which will make it seem as though there is no pager, while people in my situation can set the pager to less.

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dictd/+bug/248412/+subscriptions