TEA FAQ

How can I use a different Internet search engine?
Where can I get additional word lists to use with TEA?
What is the strange row of numbers below the pattern entry box?
What does TEA stand for?

How can I use a different Internet search engine?

External Lookup supports the and OneLook® search engines by default. To add other search engines, use the Edit|External Lookup|Setup... command to open the Lookup Methods dialog; then enter a Name: and Address: for the search engine in an unused row of the Use web search script section.

The Address: setting is just the address used to access the search engine, with {entry} to indicate where the word or phrase should be inserted.

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Where can I get additional word lists to use with TEA?

You can download a selection of supplementary word lists from the TEA Evaluation page. These are pre-built for you in the TEA&Sympathy Dictionary format. By default, these are installed in the same folder as TEA, so you can find them easily using File|Open....

The Recommended Word Lists page suggests some additional word lists and sites that you may find useful. Word lists available on the Internet are typically provided as plain text; to search them with TEA you need to run the Dictionary Builder application to convert them into the TEA&Sympathy Dictionary format.

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What is the strange row of numbers below the pattern entry box?

The area below where you type in the pattern is a progress bar. The numbers are lengths of words in the active dictionary, so that as you type in a pattern you get feedback on the range of word lengths that will be matched. When a search is running, a bar sweeps across showing which length of word TEA is currently searching.

For example, the following screenshot has a pattern where words from 7 to 10 letters long will be matched. The screenshot was frozen just after TEA started searching the 9 letter words:

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What does TEA stand for?

TEA stands for The Electronic Alveary (the original name of the product). The word alveary has the following meanings:

1. a beehive
2. a hollow of the external ear, where wax collects
3. a name given to an early dictionary of English, French, Greek and Latin

TEA Crossword Helper is an alveary for the electronic age, able to support many different languages. The TEA icon is a beehive.

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