ColorDict and DictData / Stardict development

ColorDict is an Android app which accesses dictionaries in the stardict format. These dictionaries can be d开发者_运维百科ownloaded as a 'DictData' application: the dictionary copies itself on the SD card, after which the DictData app can be deleted.

This seems a good way the way to go about developing a dictionary app but I cannot find any information regarding either the status of ColorDict (open source?) or the DictData format. Can I build a DictData file and upload it to the Android market?

Any information welcome, as well as pointers to other options for dictionary integration (I would prefer to reuse a dictionary application and export/distribute the dictionary only).

you should look into GoldenDict instead -- it's a better Android app, runs on Windows and Linux systems too (there seems to be work going on to port it to Mac), it is open-source, and it can work with many different dictionary formats, including stardict and babylon etc. I've written tonnes of dictionaries that all look and work beautifully in GoldenDict.

Format for StarDict dictionary files - babiloo project at code.google.com