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You can't use lookup on mac

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#1

it is really uncomfortable not being able to use such an useful feature pls add the feature

Here is the example of a look up
Here is the example of a look up832×926 182 KB

#2

You can achieve that with a script.

I found this one in one of my templates, though you could try searching for better ones.

    <div id="popup-container">
      <button id="close-popup-btn" onclick="closePopup(true)">&times;</button>
      <a id="open-wiki-btn" href="">&#8618;</a>
      <div id="tc"></div> <div id="fadebottom_v"></div>
      <div id="ic"><img id="popup-image"></div>
    </div>

<style>
#tc {
  color: #222222;
  position:absolute;
  top: 16px;
  margin:0px;
  left:15px;
  text-decoration: none;
  height:320px;
  overflow:hidden;
  overflow-y:scroll;
  white-space:pre-wrap;
  width: 300px;
}
#tc p{
  margin:0px;
}
#tc::-webkit-scrollbar{
  display:none;
} 
#fadebottom_v {
  height: 30px;
  width: 300px;
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1), rgba(255, 255, 255, 1));
  z-index: 111;
  position:absolute;
  bottom:0px;
  left:15px;
}
#hc{
  color: #666;  
  font-weight: bold;
}
#ic {
  right:0px;
  top:30px;
  position:absolute;
}
#ic img{
  width: 160px;
  height:auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  overflow:hidden;
}
#popup-image {
  width: 140px;
  height: auto;
}
#popup-container {
  background: #fff;
  position: absolute;
  bottom:30px;
  right:10px;
  z-index: 110;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 30px 90px -20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), 0 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 90px -20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), 0 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  padding: 0;
  display: none;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 20px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  width: 480px;
  height:340px;
  overflow:hidden;
  font-family: Arial;
  text-align:left;
  border: 1px solid #d0d0d0;
  border-radius: 5px;
}
#close-popup-btn{
  position:absolute;
  top: 1px;
  right:5px;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: 'Josefin Sans', sans-serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  outline: none;
  text-align:right;
  z-index:112;
}
#open-wiki-btn{
  position:absolute;
  top: 10px;
  right:30px;
  width: 15px;
  height: 32px;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none;
  color:#222222;
  font-family: 'Josefin Sans', sans-serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  outline: none;
  text-align: left;
  z-index:112;
}
</style>

<script>
      function getSummaryFor(word) {
        word = word.replace(/^[\.,\/#\!$%\^&\*;:{}=\-_`~()\'\s]+|[\.,\/#\!$%\^&\*;:{}=\-_`~()\'\s]+$/g, "");
             var pc = document.getElementById("popup-container");
        var hc = document.getElementById("hc");
            var tc = document.getElementById("tc");
            var ic = document.getElementById("ic");
            var imgelem = document.getElementById("popup-image");
            imgelem.src = "";
            var shortsum ="";
        fetch("https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/summary/" + word).then(function(response) {return response.json();}).then(function(response) {
           shortsum = response.description;
       shortsum = shortsum.replace(/(Disambiguation.*)/g, "Disambiguation");
            tc.innerHTML = "<span id='hc'>" +capfl(shortsum) + "</span>" +"\n" +response.extract_html + "\n";
        tc.style.width = "420px";
            if (response.extract_html && !response.extract.endsWith("to:")){
                pc.style.display = "block";
            document.getElementById("open-wiki-btn").href = response.content_urls.desktop.page;
            }else{pc.style.display = "none";}
            if (!response.thumbnail.source || response.type ==="disambiguation"){
                 tc.style.width = "420px";
            }else{tc.style.width="300px";imgelem.src = response.thumbnail.source;}
          }).catch(function(error) {console.log(error);});}

function closePopup(deselectAlso=false){
  pcc.style.display = 'none';
  if (deselectAlso){clearSelection();}
}
var pcc = document.getElementById("popup-container");
var prevSel = "";
document.addEventListener('click', function() {
    var currentSelection = getSelectionText();
    if (currentSelection !==""){prevSel = currentSelection;}
    if (currentSelection && !mustClickW ){
        getSummaryFor(currentSelection);
     }else{closePopup();}
});
document.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) {
    if(e.key =="w"){
    if(pcc.style.display ==="block"){closePopup();}else{getSummaryFor(prevSel);}
    }
});
function getSelectionText() {
    var text = "";
    if (window.getSelection) {
        text = window.getSelection().toString();
    } else if (document.selection && document.selection.type != "Control") { text = document.selection.createRange().text;}
    return text;
}
function capfl(s) {
    return s.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + s.slice(1);
}
function clearSelection(){
 if (window.getSelection) {window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();}
 else if (document.selection) {document.selection.empty();}
}

//CUSTOMIZATION
//this is a variable controlling whether user must click the "w" key to open the popup.
//if set to true: user must select text, then click the "w" key to open wikipedia popup. Clicking "w" key again will close the popup. 
//if set to false: user only needs to select text. popup will open automatically. Clicking "w" is an alternative but not obligatory way of opening/closing the popup in this mode.
//BELOW SET to true or to false. 
var mustClickW = true;
//END CUSTOMIZATION
    </script>

Add it all at the end of the back template of your note type.

1 Like
#3

it is interesting but I am suggesting a native app change though it is imposible, but I just want to express it jajajajaja

-------- Melchor Lázaro

#4

The tools Anki is built on don’t currently support the Mac lookup feature, sorry.

#5

Okey I want to ask a feature request

-------- Melchor Lázaro