Variable: dictionary-link-dictionary

dictionary-link-dictionary is a customizable variable defined in dictionary.el.gz.

Value

"*"

Documentation

The dictionary which is used in links.

* means to create links that search all dictionaries,
nil means to create links that search only in the same dictionary where the current word was found.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 28.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/net/dictionary.el.gz
(defcustom dictionary-link-dictionary
  "*"
  "The dictionary which is used in links.
* means to create links that search all dictionaries,
nil means to create links that search only in the same dictionary
where the current word was found."
  :group 'dictionary
  :type '(choice (const :tag "Link to all dictionaries" "*")
		 (const :tag "Link only to the same dictionary" nil)
		 (string :tag "User choice"))
  :version "28.1")