Configure lexic

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 :CUSTOM_ID: sec:writing-tools
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+*** [[https://github.com/tecosaur/lexic#readme][Emacs LEXICal information viewer]]
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: sec:writing-lexic
+:END:
+
+The [[https://github.com/tecosaur/lexic#readme][Emacs LEXICal information viewer]] is a front-end for offline dictionary,
+etymology, or thesaurus back-ends (current limited to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sdcv][sdcv]]).  Listing
+[[lst:configure-lexic]] configures [[https://github.com/tecosaur/lexic#readme][lexic]].
+
+#+caption[Configure =lexic=]:
+#+caption: Configure =lexic=.
+#+name: lst:configure-lexic
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (when (ensure-package-installation 'lexic)
+    ;; http://download.huzheng.org/dict.org/stardict-dictd-web1913-2.4.2.tar.bz2
+    ;; http://download.huzheng.org/dict.org/stardict-dictd_www.dict.org_gcide-2.4.2.tar.bz2
+    (with-eval-after-load 'lexic
+      (if-let ((lpp (executable-find "sdcv")))
+          (custom-set-variables
+           '(lexic-program-path lpp)
+           '(lexic-dictionary-alist '(("full" . t)))
+           ;; sdcv --data-dir .local/share -l
+           '(lexic-dictionary-list
+             '("Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)"
+               "dictd_www.dict.org_gcide"))
+           '(lexic-dictionary-path "~/.local/share"))
+      (message "`lexic' fails to find the `sdcv' executable"))))
+#+end_src
+
 *** [[https://wordnet.princeton.edu/][Wordnet]]
 :PROPERTIES:
 :CUSTOM_ID: sec:writing-wordnet