how about this as a medium ground: make support for dictionary files already existing? I know Forte Agent a news reader for those not familiar with it) is used in many languages and IIRC (I dont use it anymore - no usenet) they had language packs which included dictionaries - why not tap into something like that? This way, there is SUPPORT for it, but it's 1) not default 2)n tap into existing files. And yes, I know there's TONS of programs that have dictionaries - that's the beauty of it - support the FILES and nothing else - this way coding is at a minimal