I am mostly a Windows user too, but I make small glossaries in dsl format all the time. It is very handy because you just need a plain text editor like Notepad++ (
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/). No heavy complicated program to learn, no compilation.
It is perfect for small glossaries that you change very often.
You can try this for yourself.
Just create a new file in your text editor, and copy the following in it:
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#NAME "Sample DSL Dictionary"
#INDEX_LANGUAGE "English"
#CONTENTS_LANGUAGE "English"
first entry
Entry with [b]bold[/b] and [i]italic[/i] and []blue[] words and a reference to <<second entry>>.
second entry
Nothing special here. Reference to <<first entry>>.
Then put the dsl file with your other Goldendict dictionaries. In GoldenDict, choose File / Recan files.
Now search for "first entry", you will see the first entry with words in bold, italics and blue and a reference to "second entry".
Now you can change your file and do File / Rescan files in GoldenDict again. Your changes will appear immediately.