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LucasCorso · 10-19-2009, 04:45 AM

I'm not sure where to post this, since it's not really development for Kindle.
Anyway, I'm trying since a week or so to build a Mobi dictionary for Kindle. It's working, but not perfectly: Kindle doesn't know how to search for inflections, only the main entries. The real problem is that Mobipocket Reader finds those inflections without any issue. So I guess Kindle is more limited in this area. But how does it know to search for inflections in its included Oxford dictionary? It's something I'm missing then.
Normally an entry with inflections should be written in the html/xml file like this (writing it from memory):

Code:

<idx:orth>word
<idx:infl>
<idx:iform value="word1" />
<idx:iform value="word2" />
...
</idx:infl>
</idx:orth>

Writing it like this works in Mobipocket Reader but not the Kindle.
To find a word on the Kindle, I have to write the above like this:

Code:

<idx:orth>word</idx:orth>

In this case Kindle displays the short definition when I move to cursor around, but of course, no inflections.
Does anybody know how should I write it? I've tried a lot of different ways, but it didn't work out (keep in mind that the first example works perfectly in Mobipocket Reader). I would only need a "Kindle" example for a word...
Thanks for your help.

10-19-2009, 04:45 AM	#1
LucasCorso Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 239 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Belgium Device: Kindle DX	Inflections (Kindle dictionaries) I'm not sure where to post this, since it's not really development for Kindle. Anyway, I'm trying since a week or so to build a Mobi dictionary for Kindle. It's working, but not perfectly: Kindle doesn't know how to search for inflections, only the main entries. The real problem is that Mobipocket Reader finds those inflections without any issue. So I guess Kindle is more limited in this area. But how does it know to search for inflections in its included Oxford dictionary? It's something I'm missing then. Normally an entry with inflections should be written in the html/xml file like this (writing it from memory): Code: <idx:orth>word <idx:infl> <idx:iform value="word1" /> <idx:iform value="word2" /> ... </idx:infl> </idx:orth> Writing it like this works in Mobipocket Reader but not the Kindle. To find a word on the Kindle, I have to write the above like this: Code: <idx:orth>word</idx:orth> In this case Kindle displays the short definition when I move to cursor around, but of course, no inflections. Does anybody know how should I write it? I've tried a lot of different ways, but it didn't work out (keep in mind that the first example works perfectly in Mobipocket Reader). I would only need a "Kindle" example for a word... Thanks for your help.