How to change the dictionary in the Reader?

franc · 12-02-2011, 08:00 AM

Hello,

when I mark a word in the calibre Viewer and right click the selected word I can choose 'Lookup in dictionary (CMD+L)' but where can I change this dictionary?
It is default dict.org, but I would rather like to translate the word and use some translating dictionaries.

Not possible?

Kindly regardings,

franc

kovidgoyal · 12-02-2011, 08:21 AM

It cannot be changed without editing the source code.

franc · 12-02-2011, 07:59 PM

Thank you for that information very much.

Is it on the planned to Do list to do it in a future version, to adjust in settings the dictionaries?
I saw it in e.g. the android eBook Reader MoonReader+ where I can set the dictionaries by setting.
It is useful!
E.g.: I am in german language better than in english (or hindi/maharashtra

) and when I read an english book, it is useful for me to directly translate some unknown word directly to german, using the special dictionary.

Kindly Regardings,
frank

kovidgoyal · 12-02-2011, 09:26 PM

It's not a feature I am interested in personally, but patches are welcome.

franc · 12-03-2011, 04:58 AM

You mean:

http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/develop.html

Hm, OK, maybe sometime I try to compile it...

12-02-2011, 08:00 AM	#1
franc Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	How to change the dictionary in the Reader? Hello, when I mark a word in the calibre Viewer and right click the selected word I can choose 'Lookup in dictionary (CMD+L)' but where can I change this dictionary? It is default dict.org, but I would rather like to translate the word and use some translating dictionaries. Not possible? Kindly regardings, franc

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12-02-2011, 08:21 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,857 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It cannot be changed without editing the source code.

12-02-2011, 07:59 PM	#3
franc Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	Thank you for that information very much. Is it on the planned to Do list to do it in a future version, to adjust in settings the dictionaries? I saw it in e.g. the android eBook Reader MoonReader+ where I can set the dictionaries by setting. It is useful! E.g.: I am in german language better than in english (or hindi/maharashtra ) and when I read an english book, it is useful for me to directly translate some unknown word directly to german, using the special dictionary. Kindly Regardings, frank

12-02-2011, 09:26 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,857 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It's not a feature I am interested in personally, but patches are welcome.

12-03-2011, 04:58 AM	#5
franc Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	You mean: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/develop.html Hm, OK, maybe sometime I try to compile it...

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