Calibre and dict.org

aerenviel · 01-09-2011, 12:33 PM

hello, can i change the online searching of word on dict.org with another url or use with caliber some dictionary as those used in microsoft reader? I'm italian and i need an english to italian translation...

Thanks

kovidgoyal · 01-09-2011, 01:50 PM

Not without editing the source code.

aerenviel · 01-09-2011, 02:45 PM

argh...so caliber don't have any function for translate the word directly with some dictionary? :-(

kovidgoyal · 01-09-2011, 03:51 PM

no, it doesn't.

elpraga · 03-08-2011, 07:46 PM

Hello,
I would be very interested in another dictionary as well. I try to read books in Spanish and a quick lookup would be very handy really.

If I understand it well, the change should not be done in ebook-viewer file directly. T
I tried to look around and the best candidate to edit was /usr/lib/calibre/calibre/utils/dictclient.py, but there is no reference to dict.org. Is this the file that needs to be edited or is it a different one?

Is it difficult to do it if I do not know python? Could You give me some hints which file should I edit and how to do it it?

It would help me a lot..

Thanks for reply.

Elpraga

kovidgoyal · 03-08-2011, 08:48 PM

The files you need are viewer/dictionary.py and dictclient.py

elpraga · 03-09-2011, 12:37 AM

Thanks! I have it!
It was not easy at all to find any spanish dictionary that uses DICT protocol You are using, and changing the code to something else without knowing python would be crazy as well. Finally the easiest way was to find the dictionary http://sercari.esdebian.org/33720/di...stellano-libre and install dictd locally.

After that the only thing I had to do was to change dict.org to localhost in file
/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/viewer/dictionary.py
The only thing that does not work is Control+L shortcut..
Thanks for the hints!

elpraga · 03-09-2011, 12:54 AM

..and by the way.. thanks for the vim-like nav keys :-)

kovidgoyal · 03-09-2011, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elpraga

..and by the way.. thanks for the vim-like nav keys :-)

I use vim and pentadactyl myself, so having vim like shortcuts was a no-brainer

elpraga · 03-18-2011, 09:14 AM

Another hint (that works even better then built-in solution because allows to add multiple sources from the internet) is to install goldendict.

In my opinion it is a perfect solution to someone reading books in a different language.

In my case, I combine es-es dictd dictionary, es-cz online dictionary, wictionary and wikipedia. All results show up in a pop-up windows that disappears when I move the mouse from it. Very convenient, indeed.

Hope it helps someone!

01-09-2011, 12:33 PM	#1
aerenviel Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	Calibre and dict.org hello, can i change the online searching of word on dict.org with another url or use with caliber some dictionary as those used in microsoft reader? I'm italian and i need an english to italian translation... Thanks

03-08-2011, 07:46 PM	#5
elpraga Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	Spanish-Spanish dictionary Hello, I would be very interested in another dictionary as well. I try to read books in Spanish and a quick lookup would be very handy really. If I understand it well, the change should not be done in ebook-viewer file directly. T I tried to look around and the best candidate to edit was /usr/lib/calibre/calibre/utils/dictclient.py, but there is no reference to dict.org. Is this the file that needs to be edited or is it a different one? Is it difficult to do it if I do not know python? Could You give me some hints which file should I edit and how to do it it? It would help me a lot.. Thanks for reply. Elpraga

03-18-2011, 09:14 AM	#10
elpraga Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	Dictionary support in Calibre via goldendict Another hint (that works even better then built-in solution because allows to add multiple sources from the internet) is to install goldendict. In my opinion it is a perfect solution to someone reading books in a different language. In my case, I combine es-es dictd dictionary, es-cz online dictionary, wictionary and wikipedia. All results show up in a pop-up windows that disappears when I move the mouse from it. Very convenient, indeed. Hope it helps someone!

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01-09-2011, 01:50 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,905 Karma: 22666668 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Not without editing the source code.

01-09-2011, 02:45 PM	#3
aerenviel Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	argh...so caliber don't have any function for translate the word directly with some dictionary? :-(

01-09-2011, 03:51 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,905 Karma: 22666668 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	no, it doesn't.

03-08-2011, 08:48 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,905 Karma: 22666668 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The files you need are viewer/dictionary.py and dictclient.py

03-09-2011, 12:37 AM	#7
elpraga Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	Thanks! I have it! It was not easy at all to find any spanish dictionary that uses DICT protocol You are using, and changing the code to something else without knowing python would be crazy as well. Finally the easiest way was to find the dictionary http://sercari.esdebian.org/33720/di...stellano-libre and install dictd locally. After that the only thing I had to do was to change dict.org to localhost in file /usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/viewer/dictionary.py The only thing that does not work is Control+L shortcut.. Thanks for the hints!

03-09-2011, 12:54 AM	#8
elpraga Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	..and by the way.. thanks for the vim-like nav keys :-)

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