Kindle for PC ignores multi word dictionary idx entries

giorgio79 · 04-29-2013, 01:31 PM

Hello,

I just noticed that Kindle for PC search does not recognize multi word entries like this

PHP Code:


			
<idx:entry><idx:orth><a name="FAR HOUSE"><h2>FAR HOUSE</h2></a></idx:orth>
    <p>The marginal explanation in the Revised Version (British and American) of Beth-merhak (beth ha-merchaq, "house of distance"), which is given in the text of <a href="#2Sam.15.17">2Sa 15:17</a> instead of "a place that was far off."</p>
    <p>See <a href="#BETH-MERHAK">BETH-MERHAK</a>.</p></idx:entry>

This example was given here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=162696.

Kindle for PC does not show any results for FAR, or FAR HOUSE at all. Is this the case for Kindle devices as well? Kindle cannot handle multi word idx orth dictionary entries?

You can also try searching for "moral hazard" in the default New Oxford dict.

HarryT · 04-30-2013, 01:29 AM

The PW handles multi-word dictionary lookups just fine. If you tap and hold a word that's part of a dictionary "phrase", the selection automatically expands to include the entire phrase.

04-29-2013, 01:31 PM	#1
giorgio79 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kindle	Kindle for PC ignores multi word dictionary idx entries Hello, I just noticed that Kindle for PC search does not recognize multi word entries like this PHP Code: `<idx:entry><idx:orth><a name="FAR HOUSE"><h2>FAR HOUSE</h2></a></idx:orth> <p>The marginal explanation in the Revised Version (British and American) of Beth-merhak (beth ha-merchaq, "house of distance"), which is given in the text of <a href="#2Sam.15.17">2Sa 15:17</a> instead of "a place that was far off."</p> <p>See <a href="#BETH-MERHAK">BETH-MERHAK</a>.</p></idx:entry>` This example was given here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=162696. Kindle for PC does not show any results for FAR, or FAR HOUSE at all. Is this the case for Kindle devices as well? Kindle cannot handle multi word idx orth dictionary entries? You can also try searching for "moral hazard" in the default New Oxford dict. Last edited by giorgio79; 04-29-2013 at 01:56 PM.

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04-30-2013, 01:29 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The PW handles multi-word dictionary lookups just fine. If you tap and hold a word that's part of a dictionary "phrase", the selection automatically expands to include the entire phrase.

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