Dictionary for Sony Reader

sammykrupa · 10-02-2006, 09:12 AM

The Sony Reader doesn't have any built-in support for dictionaries, so I thought about just having a regular dictionary in the form of an ebook on the device.

Here are some ones on Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/673
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/247
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/248

All we should need to do is make an "Index" with links so that you can jump to A or B or C etc. etc. without having to manually flip through pages.

I don't have a Reader yet, but I will probably make a PDF-based ebook dictionary once I do, unless someone else does!

Sam Krupa

Clemenseken · 12-02-2007, 04:10 PM

Hi Sammy!

It happens that I just "made" a dictionary Italian-English from a "lit"-file that I got from a friend.
First I converted it with "clit" (MAC version) to an htm / picture-file(s), worked on sizes/colours, then imported it into Acrobat 7 to get a PDF.

The original lit was about 0.7 MB, the resulting pdf is 2.2 MB.
Links in a pdf only jump to pages (on my eReader 500) although the htm-links addressed anchors (href "#xyz" > name "xyz").

The dictionary seems to contain about 17,000 Italian words.

If any friend here is interested in testing it I might send it via (private) email.

Have a nice evening, Clemens

HarryT · 12-03-2007, 03:13 AM

If this dictionary is in the public domain (as I hope it is - otherwise your friend obviously should not have given it to you!) please post it in the "Book Uploads" section here for everyone to benefit from.

alexxxm · 12-03-2007, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammykrupa

All we should need to do is make an "Index" with links so that you can jump to A or B or C etc. etc. without having to manually flip through pages.

I guess this won't be enough... given the slow refresh time between page turns, looking for a word not near the beginning or end of a jump link could be a pain.
Possibly some volunteer could write for such a dict a tree-like structure, so that e.g. linking to "P" you would wind the sublinks
P
|-Pa
|-Pe
....

and so on in a nested structure

Alessandro

alexxxm · 12-03-2007, 03:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexxxm

wind

wind->find

HarryT · 12-03-2007, 03:20 AM

Just click the "Edit" button in the lower right corner of your post to edit it, alexxxm

KlondikeGeoff · 12-03-2007, 09:59 AM

Much as I'd like a good dictionary on my 500, I don't see how it is practical without a Search feature.

Both the old Rocket eBook and the Kindle have this feature, so a dictionary or an encyclopedia would be great. Pity Sony didn't think of this.

The Rocked eBook also had a built-in dictionary, so highlighting a word resulted in seeing the definition. Unfortunately, whenever I came across an arcane word that I did not know, their dictionary did not know it either, alas.

HarryT · 12-03-2007, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KlondikeGeoff

The Rocked eBook also had a built-in dictionary, so highlighting a word resulted in seeing the definition. Unfortunately, whenever I came across an arcane word that I did not know, their dictionary did not know it either, alas.

One of the nicest features of the CyBook Gen3 is its dictionary lookup, which works superbly. 200+ different dictionaries to choose from at MobiPocket, and you can have multiple dictionaries installed if you wish.

I think Sony rather "dropped the ball" in not implementing dictionary lookup. It's a feature it lacks which all its main rivals have. Let's hope they implement it in a future firmware upgrade.

Clemenseken · 12-05-2007, 04:35 PM

Hi !

To HarryT:

You really got me with this Public domain thing.

It took me some 2 hours to find a freeware dictionary (but: only text list), that I worked on for 3 consecutive days and nights to get it going for my SONY PRS500.

Now it's ready. Contains some 10,000plus Italian words. Just uploaded it. Tired. bed ...

(Well. I still can type this

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ewpost&t=16929

glad for any remarks. thanx, Clemenseken

Kpatrick · 03-30-2010, 04:43 AM

Hi,

I am having the Sony touch 600. This one has a build in dictionary, which works nice by tabbing on a word. However, I am missing an italian dictionary. I need to translate from italian to english or german. Is it possible to somehow get a dictionary on it like the build ins?

This would be so nice to use to learn italian (reading books)

Best Regards,

Patrick

Mike_73 · 03-30-2010, 06:30 AM

There are people who have tried to implement other than english dictionaries on the 600. Unfortunately, this didn't get too far. I've looked into it, too, but it's really confusing. So I personally would tend to the "get a dictionary" on the reader as a book. The 600 has the advantage that you can search for words within a book (I didn't think of that in combination with a dictionary before). It's still a hassle though to read a book, find a word you want to look up, open the dictionary and search for the word. But at least it's a workaround

10-02-2006, 09:12 AM	#1
sammykrupa Reader of the Reader Posts: 103 Karma: 107 Join Date: Apr 2006 Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Dictionary for Sony Reader The Sony Reader doesn't have any built-in support for dictionaries, so I thought about just having a regular dictionary in the form of an ebook on the device. Here are some ones on Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/673 http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/247 http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/248 All we should need to do is make an "Index" with links so that you can jump to A or B or C etc. etc. without having to manually flip through pages. I don't have a Reader yet, but I will probably make a PDF-based ebook dictionary once I do, unless someone else does! Sam Krupa

12-02-2007, 04:10 PM	#2
Clemenseken eWriter Posts: 267 Karma: 175607 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Frankfurt, FRG Device: PB-IQ / Sony PRS-500	Dizionario Italiano > Inglese Hi Sammy! It happens that I just "made" a dictionary Italian-English from a "lit"-file that I got from a friend. First I converted it with "clit" (MAC version) to an htm / picture-file(s), worked on sizes/colours, then imported it into Acrobat 7 to get a PDF. The original lit was about 0.7 MB, the resulting pdf is 2.2 MB. Links in a pdf only jump to pages (on my eReader 500) although the htm-links addressed anchors (href "#xyz" > name "xyz"). The dictionary seems to contain about 17,000 Italian words. If any friend here is interested in testing it I might send it via (private) email. Have a nice evening, Clemens

12-05-2007, 04:35 PM	#9
Clemenseken eWriter Posts: 267 Karma: 175607 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Frankfurt, FRG Device: PB-IQ / Sony PRS-500	Dizionario Italiano > Inglese Hi ! To HarryT: You really got me with this Public domain thing. It took me some 2 hours to find a freeware dictionary (but: only text list), that I worked on for 3 consecutive days and nights to get it going for my SONY PRS500. Now it's ready. Contains some 10,000plus Italian words. Just uploaded it. Tired. bed ... (Well. I still can type this https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ewpost&t=16929 glad for any remarks. thanx, Clemenseken

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Just click the "Edit" button in the lower right corner of your post to edit it, alexxxm

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KlondikeGeoff Wombat Aficionado Posts: 481 Karma: 733 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona Device: Fire, Kindle1, Sony PRS-500 Reader, Rocket 1100 eBook	Much as I'd like a good dictionary on my 500, I don't see how it is practical without a Search feature. Both the old Rocket eBook and the Kindle have this feature, so a dictionary or an encyclopedia would be great. Pity Sony didn't think of this. The Rocked eBook also had a built-in dictionary, so highlighting a word resulted in seeing the definition. Unfortunately, whenever I came across an arcane word that I did not know, their dictionary did not know it either, alas.

03-30-2010, 04:43 AM	#10
Kpatrick Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Sony Touch 600	Hi, I am having the Sony touch 600. This one has a build in dictionary, which works nice by tabbing on a word. However, I am missing an italian dictionary. I need to translate from italian to english or german. Is it possible to somehow get a dictionary on it like the build ins? This would be so nice to use to learn italian (reading books) Best Regards, Patrick

03-30-2010, 06:30 AM	#11
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	There are people who have tried to implement other than english dictionaries on the 600. Unfortunately, this didn't get too far. I've looked into it, too, but it's really confusing. So I personally would tend to the "get a dictionary" on the reader as a book. The 600 has the advantage that you can search for words within a book (I didn't think of that in combination with a dictionary before). It's still a hassle though to read a book, find a word you want to look up, open the dictionary and search for the word. But at least it's a workaround

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