New dictionary format of firmware 2.14 - Page 18

ShellShock · 04-22-2013, 05:14 PM

That is great news AlPe. Fingers crossed that we get this fixed. I am interested in the Aura, but I really want custom dictionaries to work on it too.

AlPe · 04-23-2013, 12:48 PM

You're welcome. I decided to contact KoboHelp on Twitter because I was getting several emails (13 so far) from people with broken dictionaries after updating to 2.5.0.

I posted a notice on the main page of Penelope's Google Code page.

I hope they fix the problem soon (also because it is in their own interest).

AlPe · 04-23-2013, 03:29 PM

I pushed a new version of Penelope (1.19), which supports merging multiple dictionaries into a single one.

Docs and files:
http://www.albertopettarin.it/penelope.html
http://code.google.com/p/penelope-dictionary-converter/

AlPe · 04-23-2013, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mietek81

Thank You for all your help and efforts. I will patiently wait for the future versions of this beautiful girl which Penelope is

Give a try at the latest version of Penelope.

The only constraint is that input dictionaries must be of the same format. (Yeah, I need a deep refactoring of the code!) You might want to perform some intermediate conversions (e.g., to XML or CSV) and then merge them together.

mietek81 · 04-24-2013, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlPe

Give a try at the latest version of Penelope.

Thank You. I will give it a try on this weekend

ewphoenix123 · 04-24-2013, 10:41 AM

Custom dictionaries work again under 2.5.1

tshering · 04-24-2013, 10:48 AM

Great news. Thank you, ewphoenix123!

gouni · 04-24-2013, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ewphoenix123

Custom dictionaries work again under 2.5.1

but not the arrow to open the keyboard.

ShellShock · 04-24-2013, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ewphoenix123

Custom dictionaries work again under 2.5.1

I'm impressed, my custom dictionary is working again; I really did not expect Kobo to fix it so quickly. Thanks Kobo!

gouni · 04-24-2013, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShellShock

I'm impressed, my custom dictionary is working again; I really did not expect Kobo to fix it so quickly. Thanks Kobo!

can you return a Word with the keyboard?

Dictionary French, Italian, German I can't get, the arrow closed the dictionary.

ShellShock · 04-24-2013, 05:38 PM

The arrow button is still broken for me too.

Loceka · 04-26-2013, 02:44 AM

Well the Kobo team seems to care about their customers.
I contacted the Kobo support (both the french one and the "official" canadian one) concerning file formats marked as supported but that wouldn't actually work (text, mobi and html files) on firmware 2.4.x and the last version of the firmware (2.4.x+1) fixed it, though I am not sure I triggered it.
Still, this last version introduced its own bugs, mainly on the games (checks, sudoku, ...) so it seems to me that they release their latest development snapshot as soon as they correct a bug but do not ensure that this snapshot is quite stable and has no regression.

Still, I greatly prefer a team that introduces some regression while trying to please their customers to a team that do not heed them at all. And the side effects will probably decrease as the releases pop up and their software "grows up".

AlPe · 04-27-2013, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShellShock

The arrow button is still broken for me too.

I confirm, and that's quite annoying.

mnjkl · 05-02-2013, 11:05 AM

The new line in the text is not translated, so I changed some code to penelope.py.
It has no problem on my dictionary (stardict formated). Will it cause problem on some dictionary?

if type(global_dictionary[k]) is tuple:
# single keyword
definition = global_dictionary[k][4].replace("\n","</p><p>")
f.write("<w><p><a name=\"%s\"/><div><b>%s</b><br/>%s</div></p></w>" % (word, word, definition))
else:
# multiple keyword
for sql_tuple in global_dictionary[k]:
definition = sql_tuple[4].replace("\n","</p><p>")
f.write("<w><p><a name=\"%s\"/><div><b>%s</b><br/>%s</div></p></w>" % (word, word, definition))

AlPe · 05-02-2013, 11:37 AM

Yes, it might, depending on the input material. I think I should not assume that a newline char means "open a new paragraph". Moreover, some dictionaries might come with their own markup (in the definition strings).

The issue was raised some time ago, and I decided to deal with it as follows: Penelope only reads the string corresponding to each key of the index, and (implicitly) assumes that it is "raw text". If this string contains markup (or some other formatting convention, like newlines=new paragraph), it is up to the end user dealing with it, by specifying a custom parser (e.g., by editing the provided default_parser.py and invoking penelope.py with the suitable --parser switch).

Of course, since Penelope is free software, feel free to adapt it to suit your needs.

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04-22-2013, 05:14 PM	#256
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,176 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	That is great news AlPe. Fingers crossed that we get this fixed. I am interested in the Aura, but I really want custom dictionaries to work on it too.

04-23-2013, 12:48 PM	#257
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	You're welcome. I decided to contact KoboHelp on Twitter because I was getting several emails (13 so far) from people with broken dictionaries after updating to 2.5.0. I posted a notice on the main page of Penelope's Google Code page. I hope they fix the problem soon (also because it is in their own interest).

04-23-2013, 03:29 PM	#258
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	I pushed a new version of Penelope (1.19), which supports merging multiple dictionaries into a single one. Docs and files: http://www.albertopettarin.it/penelope.html http://code.google.com/p/penelope-dictionary-converter/

04-24-2013, 10:41 AM	#261
ewphoenix123 Addict Posts: 200 Karma: 42238 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo: Glo, Aura , Aura H2O, Aura ONE, Forma, Elipsa	Custom dictionaries work again under 2.5.1

04-24-2013, 10:48 AM	#262
tshering Wizard Posts: 3,489 Karma: 2914715 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: kobo touch	Great news. Thank you, ewphoenix123!

04-24-2013, 05:38 PM	#266
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,176 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	The arrow button is still broken for me too.

04-26-2013, 02:44 AM	#267
Loceka Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kobo Glo	Well the Kobo team seems to care about their customers. I contacted the Kobo support (both the french one and the "official" canadian one) concerning file formats marked as supported but that wouldn't actually work (text, mobi and html files) on firmware 2.4.x and the last version of the firmware (2.4.x+1) fixed it, though I am not sure I triggered it. Still, this last version introduced its own bugs, mainly on the games (checks, sudoku, ...) so it seems to me that they release their latest development snapshot as soon as they correct a bug but do not ensure that this snapshot is quite stable and has no regression. Still, I greatly prefer a team that introduces some regression while trying to please their customers to a team that do not heed them at all. And the side effects will probably decrease as the releases pop up and their software "grows up".

05-02-2013, 11:05 AM	#269
mnjkl Member Posts: 11 Karma: 4264 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kobo touch	The new line in the text is not translated, so I changed some code to penelope.py. It has no problem on my dictionary (stardict formated). Will it cause problem on some dictionary? if type(global_dictionary[k]) is tuple: # single keyword definition = global_dictionary[k][4].replace("\n","</p><p>") f.write("<w><p><a name=\"%s\"/><div><b>%s</b><br/>%s</div></p></w>" % (word, word, definition)) else: # multiple keyword for sql_tuple in global_dictionary[k]: definition = sql_tuple[4].replace("\n","</p><p>") f.write("<w><p><a name=\"%s\"/><div><b>%s</b><br/>%s</div></p></w>" % (word, word, definition))

05-02-2013, 11:37 AM	#270
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	Yes, it might, depending on the input material. I think I should not assume that a newline char means "open a new paragraph". Moreover, some dictionaries might come with their own markup (in the definition strings). The issue was raised some time ago, and I decided to deal with it as follows: Penelope only reads the string corresponding to each key of the index, and (implicitly) assumes that it is "raw text". If this string contains markup (or some other formatting convention, like newlines=new paragraph), it is up to the end user dealing with it, by specifying a custom parser (e.g., by editing the provided default_parser.py and invoking penelope.py with the suitable --parser switch). Of course, since Penelope is free software, feel free to adapt it to suit your needs.

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