Please help with dictionary problem in iBook 1.2.2

thienphu91 · 05-13-2011, 05:24 AM

Hi everybody,
I've installed the Calibre 0.8.0 and used iBook 1.2.2 but I still have dictionary problem (Dictionary not available for this language).

My dc:language has already been "en".

The same problem also occurs with the free books I downloaded on iBook Store (How To Write Clearly - Edwin Abbott Abbott).

My platform is windows 7.

I've tried many methods but still not working. I'm really desperate... please help... Thanks in advance...

GRiker · 05-13-2011, 09:10 AM

You can try forcing the language declaration when sending the book to iTunes by using a plugboard. See the 'Metadata mapping and plugboard transformations' section in the Apple devices sticky.

If that works, it means that your dc:language declaration was not properly formatted in your OPF file.

G

thienphu91 · 05-13-2011, 12:00 PM

I've tried but it still doesn't work...???? Is there anything that I can try?

GRiker · 05-13-2011, 12:31 PM

You can try reinstalling iBooks, other than that I don't know. Works for me on 1.2.2/calibre 0.8, and as I recall the dictionary problem with iBooks went away quite some time ago.

G

thienphu91 · 05-13-2011, 01:25 PM

Thanks. I'll try. Just one more question. These solving methods will apply for any outside epub files (that's converted from pdf), right?

GRiker · 05-13-2011, 03:28 PM

iBooks doesn't make any distinction about the source of the ePubs that I'm aware of. I believe that if no dc:language declaration exists, it defaults to the interface language, and otherwise uses the dc:language attribute in the ePub.

If there were a general problem with this, folks would be screaming in the Apple device forum and on Twitter.

G

05-13-2011, 05:24 AM	#1
thienphu91 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: iphone	Please help with dictionary problem in iBook 1.2.2 Hi everybody, I've installed the Calibre 0.8.0 and used iBook 1.2.2 but I still have dictionary problem (Dictionary not available for this language). My dc:language has already been "en". The same problem also occurs with the free books I downloaded on iBook Store (How To Write Clearly - Edwin Abbott Abbott). My platform is windows 7. I've tried many methods but still not working. I'm really desperate... please help... Thanks in advance...

05-13-2011, 09:10 AM	#2
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	You can try forcing the language declaration when sending the book to iTunes by using a plugboard. See the 'Metadata mapping and plugboard transformations' section in the Apple devices sticky. If that works, it means that your dc:language declaration was not properly formatted in your OPF file. G Last edited by GRiker; 05-13-2011 at 09:12 AM.

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05-13-2011, 12:00 PM	#3
thienphu91 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: iphone	I've tried but it still doesn't work...???? Is there anything that I can try?

05-13-2011, 12:31 PM	#4
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	You can try reinstalling iBooks, other than that I don't know. Works for me on 1.2.2/calibre 0.8, and as I recall the dictionary problem with iBooks went away quite some time ago. G

05-13-2011, 01:25 PM	#5
thienphu91 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: iphone	Thanks. I'll try. Just one more question. These solving methods will apply for any outside epub files (that's converted from pdf), right?

05-13-2011, 03:28 PM	#6
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	iBooks doesn't make any distinction about the source of the ePubs that I'm aware of. I believe that if no dc:language declaration exists, it defaults to the interface language, and otherwise uses the dc:language attribute in the ePub. If there were a general problem with this, folks would be screaming in the Apple device forum and on Twitter. G

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