PRS-600 easy dictionary access?

quillaja · 09-14-2009, 09:03 AM

Is there a way to go straight to the dictionary feature of the prs-600 without having to double tap a word in a book? For example, opening the dictionary directly from the home screen or something? It would be nice to just use the dictionary sometimes.

dek · 09-14-2009, 11:13 AM

That is exactly what I expected with PRS-600, but I don't think the device provides the feature.

To access the dictionary, we need to double-click on a word in a book. Sometimes, however, we need to access it directly without opening a book. I think the English Dictionary of Oxford is very useful and it would be fantastic if we can use PRS-600 as an electronic dictionary.

Furthermore, I hope the dictionary be more flexible. For instance, if a word is not in the dictionary list, we get a message, No Definition Found, with which nothing can be done except closing the message. If some adjacent words list is provided, we can select a similar word that we want more conveniently.

Another possible improvement would be more flexible accessibility in the dictionary. If you want to find a definition of a word in the dictionary, for instance, you need to open the keyboard, erase the current word, and type in the word you want. I think this is redundant and should be improved. One possible solution would be to allow the access to the word by double-clicking in the dictionary.

I think these are some of the major reasons for which we want a touch screen ebook reader.

wallcraft · 09-15-2009, 09:46 AM

There is Webster, Noah: Webster's Dictionary 1913 (updated .EPUB), v2.1, 17 July 2009. If a word is in Websters, then you can also get the Oxford definition by double tapping. It might be possible to produce a similar publication from a word list with no definitions, just for finding words to double tap.

Journier · 09-15-2009, 11:22 AM

Is anyone having problems accessing the dictionary lookup feature? When I double tap on a word, most of the time I get the little minus sign in the bottom right hand corner indicating it is an illegal command or whatever. Is it because that particular word is not listed? Than may not be the case either, because sometimes when I tap on a word it will tell me if it is not listed. Thanks for the help.
Richard

igorsk · 09-15-2009, 11:43 AM

Probably the Reader is not detecting your double tap. Either you're doing it too slow (or too fast) or the taps are too far from each other.

quillaja · 09-15-2009, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

There is Webster, Noah: Webster's Dictionary 1913 (updated .EPUB), v2.1, 17 July 2009. If a word is in Websters, then you can also get the Oxford definition by double tapping. It might be possible to produce a similar publication from a word list with no definitions, just for finding words to double tap.

i guess that's a work-around. Is there any place to give feedback or feature requests to sony?

dek · 09-16-2009, 09:28 PM

Probably I am too accustomed to other ebook readers' dictionaries. The dictionary support of iRex DR1000 is very useful. The dictionary of eReader of iPod is also very interactive. I don't see any reason that Sony is unable to do so. It is just a matter of a little change, I guess.

09-14-2009, 09:03 AM	#1
quillaja Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 42 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: sony reader touch (prs-600)	easy dictionary access? Is there a way to go straight to the dictionary feature of the prs-600 without having to double tap a word in a book? For example, opening the dictionary directly from the home screen or something? It would be nice to just use the dictionary sometimes.

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09-14-2009, 11:13 AM	#2
dek Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: PRS600, iPod touch	That is exactly what I expected with PRS-600, but I don't think the device provides the feature. To access the dictionary, we need to double-click on a word in a book. Sometimes, however, we need to access it directly without opening a book. I think the English Dictionary of Oxford is very useful and it would be fantastic if we can use PRS-600 as an electronic dictionary. Furthermore, I hope the dictionary be more flexible. For instance, if a word is not in the dictionary list, we get a message, No Definition Found, with which nothing can be done except closing the message. If some adjacent words list is provided, we can select a similar word that we want more conveniently. Another possible improvement would be more flexible accessibility in the dictionary. If you want to find a definition of a word in the dictionary, for instance, you need to open the keyboard, erase the current word, and type in the word you want. I think this is redundant and should be improved. One possible solution would be to allow the access to the word by double-clicking in the dictionary. I think these are some of the major reasons for which we want a touch screen ebook reader.

09-15-2009, 09:46 AM	#3
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	There is Webster, Noah: Webster's Dictionary 1913 (updated .EPUB), v2.1, 17 July 2009. If a word is in Websters, then you can also get the Oxford definition by double tapping. It might be possible to produce a similar publication from a word list with no definitions, just for finding words to double tap.

09-15-2009, 11:22 AM	#4
Journier Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 415 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern CA Device: Kindle Oasis	Is anyone having problems accessing the dictionary lookup feature? When I double tap on a word, most of the time I get the little minus sign in the bottom right hand corner indicating it is an illegal command or whatever. Is it because that particular word is not listed? Than may not be the case either, because sometimes when I tap on a word it will tell me if it is not listed. Thanks for the help. Richard

09-15-2009, 11:43 AM	#5
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Probably the Reader is not detecting your double tap. Either you're doing it too slow (or too fast) or the taps are too far from each other.

09-16-2009, 09:28 PM	#7
dek Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: PRS600, iPod touch	Probably I am too accustomed to other ebook readers' dictionaries. The dictionary support of iRex DR1000 is very useful. The dictionary of eReader of iPod is also very interactive. I don't see any reason that Sony is unable to do so. It is just a matter of a little change, I guess.

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