StarDict port for Kindle 3?

Doitsu · 12-14-2011, 03:02 AM

Unfortunately, the Kindle's dictionary support is limited. For example, it can display Russian ebooks, but you cannot look up words in them.
It would be great if someone could port the free StarDict dictionary to the Kindle.
StarDict support is integrated in some FBReader versions (but not fbKindle) and Duokan, but the Duokan developers didn't implement the word selection lookup algorithm correctly, because it only works with English and Chinese.

Doitsu · 04-29-2012, 04:42 AM

Since there are so many talented Kindle programmers in this forum. I'd really appreciate it, if someone would create a StarDict port. IHMO, there are a couple of good reasons for doing this:

The StarDict code is GNU GPL v3 licensed and Linux ports exist
Free StarDict dictionaries are widely available on the Internet and can be easily created from scratch
Unlike Kindle, StarDict supports pretty much any language, including Russian, RTL languages and CJK, and Amazon is not likely to implement anything beyond the usual EFIGS support

Alternatively, I'd appreciate pointers on how to create a lookup dictionary feature myself using Python, Perl or other other scripting languages. (Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with C, Linux and the Kindle framework.)

knc1 · 04-30-2012, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doitsu

Since there are so many talented Kindle programmers in this forum. I'd really appreciate it, if someone would create a StarDict port. IHMO, there are a couple of good reasons for doing this:

The StarDict code is GNU GPL v3 licensed and Linux ports exist
Free StarDict dictionaries are widely available on the Internet and can be easily created from scratch
Unlike Kindle, StarDict supports pretty much any language, including Russian, RTL languages and CJK, and Amazon is not likely to implement anything beyond the usual EFIGS support

Alternatively, I'd appreciate pointers on how to create a lookup dictionary feature myself using Python, Perl or other other scripting languages. (Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with C, Linux and the Kindle framework.)

When requesting specific, custom, software you will often get better results if you offer money in exchange for the work.
Most developers respond well to $$$$

Doitsu · 04-30-2012, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

When requesting specific, custom, software you will often get better results if you offer money in exchange for the work.
Most developers respond well to $$$$

Not necessarily. For example, I have given custom scripts away without asking for money.
I guess not everybody has your keen business sense...

Doitsu · 03-25-2013, 06:03 AM

Bump.

eureka · 03-25-2013, 06:40 AM

GoldenDict is being ported on K3 and PW here: http://www.the-ebook.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25800

To summarize (if you don't know Russian

): some progress was made (https://github.com/VVSiz/Goldendict-Kindle), but end-user result isn't available yet.

twobob · 03-25-2013, 08:23 AM

I just cant get that repos submodules initialised.

GAH

Doitsu · 03-25-2013, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eureka

To summarize (if you don't know Russian

): some progress was made (https://github.com/VVSiz/Goldendict-Kindle), but end-user result isn't available yet.

Thanks for the information.

Quote:

Originally Posted by twobob

I just cant get that repos submodules initialised.

I really appreciate you looking into this.

twobob · 03-25-2013, 01:57 PM

debian has a gtk version of startdict.

maybe Ill hack on that... it's the "Kindle 3" that makes that tough...

twobob · 09-20-2013, 05:46 AM

so today I had a look at stardict. downloaded the i386 version to my linux box.

What am I missing? it doesn't seem to work? hardly very encouraging to look at a port...

Doitsu · 09-20-2013, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twobob

so today I had a look at stardict. downloaded the i386 version to my linux box.

I really appreciate you looking into this again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by twobob

What am I missing? it doesn't seem to work? hardly very encouraging to look at a port...

If the full StarDict version didn't work for you, could you please also check out he command line version sdcv, which appears to be a Linux only version that'll probably have fewer dependencies and a smaller footprint.

(Free StarDict dicionaries for testing can be found here.)

twobob · 09-20-2013, 07:16 AM

Re sdcv:

[ 12%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/sdcv.dir/src/sdcv.cpp.o
cc1plus: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-std=c++11’

so we fix it up to be...

Quote:

Try -std=c++0x instead.

Availability of C++11 features is for versions >= 4.3 only.

even though I am using 4.6.3?

This would then give us:

/usr/local/src/sdcv/src/lib/mapfile.hpp:26:18: sorry, unimplemented: non-static data member initializers

AFAIK I would have to use clang to fix that... I think...
So the compilation of the command line version will have to fall to someone more comfortable with ninjaing CMAKES - @Niluje... any takers?

I tried.

twobob · 09-20-2013, 08:01 AM

https://code.google.com/p/stardict-3...r.bz2&can=2&q=

still contains bug

https://code.google.com/p/stardict-3...s/detail?id=31

For the record...

NiLuJe · 09-20-2013, 08:05 AM

Will check it out (assuming a K3 as the target, or can I save myself some eventual trouble and jump to K4/K5?)

twobob · 09-20-2013, 08:09 AM

The OP would like it for the k3...

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12-14-2011, 03:02 AM	#1
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,583 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	StarDict port for Kindle 3? Unfortunately, the Kindle's dictionary support is limited. For example, it can display Russian ebooks, but you cannot look up words in them. It would be great if someone could port the free StarDict dictionary to the Kindle. StarDict support is integrated in some FBReader versions (but not fbKindle) and Duokan, but the Duokan developers didn't implement the word selection lookup algorithm correctly, because it only works with English and Chinese.

04-29-2012, 04:42 AM	#2
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,583 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	Bump Since there are so many talented Kindle programmers in this forum. I'd really appreciate it, if someone would create a StarDict port. IHMO, there are a couple of good reasons for doing this: The StarDict code is GNU GPL v3 licensed and Linux ports exist Free StarDict dictionaries are widely available on the Internet and can be easily created from scratch Unlike Kindle, StarDict supports pretty much any language, including Russian, RTL languages and CJK, and Amazon is not likely to implement anything beyond the usual EFIGS support Alternatively, I'd appreciate pointers on how to create a lookup dictionary feature myself using Python, Perl or other other scripting languages. (Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with C, Linux and the Kindle framework.)

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03-25-2013, 06:03 AM	#5
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,583 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	Bump.

03-25-2013, 06:40 AM	#6
eureka but forgot what it's like Posts: 741 Karma: 2345678 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: north (by northwest) Device: Kindle Touch	GoldenDict is being ported on K3 and PW here: http://www.the-ebook.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25800 To summarize (if you don't know Russian ): some progress was made (https://github.com/VVSiz/Goldendict-Kindle), but end-user result isn't available yet.

03-25-2013, 08:23 AM	#7
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	I just cant get that repos submodules initialised. GAH

03-25-2013, 01:57 PM	#9
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	debian has a gtk version of startdict. maybe Ill hack on that... it's the "Kindle 3" that makes that tough...

09-20-2013, 05:46 AM	#10
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	so today I had a look at stardict. downloaded the i386 version to my linux box. What am I missing? it doesn't seem to work? hardly very encouraging to look at a port...

09-20-2013, 08:01 AM	#13
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	https://code.google.com/p/stardict-3...r.bz2&can=2&q= still contains bug https://code.google.com/p/stardict-3...s/detail?id=31 For the record...

09-20-2013, 08:05 AM	#14
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Will check it out (assuming a K3 as the target, or can I save myself some eventual trouble and jump to K4/K5?)

09-20-2013, 08:09 AM	#15
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	The OP would like it for the k3... :\