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Rojofo · 03-15-2016, 05:55 PM

Hi to All,

I have been following this thread:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=232883

However, it no longer seems very much visited, so I thought I would start another post to ask my question about adding dictionaries. Should any of the moderators think this post would better placed elsewhere, that would be fine by me.

I am a novice to modifying Kobo customware and would like the advice of some of the very competent people who contributed to the above thread. I don't feel confident enough to "experiment" without more knowledgeable advice.

I want to add some custom dictionaries to my Kobo Glo HD.

As I understand it, I cannot add a second dictionary of the same type. For example, if I wish to have a second Spanish to English dictionary, I cannot simply call it something like this:

dicthtml-es-en.zip1 or dicthtml-1es-en.zip or something similar.

I would very much appreciate it if someone could confirm that this is impossible with the present firmware.

I don't want to replace the original Kobo dictionary, which is quite satisfactory but to add another one that will provide answers when the Kobo dictionary doesn't.To solve the problem, I am thinking of adding another Spanish to English dictionary but would call it something like this:

dicthtml-sp-en.zip

Would this work and show up in the dictionary list when I look up a word inside the book I'm reading ?

Otherwise, I could use the name of a completely different language, preferably non-European, such as Tagalog or Guarani. However I don't know the letters that would work in this formula. They would, I suppose, have to correspond to a real language used by Kobo. The disadvantage is that, if this worked, I would have to know that the second Spanish to English dictionary would be recognized as a Tagalog to English dictionary by my Kobo.

Any tips for suggestions would be most welcome.

Thanks in advance,
Rojofo.

03-15-2016, 05:55 PM	#232
Rojofo Groupie Posts: 173 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	Adding custom dictionaries ? Hi to All, I have been following this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=232883 However, it no longer seems very much visited, so I thought I would start another post to ask my question about adding dictionaries. Should any of the moderators think this post would better placed elsewhere, that would be fine by me. I am a novice to modifying Kobo customware and would like the advice of some of the very competent people who contributed to the above thread. I don't feel confident enough to "experiment" without more knowledgeable advice. I want to add some custom dictionaries to my Kobo Glo HD. As I understand it, I cannot add a second dictionary of the same type. For example, if I wish to have a second Spanish to English dictionary, I cannot simply call it something like this: dicthtml-es-en.zip1 or dicthtml-1es-en.zip or something similar. I would very much appreciate it if someone could confirm that this is impossible with the present firmware. I don't want to replace the original Kobo dictionary, which is quite satisfactory but to add another one that will provide answers when the Kobo dictionary doesn't.To solve the problem, I am thinking of adding another Spanish to English dictionary but would call it something like this: dicthtml-sp-en.zip Would this work and show up in the dictionary list when I look up a word inside the book I'm reading ? Otherwise, I could use the name of a completely different language, preferably non-European, such as Tagalog or Guarani. However I don't know the letters that would work in this formula. They would, I suppose, have to correspond to a real language used by Kobo. The disadvantage is that, if this worked, I would have to know that the second Spanish to English dictionary would be recognized as a Tagalog to English dictionary by my Kobo. Any tips for suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks in advance, Rojofo.