MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Possibility to add dictionaries to InkPad 2 ?

rkomar · 12-08-2016, 01:17 PM

You can add dictionaries, but they have to be in a format that is compatible for the device. The format is specific to PocketBook, and is produced using a program they provide. The program accepts a dictionary in some more standard format as input and converts it to the proprietary format. There are many old threads in this forum describing the process, so I won't go into it here.

I think it makes more sense for you to try to figure out why the dictionary you bought won't load. The PBI file you bought is locked to a particular device by the serial number given during the purchase. It's probably worth checking that you gave the correct serial number.

As a test of the system, you can download TTS voices for free from the PocketBook website. They are in PBI format, and installation works in a similar way. You could try installing one of those to see if the system works with PBI files at all.

Also, what do you mean by "can I use what is pre-installed"? Do the dictionaries not appear in the system reading applications or the Dictionary application? Or are you talking about a third-party reading application like coolreader or koreader?

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rkomar Wizard Posts: 3,058 Karma: 18821071 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	You can add dictionaries, but they have to be in a format that is compatible for the device. The format is specific to PocketBook, and is produced using a program they provide. The program accepts a dictionary in some more standard format as input and converts it to the proprietary format. There are many old threads in this forum describing the process, so I won't go into it here. I think it makes more sense for you to try to figure out why the dictionary you bought won't load. The PBI file you bought is locked to a particular device by the serial number given during the purchase. It's probably worth checking that you gave the correct serial number. As a test of the system, you can download TTS voices for free from the PocketBook website. They are in PBI format, and installation works in a similar way. You could try installing one of those to see if the system works with PBI files at all. Also, what do you mean by "can I use what is pre-installed"? Do the dictionaries not appear in the system reading applications or the Dictionary application? Or are you talking about a third-party reading application like coolreader or koreader? Last edited by rkomar; 12-08-2016 at 01:20 PM.