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Originally Posted by TdeV
Hi, can anyone give me guidance about ebook software using multiple dictionaries? (multiple languages, including translation).
I must be using the wrong search language because google doesn't find much. I haven't found much searching through old mobilereads posts either. I know about this https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Dictionary but it's not sufficiently in-depth.
I'm looking for other people's experience, user manuals, etc. -- I.e. "enough" information so that I can choose (new) ereader software. I have an android tablet and an iphone.
Here is a related post (from me)
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=288165
TIA. |
In the IOS reader apps
Mapleread and
Marvin 3 it is possible to specify several URL Schemes. That means you can select a word and then tap a user defined menu bar and thereby activate an app or a webpage that will for example translate your word.
A few examples:
wordweb://{text}
or
dictbox://{text}
The word you tap will be placed instead of {text}
wordweb is an excellent English ->English dictionary.
dictbox is a also a dictionary, but I don't use it.
I subscribe to a Danish service
ordbogen.com that is an online translation dictionary.
If you look up the word horse then the address line in the browser looks like this:
https://www.ordbogen.com/opslag.php?word=horse&dict=auto[/url]
You can now specify an URL Scheme like this in Maplereader or Marvin:
https://www.ordbogen.com/opslag.php?word={text}&dict=auto
Ordbogen
Also has an IOS app, that can be reached using the IOS share facility.
A final example:The URL scheme comgooglemaps://?q={text}
Will activate googlemaps and show the location that you tapped.
Also see this thread