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daviddem · 03-02-2009, 08:24 PM

Snapshot 20090222 has cr3 with dictionary support installed.

So I followed the instructions and downloaded the GCIDE dictionary in .dict.dz format and associated .index file from the dict.org ftp site. I then created a dict folder on the root of my SD card and copied both aforementioned files in it.

When I search for a word from a book open in cr3, I simply get thrown back out to the shelf. Nothing else happens.

The file I tried is the 0.48-4 version under the dict-pre-Debian folder. Maybe I should have taken the 0.44 version under the dict-pre folder. I'll give that a go later.

This seems to be a problem with this particular dictionary because I also tried the WordNet dictionary, and it works. Well, partly. Weirdly, I get pages of definitions and synonyms for some words (i.e. wrap, green, show, shoe) and nothing at all for others (i.e. jacket, open, close, cotton).

I also tried the Webster 1913 dictionary, and I get blank pages for all the words I have tried so far... not much help.

So what is the story here? Anybody had more success with this?

03-02-2009, 08:24 PM	#1
daviddem Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 244 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dubai Device: Sony PRS-T1	Dictionary support for cr3, did anybody get this to work? Snapshot 20090222 has cr3 with dictionary support installed. So I followed the instructions and downloaded the GCIDE dictionary in .dict.dz format and associated .index file from the dict.org ftp site. I then created a dict folder on the root of my SD card and copied both aforementioned files in it. When I search for a word from a book open in cr3, I simply get thrown back out to the shelf. Nothing else happens. The file I tried is the 0.48-4 version under the dict-pre-Debian folder. Maybe I should have taken the 0.44 version under the dict-pre folder. I'll give that a go later. This seems to be a problem with this particular dictionary because I also tried the WordNet dictionary, and it works. Well, partly. Weirdly, I get pages of definitions and synonyms for some words (i.e. wrap, green, show, shoe) and nothing at all for others (i.e. jacket, open, close, cotton). I also tried the Webster 1913 dictionary, and I get blank pages for all the words I have tried so far... not much help. So what is the story here? Anybody had more success with this?