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Originally Posted by pghaworth
thanks for the links. I can see myself buying Kobos in the future. I looked for a Kepubs option on Calibre but didn't find a way to convert to them. probably just tired and need to try tomorrow.
yes, the dictionary support on Kindle is wonderful. I have a one-way FR I need to get onto my Clara. I use it a lot for a certain series and will miss it if it isn't available to me. did some reading and it's just a naming thing I think, if I can convert it. it's currently in mobi so I'm not sure how that works.
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If you've started on your patching journey, I presume you already figured out all the wonderful font and margin combos you can get with them, so I won't dwell on that. However, there's a very useful patch for dictionaries, along with some
threads and
tutorials that can transform Kobo's capability with dictionaries and make them the best out there.
Basically, the dicthtml patch ensures that you can hijack the languages on offer and substitute them with any dictionary you can get your hands on and convert them into the proper format Kobo can read. It is possible, for example, to substitute Kobo's French dictionary for another, or add the that other version alongside Kobo's by substituting it for another language option, like English-French.
The possibilities are endless. While the threads I linked have many public domain dictionaries that skilled users have converted, the real power comes from finding digitized versions of great dictionaries in a versatile format like StarDict and using the tools provided to convert them for Kobo. In that manner you can load the OED, Webster's Third, or something even more exotic, like the Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française.