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annoporci · 04-25-2020, 04:10 AM

Hi!

Short question: would someone be willing to share a template for a dictionary in Catalan that could be used dynamically in a Kindle paperwhite?

By template I mean that the content could be minimal (the letter 'a' only, say). There ought to be no copyright issues. The idea is that I would then fill it in with my own content. I would also like to extend this to other languages like Occitan. Open source electronic dictionaries exist, but I can't find Kindle-compatible versions, so I'm looking to learn a little about how to make my own mobi/azw dictionary.

Background: I have an electronic dictionary which I purchased a while back for another device and which I have converted from epub to mobi and azw with calibre (with no DRM, side note: the conversion took over 10 hours!). The dictionary may be read as a book in my kindle, but does not work dynamically: If I long-press a word in some book, it does not open the dictionary. If I edit the dictionary, I see the text in the html format and it looks quite similar to a dictionary in another language. Catalan does not appear in the list of languages in my Kindle, so I cannot associate the language with a dictionary. This may be because the language is not correctly coded in the dictionary. (I have dictionaries other than Amazon's default dictionaries in languages other than Catalan and they work)

I tried to make my own template with calibre's book edit feature, by taking one of Amazon's dictionaries and editing it down to the bare essentials, changing the language from English to Catalan, but that didn't work: Catalan is still not listed as a language in my list of dictionaries. One of the problems may be about the language code for Catalan. If I inspect the metadata.opf, the language is coded as 'cat', but if I look up a list of language codes, it appears that it should be 'ca'. I tried to edit the metadata.opf, but it does not survive save/export: if I unpack the azw after editing the language tag and saving, it reverts to 'cat'.

So has anyone managed to get a Catalan dictionary work in the Kindle?

If you know of an open source dictionary in Catalan and/or Catalan/Spanish Catalan/Whatever, that would work dynamically in the Kindle, I'd be interested too. Thanks!

EDIT:

You can have a free sample of this dictionary sent to your Kindle. It works as a reference, but does not get listed as a Catalan dictionary and so cannot be used dynamically. This despite the fact that the cover states very clearly "Per al Kindle"!

https://www.amazon.com/Gran-Dicciona...7806178&sr=8-1

04-25-2020, 04:10 AM	#1
annoporci Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2019, Firmware 5.12.4	Make my own Catalan dictionary Hi! Short question: would someone be willing to share a template for a dictionary in Catalan that could be used dynamically in a Kindle paperwhite? By template I mean that the content could be minimal (the letter 'a' only, say). There ought to be no copyright issues. The idea is that I would then fill it in with my own content. I would also like to extend this to other languages like Occitan. Open source electronic dictionaries exist, but I can't find Kindle-compatible versions, so I'm looking to learn a little about how to make my own mobi/azw dictionary. Background: I have an electronic dictionary which I purchased a while back for another device and which I have converted from epub to mobi and azw with calibre (with no DRM, side note: the conversion took over 10 hours!). The dictionary may be read as a book in my kindle, but does not work dynamically: If I long-press a word in some book, it does not open the dictionary. If I edit the dictionary, I see the text in the html format and it looks quite similar to a dictionary in another language. Catalan does not appear in the list of languages in my Kindle, so I cannot associate the language with a dictionary. This may be because the language is not correctly coded in the dictionary. (I have dictionaries other than Amazon's default dictionaries in languages other than Catalan and they work) I tried to make my own template with calibre's book edit feature, by taking one of Amazon's dictionaries and editing it down to the bare essentials, changing the language from English to Catalan, but that didn't work: Catalan is still not listed as a language in my list of dictionaries. One of the problems may be about the language code for Catalan. If I inspect the metadata.opf, the language is coded as 'cat', but if I look up a list of language codes, it appears that it should be 'ca'. I tried to edit the metadata.opf, but it does not survive save/export: if I unpack the azw after editing the language tag and saving, it reverts to 'cat'. So has anyone managed to get a Catalan dictionary work in the Kindle? If you know of an open source dictionary in Catalan and/or Catalan/Spanish Catalan/Whatever, that would work dynamically in the Kindle, I'd be interested too. Thanks! EDIT: You can have a free sample of this dictionary sent to your Kindle. It works as a reference, but does not get listed as a Catalan dictionary and so cannot be used dynamically. This despite the fact that the cover states very clearly "Per al Kindle"! https://www.amazon.com/Gran-Dicciona...7806178&sr=8-1 Last edited by annoporci; 04-25-2020 at 05:18 AM.