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hollowpoint · 11-09-2021, 12:10 PM

Thanks David, makes sense about the CPU. In fact: I noted that if I waited long enough as you suggested in your first post (it was nearly 10 minutes, with my Libra 2), eventually I could get the converted kebup to open. It is essentially, a limited CPU issue.

I also noticed a second issue: unfortunately, this type of book as a large-ish dictionary is a challenge on a basic e-ink device due to its content structure. The TOC, which as you said has over 5,000 entries in the dictionary, is SUPPOSED to render in a nested fashion: "A" with child "a" entries, "B" with child "b" entries, and so on. And it does on Calibre, or on mobile devices. Unfortunately what happens with this book in both my PW5 and the Libra 2, is that the TOC renders as a giant flat list of entries--there's no nesting. This makes the content all but impossible to 'browse' or navigate. You can scroll, but it'll take a LONG long time. You can search--but only if you already know what you're searching for. This is quite similar with other large dictionaries, for example, the Oxford Dictionary of English included with the PW5, it's the same experience.

11-09-2021, 12:10 PM	#5
hollowpoint Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 6672188 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: Ipad Mini, Kindle PW5, Libra 2	Thanks David, makes sense about the CPU. In fact: I noted that if I waited long enough as you suggested in your first post (it was nearly 10 minutes, with my Libra 2), eventually I could get the converted kebup to open. It is essentially, a limited CPU issue. I also noticed a second issue: unfortunately, this type of book as a large-ish dictionary is a challenge on a basic e-ink device due to its content structure. The TOC, which as you said has over 5,000 entries in the dictionary, is SUPPOSED to render in a nested fashion: "A" with child "a" entries, "B" with child "b" entries, and so on. And it does on Calibre, or on mobile devices. Unfortunately what happens with this book in both my PW5 and the Libra 2, is that the TOC renders as a giant flat list of entries--there's no nesting. This makes the content all but impossible to 'browse' or navigate. You can scroll, but it'll take a LONG long time. You can search--but only if you already know what you're searching for. This is quite similar with other large dictionaries, for example, the Oxford Dictionary of English included with the PW5, it's the same experience.