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Old 07-07-2023, 03:49 PM   #3
jackie_w
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Originally Posted by Ned View Post
I have hitherto added a second English dictionary to my Libra 2 by renaming it as Portuguese (since I have no use for an English-Portuguese dictionary) and adding to the dictionaries folder in the .kobo folder.

However I notice that there is also in the .kobo folder an empty folder named custom-dict though have found no reference to using it.
Does anyone know if/how I can use this folder for a couple of alternative English dictionaries - what the naming system is and how to activate it?
You can add a couple of extra English dictionaries by naming them dicthtml.zip and dicthtml-en-en.zip and putting them both in the custom-dict directory. They will be added to your dictionary drop-down menu with 'Custom' at the end of the label.

Alternatively, if you have more than 2, you can give them a more descriptive name, e.g. I have one named dicthtml-Web1913.zip because it's the Webster 1913 dictionary. It appears at the bottom of the dictionary drop-down menu labelled the same as the filename, i.e. 'dicthtml-Web1913.zip'.

As @Tommalka said, custom dictionaries should always be put in the custom-dict directory.
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