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dek · 09-14-2009, 11:13 AM

That is exactly what I expected with PRS-600, but I don't think the device provides the feature.

To access the dictionary, we need to double-click on a word in a book. Sometimes, however, we need to access it directly without opening a book. I think the English Dictionary of Oxford is very useful and it would be fantastic if we can use PRS-600 as an electronic dictionary.

Furthermore, I hope the dictionary be more flexible. For instance, if a word is not in the dictionary list, we get a message, No Definition Found, with which nothing can be done except closing the message. If some adjacent words list is provided, we can select a similar word that we want more conveniently.

Another possible improvement would be more flexible accessibility in the dictionary. If you want to find a definition of a word in the dictionary, for instance, you need to open the keyboard, erase the current word, and type in the word you want. I think this is redundant and should be improved. One possible solution would be to allow the access to the word by double-clicking in the dictionary.

I think these are some of the major reasons for which we want a touch screen ebook reader.

09-14-2009, 11:13 AM	#2
dek Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: PRS600, iPod touch	That is exactly what I expected with PRS-600, but I don't think the device provides the feature. To access the dictionary, we need to double-click on a word in a book. Sometimes, however, we need to access it directly without opening a book. I think the English Dictionary of Oxford is very useful and it would be fantastic if we can use PRS-600 as an electronic dictionary. Furthermore, I hope the dictionary be more flexible. For instance, if a word is not in the dictionary list, we get a message, No Definition Found, with which nothing can be done except closing the message. If some adjacent words list is provided, we can select a similar word that we want more conveniently. Another possible improvement would be more flexible accessibility in the dictionary. If you want to find a definition of a word in the dictionary, for instance, you need to open the keyboard, erase the current word, and type in the word you want. I think this is redundant and should be improved. One possible solution would be to allow the access to the word by double-clicking in the dictionary. I think these are some of the major reasons for which we want a touch screen ebook reader.