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franklekens · 02-24-2010, 05:41 PM

I have a few questions about the dictionaries.

1)
Are there less involved ways of acquiring new dictionaries than the ones described in this thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60689
Is there a manual for the converter utility, for instance? Most of the instructions in the abovementioned thread are too technical for me, they assume more advance knowledge than I have.

2)
Are there more (legal) dictionaries available than the ones provided on the Pocketbook site? Those tend to be translation dictionaries. What I'm mainly looking for are good French and German single-language dictionaries.

3)
Is it possible to access the dictionary directly from the text you're reading, like it is with the Sony PRS-600? E.g. you select a word (in the Sony by clicking on it with the touch screen -- obviously this should be done differently on the 360), and then immediately the corresponding item in the dictionary pops up.
I saw some comments in dictionary threads here that suggested this was possible, but no clear explanation as to how I could select a word on the current page on the PB 360.

02-24-2010, 05:41 PM	#1
franklekens Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 3421956 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: various Kobo's, Onyx Note2, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Keyboard	360 dictionary questions I have a few questions about the dictionaries. 1) Are there less involved ways of acquiring new dictionaries than the ones described in this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60689 Is there a manual for the converter utility, for instance? Most of the instructions in the abovementioned thread are too technical for me, they assume more advance knowledge than I have. 2) Are there more (legal) dictionaries available than the ones provided on the Pocketbook site? Those tend to be translation dictionaries. What I'm mainly looking for are good French and German single-language dictionaries. 3) Is it possible to access the dictionary directly from the text you're reading, like it is with the Sony PRS-600? E.g. you select a word (in the Sony by clicking on it with the touch screen -- obviously this should be done differently on the 360), and then immediately the corresponding item in the dictionary pops up. I saw some comments in dictionary threads here that suggested this was possible, but no clear explanation as to how I could select a word on the current page on the PB 360.