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Old 03-03-2013, 01:29 AM   #1
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How to use 'format' in <idx:orth> tags for dictionaries?

I'm having a really hard time trying to figure out how to use the change/format what the Kindle displays in the index of a dictionary.

This is what I would like to achieve: for a given headword, when searching in the index, display 'headword [phonetic reading]'.

Code:
<idx:entry name="word" scriptable="yes">
<h3>頭</h3>
<idx:orth format="orth 【あたま】">頭</idx:orth>; <idx:orth>首 【あたま】</idx:orth>
【あたま; かしら; かぶり; こうべ; ず; つむり; つぶり; つむ; かぶ】
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(noun) (1) head; (2) mind; brain; intellect; (3) top; (4) hair (on one's head); (5) bangs; fringe; (6) top structural component of a kanji
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</idx:entry>
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The format doesn't seem to be used at all. All I get displayed in the index is the value between the <idxrth> tags.

I've read the mobi documentation at http://www.mobipocket.com/dev/articl...e=indexing.htm have tried using single quotes and idx:string but nothing seems to work.

Any help or suggestions is greealty appreciated!
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