Working! Reading Homer's Iliad on the Cybook

adelheid · 12-24-2007, 11:59 AM

It took me some four letter words this afternoon, but I have what I wanted: a mobipocket book with the (first 12 for now) books in ancient Greek of Homer's Iliad.

For a while I thought it wouldn't work, because I started out trying to get a text file to display Greek, but mobipocket does the job just fine.

Most pleased!

Groet,
Adelheid

HarryT · 12-24-2007, 01:13 PM

This would be of great interest to me, Adelheid. Can you explain what you did, please?

adelheid · 12-24-2007, 01:52 PM

Hi Harry,

I used a UTF-16 encoded source file (saved it to that encoding on a Mac). I uploaded the file to a Windows pc and imported it, using Mobipocket Creator Home Edition v4.2, and built the prc file.

I then placed it on my SD card in the Cybook. I also made sure to have a suitable font on the Cybook (called 'Gentium'). When I opened the book on the Cybook, at first boxes were displayed for various accented characters, but switching to the Gentium font made them all visible.

Groet,
Adelheid

adelheid · 01-04-2008, 08:35 AM

I notice that someone changed the title of my post?

HarryT · 01-04-2008, 09:07 AM

Hmmm. Not me! What was it before?

adelheid · 01-04-2008, 10:38 AM

I didn't mention that the Iliad I was reading was Homer's. That was me trying to be funny, given the existence of an ebook device called the Iliad.

crAss · 10-22-2009, 11:04 AM

As adelheid said you need a font that supports ancient greek. Modern greek is supported out of the box (the alphabet is the same, just much less word stress marks).

12-24-2007, 11:59 AM	#1
adelheid Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 49 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nederland Device: iPad	Working! Reading Homer's Iliad on the Cybook It took me some four letter words this afternoon, but I have what I wanted: a mobipocket book with the (first 12 for now) books in ancient Greek of Homer's Iliad. For a while I thought it wouldn't work, because I started out trying to get a text file to display Greek, but mobipocket does the job just fine. Most pleased! Groet, Adelheid

12-24-2007, 01:52 PM	#3
adelheid Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 49 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nederland Device: iPad	Hi Harry, I used a UTF-16 encoded source file (saved it to that encoding on a Mac). I uploaded the file to a Windows pc and imported it, using Mobipocket Creator Home Edition v4.2, and built the prc file. I then placed it on my SD card in the Cybook. I also made sure to have a suitable font on the Cybook (called 'Gentium'). When I opened the book on the Cybook, at first boxes were displayed for various accented characters, but switching to the Gentium font made them all visible. Groet, Adelheid Last edited by adelheid; 12-24-2007 at 01:54 PM. Reason: added info

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12-24-2007, 01:13 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	This would be of great interest to me, Adelheid. Can you explain what you did, please?

01-04-2008, 08:35 AM	#4
adelheid Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 49 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nederland Device: iPad	I notice that someone changed the title of my post?

01-04-2008, 09:07 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Hmmm. Not me! What was it before?

01-04-2008, 10:38 AM	#6
adelheid Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 49 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nederland Device: iPad	I didn't mention that the Iliad I was reading was Homer's. That was me trying to be funny, given the existence of an ebook device called the Iliad.

10-22-2009, 11:04 AM	#7
crAss Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Athens, Greece Device: Cybook Gen3	As adelheid said you need a font that supports ancient greek. Modern greek is supported out of the box (the alphabet is the same, just much less word stress marks).

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