Creating dictionary for kindle 4

Koko · 12-31-2011, 06:57 AM

Hello, anybody who has successfully created a custom dictionary for kindle 4? The dictionary I am trying to convert to kindle work fine on my old kindle after using this tutorial:
http://1manfactory.com/create-your-o...uage-for-free/
But on my kindle touch I can't select the dictionary and the language (Norwegian) is not displayed on top, although I have specified the language in the opf:

Code:

<metadata>
	<dc-metadata>
		<dc:Identifier id="uid">dict</dc:Identifier>
		<!-- Title of the document -->
		<dc:Title><h2>Norsk-norsk ordbok</h2></dc:Title>
		<dc:Language>no</dc:Language>
	</dc-metadata>
	<x-metadata>
		<output encoding="Windows-1252" flatten-dynamic-dir="yes"/>
		<DictionaryInLanguage>no</DictionaryInLanguage>
		<DictionaryOutLanguage>no</DictionaryOutLanguage>
	</x-metadata>
</metadata>

Doitsu · 12-31-2011, 07:45 AM

I don't have a Kindle 4, but several users reported issues with the dictionary lookup feature, which might be limited to the 6 officially supported Kindle languages (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Portuguese).
If that is indeed the case, you might have to add the ASIN number of a default dictionary that you don't use, e.g. B005EOCESI for Portuguese, to your custom dictionary. (You'll also have to change the language code of your Norwegian books to Portuguese). For more information see this related thread.

Another possibility is that the Kindle 4 supports only Unicode dictionaries. In that case changing the following line might work:

Code:

<output encoding="Windows-1252" flatten-dynamic-dir="yes"/>
<output encoding="utf-8" flatten-dynamic-dir="yes"/>

However, I don't think that it'll make a difference, but it couldn't hurt to give it a try.

Koko · 01-01-2012, 12:43 PM

Thanks for reply; unfortunately it did not fix the problem. I’m hoping for a fix for this in a later software update.

iatheia · 01-02-2012, 11:07 PM

http://translate.google.com/translat...hp%3Ft%3D15767 - gives you the tools to convert dsl dictionaries into something Kindle supports.

bastjan · 03-01-2013, 04:33 AM

hey koko!

would you mind sharing your dictionary? I was just thinking of building one myself. Would save me some time. I'm using a Kindle Keyboard. thanks!

PoP · 03-01-2013, 06:26 AM

koko posted long time ago. You might want to look at my NADSAT dictionary source files to start you up.

12-31-2011, 06:57 AM	#1
Koko thinking thing Posts: 57 Karma: 29556 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: xx	Creating dictionary for kindle 4 Hello, anybody who has successfully created a custom dictionary for kindle 4? The dictionary I am trying to convert to kindle work fine on my old kindle after using this tutorial: http://1manfactory.com/create-your-o...uage-for-free/ But on my kindle touch I can't select the dictionary and the language (Norwegian) is not displayed on top, although I have specified the language in the opf: Code: <metadata> <dc-metadata> <dc:Identifier id="uid">dict</dc:Identifier> <!-- Title of the document --> <dc:Title><h2>Norsk-norsk ordbok</h2></dc:Title> <dc:Language>no</dc:Language> </dc-metadata> <x-metadata> <output encoding="Windows-1252" flatten-dynamic-dir="yes"/> <DictionaryInLanguage>no</DictionaryInLanguage> <DictionaryOutLanguage>no</DictionaryOutLanguage> </x-metadata> </metadata>

12-31-2011, 07:45 AM	#2
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,763 Karma: 24088559 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	I don't have a Kindle 4, but several users reported issues with the dictionary lookup feature, which might be limited to the 6 officially supported Kindle languages (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Portuguese). If that is indeed the case, you might have to add the ASIN number of a default dictionary that you don't use, e.g. B005EOCESI for Portuguese, to your custom dictionary. (You'll also have to change the language code of your Norwegian books to Portuguese). For more information see this related thread. Another possibility is that the Kindle 4 supports only Unicode dictionaries. In that case changing the following line might work: Code: <output encoding="Windows-1252" flatten-dynamic-dir="yes"/> <output encoding="utf-8" flatten-dynamic-dir="yes"/> However, I don't think that it'll make a difference, but it couldn't hurt to give it a try. Last edited by Doitsu; 12-31-2011 at 07:55 AM.

03-01-2013, 04:33 AM	#5
bastjan Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: kindle	hey koko! would you mind sharing your dictionary? I was just thinking of building one myself. Would save me some time. I'm using a Kindle Keyboard. thanks! Last edited by bastjan; 03-01-2013 at 04:35 AM.

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01-01-2012, 12:43 PM	#3
Koko thinking thing Posts: 57 Karma: 29556 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: xx	Thanks for reply; unfortunately it did not fix the problem. I’m hoping for a fix for this in a later software update.

01-02-2012, 11:07 PM	#4
iatheia Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 21754 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle 3, Icarus Illumina XL, Boyue T62	http://translate.google.com/translat...hp%3Ft%3D15767 - gives you the tools to convert dsl dictionaries into something Kindle supports.

03-01-2013, 06:26 AM	#6
PoP curly᷂͓̫̙᷊̥̮̾ͯͤͭͬͦͨ ʎʌɹnɔ Posts: 3,021 Karma: 50506927 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: ♁ ᴺ₄₅°₃₀' ᵂ₇₃°₃₇' ±₆₀" Device: K3₃.₄.₃ PW3&4₅.₁₃.₃	koko posted long time ago. You might want to look at my NADSAT dictionary source files to start you up.

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