Glo Side load a dictionary?

booklover6 · 12-15-2013, 08:47 AM

Is there a way to side load a dictionary that can then be used while reading a kepub?

Last night I wanted to test the dictionary feature on my Glo. It said I needed to download one. I attempted to do that. Well, I never put wifi on, and this is why. Last night it attempted to download 86 items to the device. Although there are only 22 books in the account. It froze up mid download, at which time, I paperclip reset and turned wifi off. Some of the books did download (possibly 22!) but not the dictionary. I am not going through that again, wifi will stay off.

So can my initial question be done?

I see Gutenberg has a free webster's dictionary. How can I make that work to access definitions while reading?

jackie_w · 12-15-2013, 10:20 AM

There's a thread about custom dictionaries here.

booklover6 · 12-15-2013, 10:41 AM

Thank you so much! I now have the webster1913 dictionary installed!

jackie_w · 12-15-2013, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

Thank you so much! I now have the webster1913 dictionary installed!

You're welcome

Just a cautionary note. If you sync to Kobo Desktop don't be surprised if Kobo helpfully overwrites your custom-renamed dictionary to the 'proper' one with that name. I believe it's something to do with non-matching file size and/or date. I haven't bothered to manually change the Kobo database to try and avoid the problem as I sync very rarely. Just make sure you keep a copy of the custom version so you can copy it back again after the sync.

booklover6 · 12-15-2013, 11:35 AM

Thanks, but I don't plan to sync ever again. I put the dict on my Kobo Mini, too, though I'd have to put my glasses on to read the definitions.

Oh and I don't use the desktop at all.

paola · 12-15-2013, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

I put the dict on my Kobo Mini, too, though I'd have to put my glasses on to read the definitions.

there is a hack to increase font size in menus and dialogs and dictionaries, here.

12-15-2013, 08:47 AM	#1
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	Side load a dictionary? Is there a way to side load a dictionary that can then be used while reading a kepub? Last night I wanted to test the dictionary feature on my Glo. It said I needed to download one. I attempted to do that. Well, I never put wifi on, and this is why. Last night it attempted to download 86 items to the device. Although there are only 22 books in the account. It froze up mid download, at which time, I paperclip reset and turned wifi off. Some of the books did download (possibly 22!) but not the dictionary. I am not going through that again, wifi will stay off. So can my initial question be done? I see Gutenberg has a free webster's dictionary. How can I make that work to access definitions while reading? Last edited by booklover6; 12-15-2013 at 09:05 AM.

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12-15-2013, 10:20 AM	#2
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,251 Karma: 16539642 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3	There's a thread about custom dictionaries here.

12-15-2013, 10:41 AM	#3
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	Thank you so much! I now have the webster1913 dictionary installed!

12-15-2013, 11:35 AM	#5
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	Thanks, but I don't plan to sync ever again. I put the dict on my Kobo Mini, too, though I'd have to put my glasses on to read the definitions. Oh and I don't use the desktop at all.

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