DICTIONARY

crazyjack · 03-23-2012, 06:05 AM

when i open an ebook in epub format with calibre the only dictionary that i could use is in english. is there the possibility to use different languages for the dictionary??

Doitsu · 03-23-2012, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by crazyjack

when i open an ebook in epub format with calibre the only dictionary that i could use is in english. is there the possibility to use different languages for the dictionary??

According to Kovid Goyal, this would require a change in the source code.

Depending on the languages you're interested in, you have 3 possibilities:

1. Convert your book to the .mobi format and:
a) read it with Mobipocket Reader and a free Mobipocket dictionary
b) read it with Kindle for PC and one of the 7 free monolingual dictionaries

2. If it's a free ePub book, read it with the Kobo desktop application which comes with free bilingual dictionaries for English, French, Italian, German and Spanish and a couple of Public Domain books in several languages.

crazyjack · 03-23-2012, 02:05 PM

Thanks for the answer. I am a linux user and all those softwares are not avaible for linux (i could use them by wine). I think change the source code and let to user the possibility about dictionary's language or use the dictionary according with metadata of ebook could be a very great and usefull development.

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03-23-2012, 02:05 PM	#3
crazyjack Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: none	Thanks for the answer. I am a linux user and all those softwares are not avaible for linux (i could use them by wine). I think change the source code and let to user the possibility about dictionary's language or use the dictionary according with metadata of ebook could be a very great and usefull development.

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