Dictionaries not working on Kobo Libra H2O

Neverendingstory · 10-23-2020, 05:29 AM

Hello,

Sorry if this has been discussed before, but while browsing the forum, I couldn't find any solution. I've just got Kobo Libra H2O, my primary goal being reading books in foreign languages. Imagine my surprise when I found out that no matter which word I highlighted in my e-books I got the same message: "No definition found. Try another dictionary." Is there any way to fix this issue?

davidfor · 10-23-2020, 07:09 AM

Strangely enough that message probably means the dictionaries are working. It means that the dictionary you are using does not contain the word you looking for. You can check this by opening the dictionary search (tap the arrows on the bottom right when the above message is displayed) and entering the word. If it is found, with the same spelling as in the text, there is a problem. But, it is much more likely that the word is not there.

The only fix is to use a different dictionary. And that probably means you will need to add a custom dictionary with more words in it.

Neverendingstory · 10-23-2020, 07:18 AM

The problem is, I get this message when I type in words in the opened dictionary. For example, I typed "house" in the English dictionary and got the same message.

Neverendingstory · 10-23-2020, 07:31 AM

https://ibb.co/rxgrm84

davidfor · 10-23-2020, 09:12 AM

In that case, I would suggest trying the following:

Rebooting the device.
Removing the dictionaries and downloading again.
Deleting the dictionary files when the device is connected and downloading again.

Also, what firmware version are you running?

Padraic73 · 10-23-2020, 09:57 AM

Have you tried rebooting and doing another sync? I received my Libra last week, after the initial update and firmware upgrade I was having the same problem. I did a separate sync and the Libra downloaded the dictionaries, no issues now.

Neverendingstory · 10-23-2020, 10:05 AM

Thanks for the suggestions! The dictionaries miraculously appeared after I activated the "opposite" ones, i. e. Eng-French, Eng-Spanish, etc. I have no idea why it worked.

davidfor · 10-24-2020, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neverendingstory

Thanks for the suggestions! The dictionaries miraculously appeared after I activated the "opposite" ones, i. e. Eng-French, Eng-Spanish, etc. I have no idea why it worked.

It probably means there was a problem syncing it. When you added the others, it probably downloaded all the dictionaries.

10-23-2020, 05:29 AM	#1
Neverendingstory Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Kobo Libra H2O	Dictionaries not working on Kobo Libra H2O Hello, Sorry if this has been discussed before, but while browsing the forum, I couldn't find any solution. I've just got Kobo Libra H2O, my primary goal being reading books in foreign languages. Imagine my surprise when I found out that no matter which word I highlighted in my e-books I got the same message: "No definition found. Try another dictionary." Is there any way to fix this issue?

10-23-2020, 09:12 AM	#5
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	In that case, I would suggest trying the following: Rebooting the device. Removing the dictionaries and downloading again. Deleting the dictionary files when the device is connected and downloading again. Also, what firmware version are you running?

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10-23-2020, 07:09 AM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Strangely enough that message probably means the dictionaries are working. It means that the dictionary you are using does not contain the word you looking for. You can check this by opening the dictionary search (tap the arrows on the bottom right when the above message is displayed) and entering the word. If it is found, with the same spelling as in the text, there is a problem. But, it is much more likely that the word is not there. The only fix is to use a different dictionary. And that probably means you will need to add a custom dictionary with more words in it.

10-23-2020, 07:18 AM	#3
Neverendingstory Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Kobo Libra H2O	The problem is, I get this message when I type in words in the opened dictionary. For example, I typed "house" in the English dictionary and got the same message.

10-23-2020, 07:31 AM	#4
Neverendingstory Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Kobo Libra H2O	https://ibb.co/rxgrm84

10-23-2020, 09:57 AM	#6
Padraic73 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 37030 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Kindle Keyboard/Kobo Libra H2O	Have you tried rebooting and doing another sync? I received my Libra last week, after the initial update and firmware upgrade I was having the same problem. I did a separate sync and the Libra downloaded the dictionaries, no issues now.

10-23-2020, 10:05 AM	#7
Neverendingstory Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Kobo Libra H2O	Thanks for the suggestions! The dictionaries miraculously appeared after I activated the "opposite" ones, i. e. Eng-French, Eng-Spanish, etc. I have no idea why it worked.

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