German Dictionary on Calibre Reader?

b1hgaa88 · 06-16-2011, 12:29 AM

I have a number of German language books in my Calibre library, and I would like to switch the English language dictionary (works well on my English books) to a German—English one.

Is this possible, and if so, how do I go about it.

Sorry if this is not the right Forum for my question.

Thanks

kovidgoyal · 06-16-2011, 03:07 AM

It's not possible.

b1hgaa88 · 06-16-2011, 10:35 AM

My question is not about DRM; only whether there is an alternative German to English dictionary available for Calibre, and if there is, what it is and how do I install it in Calibre.

Thanks

theducks · 06-16-2011, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b1hgaa88

My question is not about DRM; only whether there is an alternative German to English dictionary available for Calibre, and if there is, what it is and how do I install it in Calibre.

Thanks

What Dictionary

Calibre (viewer) does not have one that I have found.

(And where did your DRM statement come from??)

GRiker · 06-16-2011, 10:53 AM

Kovid's answer was the answer you're looking for - it's not possible to change the dictionary language in the ebook-viewer.

His signature (attached to all messages he posts on this forum) includes the notice requesting that people not contact him about DRM removal. It's a generic signature line, and doesn't have anything specifically to do with your question.

G

itimpi · 06-16-2011, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

(And where did your DRM statement come from??)

Probably from interpreting Kovid's signature as being part of his reply to the original question?

GRiker · 06-16-2011, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

What Dictionary

Calibre (viewer) does not have one that I have found.

Select a word. Right-click, Lookup in dictionary.

G

theducks · 06-16-2011, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRiker

Select a word. Right-click, Lookup in dictionary.

G

TNX
I never would have found that without help.

I rarely use a Dictionary (for other than providing the cat a place to rest

)

b1hgaa88 · 06-16-2011, 05:52 PM

The consensus seems to be—no you can't. The reason I assumed you could ("Yes I can") was that Calibre uses dict.org for its reader*, and dict.org has all kinds of other dictionaries you can choose on their site (http://www.dict.org/), e.g. the German-English Freedict Dictionary. It would surely be a simple matter to make the switch if one knew how (maybe through style sheets??).

*From the Calibre FAQ "You can lookup the meaning of words in the current book by right clicking on a word. calibre uses the publicly available dictionary server at dict.org to lookup words. The definition is displayed in a small box at the bottom of the screen."

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b1hgaa88 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	German Dictionary on Calibre Reader? I have a number of German language books in my Calibre library, and I would like to switch the English language dictionary (works well on my English books) to a German—English one. Is this possible, and if so, how do I go about it. Sorry if this is not the right Forum for my question. Thanks

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06-16-2011, 03:07 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,607 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It's not possible.

06-16-2011, 10:35 AM	#3
b1hgaa88 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	My question is not about DRM; only whether there is an alternative German to English dictionary available for Calibre, and if there is, what it is and how do I install it in Calibre. Thanks

06-16-2011, 10:53 AM	#5
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	Kovid's answer was the answer you're looking for - it's not possible to change the dictionary language in the ebook-viewer. His signature (attached to all messages he posts on this forum) includes the notice requesting that people not contact him about DRM removal. It's a generic signature line, and doesn't have anything specifically to do with your question. G

06-16-2011, 05:52 PM	#9
b1hgaa88 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	The consensus seems to be—no you can't. The reason I assumed you could ("Yes I can") was that Calibre uses dict.org for its reader, and dict.org has all kinds of other dictionaries you can choose on their site (http://www.dict.org/), e.g. the German-English Freedict Dictionary. It would surely be a simple matter to make the switch if one knew how (maybe through style sheets??). From the Calibre FAQ "You can lookup the meaning of words in the current book by right clicking on a word. calibre uses the publicly available dictionary server at dict.org to lookup words. The definition is displayed in a small box at the bottom of the screen."