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Old 01-12-2015, 11:47 AM   #1
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dictionary lookup?
Hi, Do I or can I add a dictionary lookup to my epub books?

I could have swore I saw that feature but can't find it again.

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Old 01-12-2015, 11:59 AM   #2
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Select a word with your mouse and right click to look it up in a dictionary
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Old 01-12-2015, 04:45 PM   #3
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Hi, that isn't want I meant. Let's see if I can explain this better. I wanted to know if I needed to add dictionary links in the epub before giving to other to read. Or does their reader auto have the dictionary in it.

I thought I saw a setting in calibre where I could add dictionary's to the epub before putting it on my web site.

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Hi, that isn't want I meant. Let's see if I can explain this better. I wanted to know if I needed to add dictionary links in the epub before giving to other to read. Or does their reader auto have the dictionary in it.

I thought I saw a setting in calibre where I could add dictionary's to the epub before putting it on my web site.

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@Kimberh - I suspect your thinking of the calibre book-reader - you can configure which dictionaries it uses, defaults to wordnik. Some (most ?) readers carry a built-in dictionary.

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Hi, that isn't want I meant. Let's see if I can explain this better. I wanted to know if I needed to add dictionary links in the epub before giving to other to read. Or does their reader auto have the dictionary in it.

I thought I saw a setting in calibre where I could add dictionary's to the epub before putting it on my web site.

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So have dicts, some don't.
You do not do anything.
Dicts also only work on text, not images (of words)
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So have dicts, some don't.
You do not do anything.
Dicts also only work on text, not images (of words)
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