iPad dictionaries

z0rr0 · 04-26-2010, 04:47 AM

Hi,
Does anyone know if it is possible to install own dictionaries to use it with iBooks? What format are the proprietary ones?
Bye

stustaff · 04-26-2010, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by z0rr0

Hi,
Does anyone know if it is possible to install own dictionaries to use it with iBooks? What format are the proprietary ones?
Bye

any dictionary in epub format that did not have DRM would work fine.

DixieGal · 04-26-2010, 09:39 AM

There are a couple of free apps for dictionaries at the app store. The pre-installed one works GREAT with Safari. As you read along, if you run across a word you do not recognize, just tap on it and the little "definition" flag pops up.

z0rr0 · 04-27-2010, 01:13 PM

I wonder if it is possible to change pre-installed dictionaries to use my own one to use it just like DixieGal described with iBooks application (that's why I don't additional app)

Are there dictionaries in epub format? I mean, i don't want to open it but to use it during reading (vide Dixiegal example)

porkupan · 04-27-2010, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

There are a couple of free apps for dictionaries at the app store. The pre-installed one works GREAT with Safari. As you read along, if you run across a word you do not recognize, just tap on it and the little "definition" flag pops up.

Maybe I missed something, but cannot figure out how to make the dictionary work with Safari. Did you make a special bookmark let for it?

DixieGal · 04-28-2010, 12:21 AM

I didn't do anything, didn't get a dictionary app or anything. It has one installed already. I just double tap a word and it pops up the options. It works like the autocorrect and paste and other options. It just works by magic, as far as I know, because I didn't do anything special to get it.

frui · 04-28-2010, 03:48 AM

I can't use the dictionary in safari either. can anyone teach me how to set it up?

z0rr0 · 04-29-2010, 04:01 AM

Dixiegal, does dictionary work on other app than iBooks and Safari (if it really works on Safari ;-)?

owl123 · 06-27-2010, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by z0rr0

Hi,
Does anyone know if it is possible to install own dictionaries to use it with iBooks? What format are the proprietary ones?
Bye

See my thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87909

04-26-2010, 04:47 AM	#1
z0rr0 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPhone	iPad dictionaries Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to install own dictionaries to use it with iBooks? What format are the proprietary ones? Bye

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04-26-2010, 09:39 AM	#3
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	There are a couple of free apps for dictionaries at the app store. The pre-installed one works GREAT with Safari. As you read along, if you run across a word you do not recognize, just tap on it and the little "definition" flag pops up.

04-27-2010, 01:13 PM	#4
z0rr0 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPhone	I wonder if it is possible to change pre-installed dictionaries to use my own one to use it just like DixieGal described with iBooks application (that's why I don't additional app) Are there dictionaries in epub format? I mean, i don't want to open it but to use it during reading (vide Dixiegal example)

04-28-2010, 12:21 AM	#6
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I didn't do anything, didn't get a dictionary app or anything. It has one installed already. I just double tap a word and it pops up the options. It works like the autocorrect and paste and other options. It just works by magic, as far as I know, because I didn't do anything special to get it.

04-28-2010, 03:48 AM	#7
frui Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 1340 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: kindle dx	I can't use the dictionary in safari either. can anyone teach me how to set it up?

04-29-2010, 04:01 AM	#8
z0rr0 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPhone	Dixiegal, does dictionary work on other app than iBooks and Safari (if it really works on Safari ;-)?