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Old 01-20-2011, 04:44 AM   #1
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Sony PRS-650 Word Logs

Word Logs is probably one of the numerous menu options that I clicked on, when I first got my reader, but I really didn't appreciate how useful it would become, until I started reading books. My Sony PRS-650 arrived at the beginning of November and naturally I was eager to play, wanting to explore all the menu options - there so many - but to be candid, for a while I forgot this option existed.

One of the things that I really love about the Sony reader is the ability to look-up words in the selected dictionary, by double-tapping on the word - using the touch-screen. One of my interests is etymology (word derivation), consequently I use the dictionary often.

Sometimes it is helpful to have a list of all the words that have been looked up, for example if you are reading a book about a particular period of history. Word Logs provides a list of all the words that have been looked up in a particular book, or periodical, something that I find it incredibly useful.
OPTIONS -> Word Logs: Book/Periodical
By the way, I assume this feature is common to 350 and 950, could someone please confirm this? Does anyone one else find Word Logs useful?
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Old 01-20-2011, 08:33 AM   #2
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Yes, the 950 also has the Word Log feature. It is something that Sony added to the menu options in the newest models. I really like it too. It is good as a refresher of what words I have looked up. It also gives me another chance to commit them to memory. I use the dictionary not just to look up word definitions but also details on peoples and places. I wish that you could export the list to save it to your computer like you can notes/highlights. Also, if you haven't noticed yet, be aware that it keeps a running log of only the last 100 words.
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Old 01-20-2011, 09:53 AM   #3
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Yes, the details on people and places are useful. Are you saying the 950 has a user-friendly menu option, for exporting notes/highlights, or are you referring to the manual transferral of files? I didn't know about the 100-word limit. Thanks for the tip.
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The Sony software can export notes from your ereader to an RTF file that you can save on your hard-drive. It would be nice if you could export the word log too.
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The Sony software can export notes from your ereader to an RTF file that you can save on your hard-drive. It would be nice if you could export the word log too.
What Sony software? I don't appear to have anything like that. Presumably it's something specific to the 950.

If you're referring to the Reader Library Software, then I haven't used it, because it's only available for Windows and Mac. Consequently, I haven't registered my reader with Sony, nor opened an e-book store account.

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Yes, I meant Reader Library.
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Yes, I meant Reader Library.
Okay, I understand now, thanks. I use Linux Ubuntu; I keep meaning to boot Windows in that partition, in order to register my reader with Sony. If/when I do, I will experiment with the export feature. I know where the files are stored on the reader. Meanwhile, I will try to locate the word log file - it must be stored somewhere. It's a shame Sony doesn't support Linux.
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Okay, I understand now, thanks. I use Linux Ubuntu; I keep meaning to boot Windows in that partition, in order to register my reader with Sony. If/when I do, I will experiment with the export feature. I know where the files are stored on the reader. Meanwhile, I will try to locate the word log file - it must be stored somewhere. It's a shame Sony doesn't support Linux.
I understand. I have my computer partitioned for dual-boot. The Mac version of Sony software has only been around for a year. I used to have to run Reader Library on Windows too, and it was an inconvenience. I would guess the word logs are probably in an xml file somewhere on the ereader. I just haven't gone searching for them. If you find them, then let me know which file please.
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I understand. I have my computer partitioned for dual-boot. The Mac version of Sony software has only been around for a year. I used to have to run Reader Library on Windows too, and it was an inconvenience. I would guess the word logs are probably in an xml file somewhere on the ereader. I just haven't gone searching for them. If you find them, then let me know which file please.
Yes, of course. Meanwhile, here's some info about the location of Notes files:Also, see: Sony PRS-650 Folder/file storage structure hierarchy

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Thank you for posting those links!
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I would guess the word logs are probably in an xml file somewhere on the ereader. I just haven't gone searching for them. If you find them, then let me know which file please.
Dictionary History is contained in the file [Drive:]\database\cache\cacheExt.xml on a per-book basis.
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Dictionary History is contained in the file [Drive:]\database\cache\cacheExt.xml on a per-book basis.
Thank you for posting this information!

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Lightbulb word logs for laymen, as i am....

i am doing it with
FILEMAKER (and troi-file-plugin!)
parsing the cacheExt.xml is easy...
if you are familiar with filemaker.

so, it is a work around.
maybe sometimes, somebody will write a standalone parser for this needs????

hopefully...
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