Create Kindle dictionary from html files(or chm)

Ricsie · 02-27-2015, 05:24 AM

Hello,

I have a dictionary in chm and also decompressed chm, html files.

Is there any tutorial how to creat ekindle dictionary from this? I saw few posts that its easy from html but all guides are for Tab-separeted txt files

these are the dictionary files:
chm

Code:

https://mega.co.nz/#!B1dCWLRT!fdz-N95Ci4uoCRvn7cwd_BurlrAKbuLJQotthZc-CIg

html in zip

Code:

https://mega.co.nz/#!g8NjlaLJ!ksV-O3UiINCwZth4PNDVdAKAUygMJDb5lB50wkPf8aA

pdurrant · 02-27-2015, 07:23 AM

As far as I know, the only thing that creates Kindle dictionaries is Mobipocket Creator, using the markup specified here.

But I might be out of date.

Doitsu · 02-28-2015, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

As far as I know, the only thing that creates Kindle dictionaries is Mobipocket Creator[...]

Kindle dictionaries can also be generated with Kindlegen. However, since Amazon apparently hasn't updated the mobi7 dictionary code in a while, I'd also recommend using Mobipocket Creator instead, because it'll automatically generate an .opf file with the non-standard entries required for Kindle dictionaries.

@Ricsie: A minimal dictionary source file with two entries (and inflections) looks like this:

Code:

<html>
<body>

<idx:entry>
	<b><idx:orth>book
	<idx:infl>
		<idx:iform value="books"/>
	</idx:infl>
	</idx:orth> </b> 
	<i>noun</i> <br/>
	A written or printed work
</idx:entry>
<br/>
<hr/>

<idx:entry>
	<b><idx:orth>go
	<idx:infl>
		<idx:iform value="goes"/>
		<idx:iform value="going"/>
		<idx:iform value="went"/>
		<idx:iform value="gone"/>
	</idx:infl>
	</idx:orth> </b> 
	<i>verb</i> <br/>
	To move from one place to another
</idx:entry>

</body>
</html>

I.e., your workflow would be as follows:

1. Open each .html file with a text editor and wrap each dictionary entry in <idx:entry>...</idx:entry> tags and each headword in <idx:orth>...</idx:orth> tags using regular expressions.
2. Create a new dictionary project with Mobipocket Creator and add all .html files.
3. Add the dictionary metadata and compile the dictionary.

Ricsie · 02-28-2015, 08:53 AM

Thank you very much to both of you. Now Its all clear to me what and how to do it :-)

Thank you!!

Doitsu, great answer!! It solved every question I've had

02-27-2015, 05:24 AM	#1
Ricsie Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: Kindle	Create Kindle dictionary from html files(or chm) Hello, I have a dictionary in chm and also decompressed chm, html files. Is there any tutorial how to creat ekindle dictionary from this? I saw few posts that its easy from html but all guides are for Tab-separeted txt files these are the dictionary files: chm Code: https://mega.co.nz/#!B1dCWLRT!fdz-N95Ci4uoCRvn7cwd_BurlrAKbuLJQotthZc-CIg html in zip Code: https://mega.co.nz/#!g8NjlaLJ!ksV-O3UiINCwZth4PNDVdAKAUygMJDb5lB50wkPf8aA

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
How do I create my own Dictionary for Kindle Paperwhite	Infinite3	Amazon Kindle	4	02-16-2015 08:25 AM
How do I create my own Dictionary for Kindle Paperwhite	Infinite3	Amazon Kindle	5	02-16-2015 07:08 AM
how do pirated chm files appear on the kindle?	med007	Amazon Kindle	20	02-06-2011 02:48 PM
HTML to image and CHM to images and CHM to LRF	caritas	LRF	0	12-14-2008 07:58 AM
What format is best to create from chm file	romanas	iRex	7	09-21-2008 05:54 AM

02-27-2015, 07:23 AM	#2
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,490 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	As far as I know, the only thing that creates Kindle dictionaries is Mobipocket Creator, using the markup specified here. But I might be out of date.

02-28-2015, 08:53 AM	#4
Ricsie Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: Kindle	Thank you very much to both of you. Now Its all clear to me what and how to do it :-) Thank you!! Doitsu, great answer!! It solved every question I've had