Switching books with one button ?

[Ret]

Is there a way to switch between two books by pressing a button?
I would like to be able to read a book and when after pressing a button, the reader switches to another dictionary book. The two books could be the last 2 books read or, the last book read and a fixed or pre-set bookname.
Is this possible?

[NatCh]

Not with a single button, but I do it with two presses. I use the "All Bookmarks" page to switch between books, but you have to train yourself to set a bookmark when you stop reading.

You can access the "All Bookmarks" page by holding down the "Mark" button for 5 seconds.

But if the "All Bookmarks" page is the last menu you accessed (such as if you went to a book by selecting a bookmark from the "All Bookmarks" page), you can access it by single clicking the "Menu" button.

I.E. I'm in book A, and want to switch to book B (assuming I have a bookmark already set in book B!): I set a bookmark in A (so I can get back to it later), click on the Menu button (or hold down the Mark button for 5 seconds if I wasn't at the Bookmarks page last), then select a bookmark from book B.

This kinda requires a bit of self-training to work well: you have to remember to set and un-set bookmarks as you go. Set them so you can find your way back with this method, and unset them so the Bookmarks page doesn't get all cluttered up.

I hope that helps, and that it's clear enough to follow.

[NatCh]

Oh, yeah, this method isn't restricted to the last two books read, you can use it for whatever number of books/bookmarks you find convenient.

[Ret]

Thanks for the tip Natch.
I', afraid I find your suggestion requires too much work for everyday use. Remember that I want it for "quick" dictionary lookups.
There has to be a way to associate a script that opens a book and/or "continue reading" a book.

[NatCh]

There may well be, but it's beyond my ken, I'm afraid.

There are a few members who get to that level of tinkering, though, so one of them may have a better idea.

[=X=]

Originally Posted by Ret

Thanks for the tip Natch.
I', afraid I find your suggestion requires too much work for everyday use. Remember that I want it for "quick" dictionary lookups.
There has to be a way to associate a script that opens a book and/or "continue reading" a book.

Ret I take great offense that you actually think your lazier than I

I actually use the same approach Natch mentioned above. It is actually no work really. Plus once you start toggling between books you are going to realize it is a good practice in general to mark your books.

=X=

[Ret]

hehehe
The thing is that I read a lot of books in french, italian and english (being spanish my mother tongue) so I need to almost constantly lookup for some words.
I managed to do that with my EB1150 reader and I'd like to have something similar on my Sony reader. So far, bookmarks is the closest to what I need

[=X=]

Originally Posted by Ret

hehehe
The thing is that I read a lot of books in french, italian and english (being spanish my mother tongue) so I need to almost constantly lookup for some words.
I managed to do that with my EB1150 reader and I'd like to have something similar on my Sony reader. So far, bookmarks is the closest to what I need

Wow that is pretty impressive.

BTW there was a tool written by Clemenseken he called a Dictionary but his original design was really more of a translator. Lisa and I put some efforts to make it a viable dictionary. The tool has some draw backs but worth a look.

=X=

[jakewastaken]

I just use the all bookmarks method myself. Easy as pie.

[Peto]

Originally Posted by Ret

hehehe
The thing is that I read a lot of books in french, italian and english (being spanish my mother tongue) so I need to almost constantly lookup for some words.
I managed to do that with my EB1150 reader and I'd like to have something similar on my Sony reader. So far, bookmarks is the closest to what I need

You can also buy a second Reader, glue it back to back with the first and you will have the dictionary right at the other side. Costly, yes, but lazyproof

Now, getting slightly more serious. I used to take to the dictionary quite a lot and I found pretty handy one of these Franklin-Collins digital dictionaries. They are the size of a calculator and you can have as many languages as you need. If you use the dictionary a lot, you might want one of these. Mine cost about 90 € in 1995 and my wife uses it now. They should be cheaper and better now.

This is their web. Mine was similar to the Larousse French-English. There was one with interchangeable language cartridges I can't find at the moment.

http://www.franklin.com/handhelds/bi..._dictionaries/

[Ret]

Thanks for all your suggestions.
Still it would be nice to be able to switch between books with a key press