Dictionary for Calibre

[avizz1017]

Ever since an early age going to school, I was taught that if I was reading something and did not know the meaning of a word, I should go and look it in a dictionary to see what the meaning of the word was. I was wondering if their was a plugin for Calibre that allows you to do that, or possibly that it could be added as a feature of Calibre. Am interested in what other people think about this.

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by avizz1017

I should go and look it in a dictionary to see what the meaning of the word was. I was wondering if their was a plugin for Calibre that allows you to do that

No special plugin required. If viewing in calibre's viewer, highlight the word, right click (ctrl-L) and select Lookup in dictionary.

[avizz1017]

Thank you very much for your info. Funny how simple it was, but I was never seeing anything in the FAQs or other things that I looked at. I think the Internet is great how people help other people learn and things. Thank you again

[_iso9001_]

is there a way to use my customized dictionary in calibre? ctrl+L directs to eng-eng dictionary but I want to use a different one

[Base]

With my Pocketbook I'm used to have built-in dictionary. Would be nice to have such a feature in calibre instead of just having option which opens a tab in browser for me.

[svenlind]

Originally Posted by _iso9001_

is there a way to use my customized dictionary in calibre? ctrl+L directs to eng-eng dictionary but I want to use a different one

You can specify a dictionary command in the viewer under Preferences->Dictionaries , if you know how to activate your dictionary.

I subscribe to an online English-> Danish dictionary and I have specified this command:


English: http://www.ordbogen.com/opslag.php?word={word}&dict=a000

You can have several languages, the calibre viewer will use the shown command if the language is English.

The word that is higlighted in the viewer will be merged in the command where you see {word}

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by Base

With my Pocketbook I'm used to have built-in dictionary. Would be nice to have such a feature in calibre instead of just having option which opens a tab in browser for me.

I use two 'gadgets' in Windows that work via hot keys: Word Web and The Sage, they each have a local dictionary/word lists and they can access online dictionaries (via built in browsers, not your regular browser).

BR

[svenlind]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

I use two 'gadgets' in Windows that work via hot keys: Word Web and The Sage, they each have a local dictionary/word lists and they can access online dictionaries (via built in browsers, not your regular browser).

BR

I also use Word Web and I am very grateful for your info about using online dictionaries. I now have an excellent English->Danish dictionary for general use on my PC.

[mailings]

Is there any way to use offline dictionaries?

I don't always have wifi available.

I have a selection of stardict formated dictionaries that I currently use on a Tablet with Android.
In fact, the program I use in Android allows to search several dictionaries at the same time and consolidates the results in one view, so you can compare definitions between dictionaries.

It would be great if I could use those dictionaries in Calibre Viewer.

The way I can use dictionaries in Android is the main reason why I don't switch to another device.

Thank you.

[MarcoDiWA]

I tried this but I couldn't get the dictionary to change to the one I want. Any ideas? Thanks

Originally Posted by svenlind

You can specify a dictionary command in the viewer under Preferences->Dictionaries , if you know how to activate your dictionary.

I subscribe to an online English-> Danish dictionary and I have specified this command:


English: http://www.ordbogen.com/opslag.php?word={word}&dict=a000

You can have several languages, the calibre viewer will use the shown command if the language is English.

The word that is higlighted in the viewer will be merged in the command where you see {word}

[svenlind]

Originally Posted by MarcoDiWA

I tried this but I couldn't get the dictionary to change to the one I want. Any ideas? Thanks

Not really. The command that I gave as an example:

http://www.ordbogen.com/opslag.php?word={word}&dict=a000

does not work anymore. When I try it the calibre viewer gives this error message:

calibre, version 3.34.0
ERROR: Invalid URL: The URL does not have the placeholder <b>{word}</b> in it.

I now use word web pro where you can specify dictionaries and other services. And it works everywhere on the screen. Windows.
Highly recommended!

[kovidgoyal]

that URL works fine for me in calibre 3.34 -- can anybody else reproduce?

[svenlind]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

that URL works fine for me in calibre 3.34 -- can anybody else reproduce?

Well it does work. I forgot first to specify language. I copied the URL to the language field where I should have specified English.
Sorry

[tekeek]

Originally Posted by avizz1017

Ever since an early age going to school, I was taught that if I was reading something and did not know the meaning of a word, I should go and look it in a dictionary to see what the meaning of the word was. I was wondering if their was a plugin for Calibre that allows you to do that, or possibly that it could be added as a feature of Calibre. Am interested in what other people think about this.

I was told exactly the same thing and is what I teach mine today. I keep physical dictionaries on hands for them to learn to use and use as form of etymology as I have about 4 different dictionaries from different periods.