Kobo dictionary look up under FW 3.2.0

tshering · 02-25-2014, 04:22 PM

With FW 3.2.0 it seems, you can only go to the full page dictionary screen by selecting a word in the pop-up dictionary screen. The annoying thing is, that in the pop-up screen, there are no selection handles, and auto-selection does not work in Japanese, since the software does not recognize words and selects only one single character. That means, you can only see the full page dictionary, if you look up a one-character word.
Please give us a button to open the full screen dictionary.

EndlessWaves · 02-26-2014, 07:56 AM

For me it's in the same place it was under 3.1.1, in the extras list on the main screen.

tshering · 02-26-2014, 09:26 AM

Now I see that my first post is not very clear. By "full page dictionary screen" I meant the full screen that shows the lexical entry and its definition(s), rather than the dictionary search screen (I guess you are referring to this screen). Right, you can go from the dictionary search screen to the full page dictionary screen, but some dictionaries have no search screen (the Japanese dictionary is among them).

In previous versions, when you selected a word and the dictionary pop up window appeared, you could still go to the full page dictionary screen via the bottom menu. With 3.2.0 you cannot do this, or can you?

arspr · 02-26-2014, 10:17 AM

I fear that you are right. GeoffR posted about calling full page dictionary through long-press on the key word (or any other), but of course, you firstly need a match...

02-25-2014, 04:22 PM	#1
tshering Wizard Posts: 3,489 Karma: 2914715 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: kobo touch	Kobo dictionary look up under FW 3.2.0 With FW 3.2.0 it seems, you can only go to the full page dictionary screen by selecting a word in the pop-up dictionary screen. The annoying thing is, that in the pop-up screen, there are no selection handles, and auto-selection does not work in Japanese, since the software does not recognize words and selects only one single character. That means, you can only see the full page dictionary, if you look up a one-character word. Please give us a button to open the full screen dictionary.

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02-26-2014, 07:56 AM	#2
EndlessWaves Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 38158 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: Kobo Aura HD	For me it's in the same place it was under 3.1.1, in the extras list on the main screen.

02-26-2014, 09:26 AM	#3
tshering Wizard Posts: 3,489 Karma: 2914715 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: kobo touch	Now I see that my first post is not very clear. By "full page dictionary screen" I meant the full screen that shows the lexical entry and its definition(s), rather than the dictionary search screen (I guess you are referring to this screen). Right, you can go from the dictionary search screen to the full page dictionary screen, but some dictionaries have no search screen (the Japanese dictionary is among them). In previous versions, when you selected a word and the dictionary pop up window appeared, you could still go to the full page dictionary screen via the bottom menu. With 3.2.0 you cannot do this, or can you?

02-26-2014, 10:17 AM	#4
arspr Dead account. Bye Posts: 587 Karma: 668244 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	I fear that you are right. GeoffR posted about calling full page dictionary through long-press on the key word (or any other), but of course, you firstly need a match...