Can read cyrillic on kobo, but can't put (or see) dictionnary on it

sparcina · 03-28-2018, 11:00 PM

Hi,
Sooo I'd like to read books in cyrillic on my kobo glo, and I've put an ru-en dictionary in zip format on it in the same folder (dict) as all the other dictionaries, and I've even put a font that reads cyrillic on the root menu of my kobo, but while I can read files (epub) in cyrillic without a problem, the dictionary doesn't show up (or hasn't been transferred even if it shows up on explorer on my kobo?). Anyone knows what I did wrong (or didn't do?)
Thanks a lot!

PeterT · 03-28-2018, 11:08 PM

Have you seen Index of Custom Dictionaries for Kobo eReader

davidfor · 03-29-2018, 02:04 AM

@sparcina: Kobo doesn't actually support sideloading dictionaries. There are some ways to do it, and just dumping the dictionary file in the directory isn't the way. The thread that PeterT pointed to should have instructions, but I didn't see them in the first page. You might have to do a search for them.

dmapr · 03-29-2018, 08:20 AM

IN a nutshell, you need to enable one or more of the pre-defined dictionaries (like German-English), then replace that dictionary with the one you want. So you'd rename the ru-en file to be de-en before putting it on the device after you have enable the German-English dictionary.

sparcina · 03-29-2018, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Have you seen Index of Custom Dictionaries for Kobo eReader

Yes, I've picked my dictionary from there!

sparcina · 03-29-2018, 03:25 PM

@dmapr
That's a good idea, and I did that (transferred the it-en dict to my desktop, put ru-en in the dict folder of my kobo, and renamed it it-en), but the 'new' it-en dictionary on my kobo still won't recognize anything Cyrillic, even very basic words

PS: The it-en dict was already enabled on my kobo

taos · 03-29-2018, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmapr

IN a nutshell, you need to enable one or more of the pre-defined dictionaries (like German-English), then replace that dictionary with the one you want. So you'd rename the ru-en file to be de-en before putting it on the device after you have enable the German-English dictionary.

It's also possible to add additional dictionaries instead of replacing the pre-defined ones (if you're okay with patching the firmware). See New dictionaries for kobo (no limits) and Adding new dictionaries to kobo.

sparcina · 03-29-2018, 03:56 PM

Oh my, I think I will need to ask a computer-savvy friend to help me with that one, but thank you, I'll check that!

taos · 03-29-2018, 04:55 PM

BTW, I just checked if the russian-english dictionary I have installed works for looking up a word in a (cyrillic) russian epub. In principle, everything works fine but the dictionary that I've downloaded doesn't include too many definitions. At least, it can find "как" or "из".

sparcina · 03-29-2018, 11:44 PM

@taos

I actually got as far as step 5 of this: (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=293052); i.e. I can't seem to find the Koboroot.tgz in the target folder now, so I'm stuck. But thank you for your help!

03-28-2018, 11:00 PM	#1
sparcina Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Device: kobo glo	Can read cyrillic on kobo, but can't put (or see) dictionnary on it Hi, Sooo I'd like to read books in cyrillic on my kobo glo, and I've put an ru-en dictionary in zip format on it in the same folder (dict) as all the other dictionaries, and I've even put a font that reads cyrillic on the root menu of my kobo, but while I can read files (epub) in cyrillic without a problem, the dictionary doesn't show up (or hasn't been transferred even if it shows up on explorer on my kobo?). Anyone knows what I did wrong (or didn't do?) Thanks a lot!

03-29-2018, 11:44 PM	#10
sparcina Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Device: kobo glo	@taos I actually got as far as step 5 of this: (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=293052); i.e. I can't seem to find the Koboroot.tgz in the target folder now, so I'm stuck. But thank you for your help! Last edited by sparcina; 03-30-2018 at 02:53 AM.

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03-28-2018, 11:08 PM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,409 Karma: 78880114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Have you seen Index of Custom Dictionaries for Kobo eReader

03-29-2018, 02:04 AM	#3
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	@sparcina: Kobo doesn't actually support sideloading dictionaries. There are some ways to do it, and just dumping the dictionary file in the directory isn't the way. The thread that PeterT pointed to should have instructions, but I didn't see them in the first page. You might have to do a search for them.

03-29-2018, 08:20 AM	#4
dmapr Evangelist Posts: 469 Karma: 600816 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Aura One	IN a nutshell, you need to enable one or more of the pre-defined dictionaries (like German-English), then replace that dictionary with the one you want. So you'd rename the ru-en file to be de-en before putting it on the device after you have enable the German-English dictionary.

03-29-2018, 03:25 PM	#6
sparcina Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Device: kobo glo	@dmapr That's a good idea, and I did that (transferred the it-en dict to my desktop, put ru-en in the dict folder of my kobo, and renamed it it-en), but the 'new' it-en dictionary on my kobo still won't recognize anything Cyrillic, even very basic words PS: The it-en dict was already enabled on my kobo

03-29-2018, 03:56 PM	#8
sparcina Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Device: kobo glo	Oh my, I think I will need to ask a computer-savvy friend to help me with that one, but thank you, I'll check that!

03-29-2018, 04:55 PM	#9
taos Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 11069 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Sony PRS-T1, Kobo Glo HD	BTW, I just checked if the russian-english dictionary I have installed works for looking up a word in a (cyrillic) russian epub. In principle, everything works fine but the dictionary that I've downloaded doesn't include too many definitions. At least, it can find "как" or "из".

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