12-12-2009, 10:26 PM | #16 |
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I would enjoy a French/English or German/English dictionary -- it would be a real plus when reading books in those languages. I suspect that sort of feature would really sell these readers to students.
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12-13-2009, 07:37 PM | #17 |
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I like collins ..
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01-22-2010, 01:14 PM | #18 |
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OK, guys, here I am with some news:
I wrote an e-mail to Sony in December, saying that I would be happy to see other dictionaries available on their unit - specifically, a German Duden and a French Larrouse. They answered, asking me to contact the Product Information Department. Today I finally got some time and I did it. Well... I got another phone number, for their eReader support. After the guy listened to what I wanted, he created a case and said that he will forward my request to their development team. He said that they would look into it and will see if it's possible to include new dictionaries in the next firmware release. Although I realize that this is not a firm promise, I think that those who are interested in getting other dictionaries on their readers, should call Sony eReader support and open a case. The more people will ask for it, the more chances we have to see other dictionaries in our readers. So, call 1-877-263-2863 and tell them I sent you - just kidding :-), tell them you would like to see new dictionaries in your Reader. |
01-22-2010, 01:19 PM | #19 |
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Interesting. Is that a Canadian number?
And is it only possible to put the request to them by phone? Is there no e-mail facility? |
01-22-2010, 01:23 PM | #20 |
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Sony doesn't usually add features requested by users to the firmware of their devices. Ask any psp or ps3 owner about media playback on these two consoles (it's very limited).
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01-22-2010, 01:34 PM | #21 | ||
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01-22-2010, 02:05 PM | #22 |
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I'll give it a try, I like the idea of foreign language dictionaries on Sony devices.
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01-23-2010, 03:19 PM | #23 |
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I really don't want to have to pay for international calls to request new features... But even the fact that they listened to your request is very encouraging. The ability to choose between dictionaries on the reader is already there, I don't see what is stopping them from making more available. I wouldn't expect them for free, and they couldn't possibly install all the different languages that people might want, but having the option to pay for and add to my reader a third-party dictionary of my choice would be great!
Can someone direct them to this thread? |
01-25-2010, 08:02 AM | #24 |
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What I would really love is a wikipedia working the same way as these dictionaries. THAT would be great. And I don't see it really difficult to do. Of course that would have to be a reduced and text only wikipedia, but I am sure there must be plenty of versions out there. They could even easily make it updatable...
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01-25-2010, 02:40 PM | #25 |
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Anybody has an idea whether there are any third party dictionaries out there or not?
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01-25-2010, 02:53 PM | #26 | |
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What I would like to see is the same convenience offered by the current dictionaries: tap a word and, Bingo!, the definition appears at the bottom of the screen. There is, however, something that I don't really like at the current dictionaries: if the word is not found, the eReader does not allow you to enter a word - the sign for keyboard appears only if the definition was found. In my opinion, this is a drawback and I think that Sony's developers made a mistake here. |
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01-25-2010, 03:32 PM | #28 |
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The built-in dictionary is available only in American or British English (if you choose one of these two languages). If you choose any other language, you won't get any dictionary. And, this applies even to those units sold in Europe (France, Germany), which I find stupid!
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01-25-2010, 03:53 PM | #29 | ||
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As far as 3rd party dictionaries are concerned, it appears that the Sony FW could support them, but it does not at the moment. It is possible to use the dictionaries out of the /Data partition (via a rather primitive hack to kconfig.xml). For some stupid reason though, Sony didn't release the software that would allow people to create their own dictionaries. The BBeB Dic Studio doesn't make dictionaries compatible with Sony Readers. As a result, we know how to add a dictionary (or rather, replace an existing one with a custom one as the number "2" is hardcoded), but we do not know how to make a dictionary. |
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01-25-2010, 05:17 PM | #30 |
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I'd love a French one, that would be useful..... unlike the EN one which is kind of nice to have but no more than that
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