Re: [tlug] EDICT dictionary on Kindle

[John Mettraux <jmettraux@example.com>]

On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 10:18:22PM +1100, Jim Breen wrote:
> On 22 December 2012 18:04, John Mettraux <jmettraux@example.com> wrote:
>
> >> >> http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/edict2.mobi
>
> OK. I installed ruby 1.9.1 (there's a .deb for it. Dunno why
> Canonical isn't issuing it as the standard.) This time the
> html looks better, with the indices in straight UTF8.
>
> I remade the edict2.mobi file. It's about half the size.
> Can you try it again?

Hello Jim,

it works fine.

> I hand-checked entry numbers. It seems when entries
> get split over page boundaries those "location" numbers
> don't update, which is why there are fewer locations than
> entries. I have no way of checking if that upsets dictionary
> searching.
>
> Thanks a lot. If that file works, I'll put into regular creation,
> e.g. weekly, as happens for the EPWING editions.

Well done, looking forward to it!

John