limey75 wrote:1) The size of the texts you can import. It made 51 separate texts out of Kafka's Die Verwandlung, which is a bit annoying. So you can only use bite-sized texts with it.
It uses a lot of calls to the database so I assume it's due to performance. I prefer to have shorter texts that I can complete in one sitting so I make each chapter into a texts. Then I archive the text afterwards so it just uses a fraction of the space in the database.
limey75 wrote:2) Dictionary look up errors. When using the other default dictionary than Google Translate, I always get the following message:
"There is a limit of Glosbe API calls that may be done from one IP address in a fixed period of time, to prevent from abuse."
But I've only ever tried to look up TWO words! And I cannot see how to change the default dictionaries - does anyone know how?
Go to "My Languages" on the start page and then click on the edit button. There you can replace the dictionary and change custom settings for specific languages. Unfortunately I don't know about the Glosbe problem, try their forum. I created a file named ggl.php and use it to fetch from the Google API:
ggl.php?ie=UTF-8&sl=de&tl=en&text=###
limey75 wrote:3) Once you've said you know all the words on the page, there seems to be no way to reverse that decision.
Since you just started, I believe you could delete the language and create a new one from scratch. I would recommend turning to the official help section for help though: Link
limey75 wrote:4) Getting authentic, public-domain texts in the first place. You're limited by what you can get for free and out of copyright, unless you can find a way to import paid-for e-books?
I simply copy/paste a chapter at a time from my eBook. Not sure if some got protection against it?
limey75 wrote:I wonder if there is a altered version out there which allows for much larger texts in one go?
Both andreask7 and jo91 forked it but I haven't used them so I can't comment.