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Hmmm, on the 'Settings' dialogue, can you switch off the 'coloured display' and then try again ?

It was by default in the coloured display mode. When I switch it off the centre of the screen becomes sensitive as expected. So, the problem is with coloured display mode.

That's typically a problem with the character set. Can you check that the character encodings are correctly set in the file DictionaryForMIDs ?

The encoding is correct - UTF-8. Cyrillic alphabet is displayed correctly. But not IPA chars. That could be the problem with the font used. Not every font can display IPA characters http://www.unc.edu/~jlsmith/ipa-fonts.html.

This is a topic that Jeff did point out, see for example his posting here: http://dictionarymid.sourceforge.net/forum/index.php?topic=45.msg188#msg188. Current status: not yet implemented.
We have bitmap fonts for displaying characters where the manufacturer did not install the font, but we do not yet have the possibility to enter characters that were not installed by the manufacturer.

That is clear. My idea would be to implement the virtual keyboard (many modern touch-screen phones do not have a keypad) similar to that is implemented in this game: http://www.getjar.com/mobile/15021/battleships-for-htc-smart/

Yes, you can use the access from ViewVC: http://dictionarymid.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/dictionarymid/trunk/. Select any directory and then "Download GNU tarball".

I do not have the problem with downloading. I have the problem with making it operational. I downloaded JavaME folder first. Then I discovered that there are dependencies to classes in DictionaryForMIDs folder. So, I downloaded it too. But it does not work for me. When I run the midlet it does not start and displays no error message. The virtual phone displays "Select one to launch:", then empty  screen and "Back" button at the bottom. Is there any manual how to set up DictionaryForMIDs project in Eclipse? It would be very nice to have an option to download the latest release in the zip form like that was available for the earlier release 3.3.0 (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/dictionarymid/DictionaryForMIDs_3.3.0_source.zip?download).

Now I have a question: would it be possible that you provide some converted Startdict dictionaries that you did set up for DictionaryForMIDs ?

Yes, I can do that. But the one I have now (Collins Cobuild English Dictionary) is not under free licence. Mueller's is in your sourceforge repository. Anyway I can post it here if it is okay with you.

- Used DictionaryForMIDs version : 3.5.7
- Used Dictionary : Muller Eng-Rus, Collins Cobuild English Dictionary (converted from StarDict by myself)
- Used Mobile Phone or Operating System : HTC Smart
- The way how to reproduce the error : translate any word with long definitions
- The error message you get (precise text): no error message

1. After installing the dictionaries I noticed that the centre of the screen does not respond to the gestures after I translate any word. When I need to scroll down or scroll up I need to touch the scroll bar at the left. It is very inconvenient that the central part of the dictionary display is not touch sensitive. However everything is fine on the Info and Help pages.

2. Some of the IPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipa) symbols are not displayed correctly - empty square boxes instead of right symbols.

3. I would like to convert one of StarDict's Russian-English dictionary but I do not have Russian keyboard in my phone. So, I cannot enter Russian words. It would be nice to have a virtual keyboard for alphabets that are not installed by the phone manufacturer.

4. I tried to install the source packages from SVN to my Eclipse but no success. When I run the midlet it does not start. Is there any place where I can get the source package of v.3.5.7?