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Version 0.6 released on September 1, 2010


New highly requested feature  -   Translation of whole page with 2 clicks

(just click "Translate Whole Page" in translation context menu)

Also in this version:
  • added: support for Firefox 4.0b4
  • added: support for SeaMonkey 2.1a3
  • added: now available in Thunderbird and SeaMonkey mail compose window
  • added: French interface language
  • added: Russian interface language
  • added: option to auto-copy translation text to clipboard
  • added: access keys on some menu items for easier interaction through keyboard
  • changed: improvements to preferences layout to work better on different platforms
  • changed: "restore to default" button in preferences moved to more logical place (on the left)
  • changed: "Translate Selected Text" menu item is now grayed out if no text selected
  • changed: small layout improvements
  • fixed: problems with status bar icon and label on some systems
  • few other small fixes and changes

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Quick Translator allows you to translate between more than 50 languages with a hot key or click of a mouse.



Translation on:

  • Hot key (Ctrl + Alt + T by default)
  • Floating button next to selected text (enabled by default)
  • Mouse selection (disabled by default)
  • Context menu option (can be disabled)
  • Supports translation of manually inputted text
  • Supports translation of whole page

Features:

  • Supports translation in any combination of more than 50 languages
  • Supports Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey applications
  • Automatic detection of the language of translated text
  • No additional JavaScript files loaded on each page request - save your bandwidth (as some other translation add-ons)
  • Easily configurable to your own preference
  • Support translation of manually inputted text
  • Can be shown in any combination of a toolbar, status bar, or context menu.
  • Translation by a hot key, with a mouse selection, context menu or floating button.
  • Based on Google Language API

Known issues:

  • In some cases floating pane can go beyond screen and will not be seen (if mouse was out of browser screen when selection was finished)
  • System theme could work incorrectly on some systems


Quick Translator at Firefox Add-ons
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Version 0.6

  • added: translation of whole page with 2 clicks
  • added: support for Firefox 4.0b4
  • added: support for SeaMonkey 2.1a3
  • added: now available in Thunderbird and SeaMonkey mail compose window
  • added: French interface language
  • added: Russian interface language
  • added: option to auto-copy translation text to clipboard
  • added: access keys on some menu items for easier interaction through keyboard
  • changed: improvements to preferences layout to work better on different platforms
  • changed: "restore to default" button in preferences moved to more logical place (on the left)
  • changed: "Translate Selected Text" menu item is now grayed out if no text selected
  • changed: small layout improvements
  • fixed: problems with status bar icon and label on some systems
  • few other small fixes and changes

Version 0.5

  • added: support for Thunderbird 3.0-3.1.*
  • added: support for SeaMonkey 2.0-2.1a2
  • added: German interface language
  • added: Spanish interface language
  • added: new theme (will be selected by default)
  • added: access key for Quick Translator menu item in context menu
  • changed: improved setup of shortcuts on Mac OS
  • changed: Quick Translator menu item in context menu moved closer to text action items (close to 'copy')
  • fixed: formatting of translator popup and floating pane on some pages
  • fixed: toolbar button do not keep its place in custom toolbars after restart
  • fixed: Quick Translator menu item in context menu disappears sometimes

Version 0.4.5

  • major internal code modification to prevent conflicts with some other add-ons (Download Statusbar in particular) and fix bugs.

Version 0.4

  • added: copy button, for quick copying of translation to clipboard
  • added: ability to manually input text for translation
  • added: separate language menu on language label in status bar for quick language change
  • added: new style for translation popup/panel which matches system theme (original style still available)
  • added: indication of source and destination languages for each transaltion
  • changed: "Languages" submenu removed from context menu, only "Translate selected text" shows up in context menu
  • changed: if selected text is in the same language, translation will not show up
  • changed: "Translate selected text" options shows up in context menu only there is some text was selected
  • fixed: problem with Gmail and similar web page editors (translation elements were stuck in the messages)
  • fixed: resolved conflict with Download Statusbar add-on
  • fixed: sometimes toolbar button does not show right after activation
  • fixed: translator popup formatting was off on some pages
  • updated to Firefox 3.7a5pre
  • few other small fixes and changes

Version 0.3.1

  • updated to Firefox 3.7a3pre
  • few other small fixes and changes

Version 0.3

  • new way of translation added: floating pane appearing next to selection (enabled by default)
  • increased limit of translation up to 5000 characters (this limit set by Google API)
  • updated to Firefox 3.7a2pre
  • added more clear error and notification messages
  • fix for special characters in translation text (quotes, ampersand, html tags)
  • other small fixes

Version 0.2.1

  • default hot key combination changed to "Ctrl + Alt + T" to avoid conflict with firebug extension.
  • added toolbar button (disabled by default)
  • "restore to default" added for preferences
  • preferences window layout fix for Firefox 3.5+
  • translation by selection should correctly appear only on left click (no translation on context menu click needed)
  • other small fixes

Version 0.2.0.1

  • First public release.
Screenshots
Translation box shown on hot key. Translation popup shown on mouse selection (disabled by default). Preferences - general tab. Preferences - appearance tab. Preferences - list of all available languages. Translator menu - shown on click on toolbar
or status bar buttons (configurable).
Contact and Support
In case of any questions, comments, or feature requests you can contact me directly at:

igor [dot] gladkov [at] gmail [dot] com


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