Information

Version 0.3 released on February 8, 2010


New in this version:
  • new way of translation added: floating button 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

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



Translates selected text 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)

Features:

  • Supports translation in any combination of more than 50 languages
  • 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
  • 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:

  • Text in translation block cannot be selected (should be fixed in next version)
  • Selected text in textareas cannot be translated (should be fixed in next version)
  • 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)


Quick Translator at Firefox Add-ons
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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


To rate this add-on or leave your review please go to the project page.


Support forum will be installed in near future.
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