Translator menu by y4v8
The menu for translation/switching between the current tab and a tab with one of translators in the current or another window.
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The menu for translation/switching between the current tab and a tab with one of translators in the current or another window.
Currently for 'Google Translator', 'Microsoft Translator', 'Cambridge Dictionary'.
A simple usage scenario:
1) using the keyboard:
- open the menu by short pressing 'Shift';
- execute the menu item by pressing 'Shift' again.
2) using the mouse:
- hover over the menu border and swipe down;
- execute the menu item by clicking the left mouse button.
The menu is displayed at the top in the center of the screen.
In details:
To show the menu, do one of the following:
- shortly press the 'Shift' key;
- click on the menu border;
- hover over the menu border and move it down.
To hide the menu, do one of the following:
- press the 'Escape' key or the 'Control' key;
- click on the menu border or out of the menu;
- leave the menu.
To select a menu item, do one of the following:
- press one of the keys 'ArrowUp','ArrowDown','Home','End';
- move mouse pointer;
- scroll wheel mouse.
To execute a menu item, do one of the following:
- press one of the keys 'Shift','Space','Enter','ArrowRight';
- click the middle button (with the wheel) of the mouse;
- press the appropriate hotkey ('1','2','3'...).
To return to previous page, do one of the following:
- press one of the keys 'ArrowLeft','Backspace','Backquote';
- execute the appropriate menu item.
Known issues:
The extension does not work on the following sites:
- addons.mozilla.org (for security reasons);
- docs.google.com and sites similar to it (there is no possibility to get the selected text).
The menu item 'Microsoft Translator - Speaking English' may not work:
- if you have not visited this site before;
- if it is blocked by another extension, for example 'NoScript'.
Currently for 'Google Translator', 'Microsoft Translator', 'Cambridge Dictionary'.
A simple usage scenario:
1) using the keyboard:
- open the menu by short pressing 'Shift';
- execute the menu item by pressing 'Shift' again.
2) using the mouse:
- hover over the menu border and swipe down;
- execute the menu item by clicking the left mouse button.
The menu is displayed at the top in the center of the screen.
In details:
To show the menu, do one of the following:
- shortly press the 'Shift' key;
- click on the menu border;
- hover over the menu border and move it down.
To hide the menu, do one of the following:
- press the 'Escape' key or the 'Control' key;
- click on the menu border or out of the menu;
- leave the menu.
To select a menu item, do one of the following:
- press one of the keys 'ArrowUp','ArrowDown','Home','End';
- move mouse pointer;
- scroll wheel mouse.
To execute a menu item, do one of the following:
- press one of the keys 'Shift','Space','Enter','ArrowRight';
- click the middle button (with the wheel) of the mouse;
- press the appropriate hotkey ('1','2','3'...).
To return to previous page, do one of the following:
- press one of the keys 'ArrowLeft','Backspace','Backquote';
- execute the appropriate menu item.
Known issues:
The extension does not work on the following sites:
- addons.mozilla.org (for security reasons);
- docs.google.com and sites similar to it (there is no possibility to get the selected text).
The menu item 'Microsoft Translator - Speaking English' may not work:
- if you have not visited this site before;
- if it is blocked by another extension, for example 'NoScript'.
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- Access browser tabs
- Access your data for all websites
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- Version
- 1.0.16resigned1
- Size
- 17.65 KB
- Last updated
- 6 months ago (Apr 25, 2024)
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- License
- The MIT License
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