translate.google tooltip

Translates selected text into a `tooltip' via Google translate

Author
trespassersW
Daily installs
0
Total installs
5,566
Ratings
72 1 2
Version
19.09.16
Created
2015-04-18
Updated
2019-09-16
License
MIT
Applies to
All sites
babelfish

Translate.google tooltip  

Select word or phrase with Alt  key pressed -
then hover over an icon below the selection.
Almost instantly you will see a tooltip with the translation.


firefox✔     chrome+tampermonkey
[screenshot1]
   Please look more closely at the picture below: [screenshot2]

Also, you can translate selected text using Greasemonkey menu:
  ToolsGreasemonkeyUser Script Commandstranslate.google tooltip
or through bookmarlets --
  any → french::   javascript:postMessage('tgtooltip auto|fr','*')
  中国 → english::   javascript:postMessage('tgtooltip zh-CN|en','*')
either by the means of Custom buttons --
  русский → español :: content.postMessage('tgtooltip#ru/es','*')
Sample bookmarklets and custombuttons can be found here


    // @version 19.09.16 //* This is a descendant of lazyttrick's http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/36898.

  • 19.09.16 * tiny fix
  • 19.09.11 * encodeURIComponent( translatedtxt )
  • 19.04.02 * TTS in detected language
  • 18.11.30 [*] changes in GT API
  • 18.01.15 [+] TTS buttons for source and translation
  • 17.12.31 [!!] NOT working in Firefox 57 + Greasemonkey 4! Use Tampermonkey
  • 17.03.11 [+] keep text formatting
  • 16.10.26 [+] phonetic transcription
  • 16.09.01 [+] previous translation button; option for left/right tooltip position;
  • 16.08.16 [+] Word Definition is shown when `sourcelanguage == targetlanguage`
    <img src=https://greasyfork.org/system/screenshots/screenshots/000/005/629/original/greasy
    dfn.png>
    bookmarklet: javascript:postMessage('tgtooltip en|en','*')
    Custom button: content.postMessage('tgtooltip en|en','*')

  • v3.7.2 2015-04-20 * TTS: alt-select  text inside tooltip and [shift/ ctrl]-click  language icon below.
      tts tips 2015.10.31
  • v16.01.16.1 ++ alternative translation

Script uses Country flag   images   from Flags of all Countries
This script is a distant descendant of lazyttrick's Google Translator Tooltip