translate.google tooltip

Translates selected text into a `tooltip' via Google translate

As of 2016-08-27. See the latest version.

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Author: trespassersW
Ratings: 0 0 0
Version: 16.08.27
Created: 2015-04-18
Updated: 2016-08-27
License: MIT
Applies to: All sites

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.

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Please look more closely at the picture below: [screenshot2]

Also, you can run the script using Greasemonkey menu:

Tools → Greasemonkey → User Script Commands  → translate.google tooltip

Script uses Country flag images from Flags of all Countries

16.08.27 [+] + option for left/right tooltip position; [] CSS hotfixes
16.08.16 [+] *Word Definition** is shown when source_language == target_language

bookmarklet: javascript:postMessage('tgtooltip en|en','*')
Custom button: content.postMessage('tgtooltip en|en','*')
Sample bookmarlets and custombuttons can be found here
16.03.09 [+] bookmarlets interface -- any → french:: javascript:postMessage('tgtooltip auto|fr','*') 中国 → english:: javascript:postMessage('tgtooltip zh-CN|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

This script is a distant descendant of lazyttrick's Google Translator Tooltip