Xerakko: New page: = How to add an translate: handler in Firefox = You only need 3 steps: * Copy this script in your /usr/local/bin as moz-translate.sh TMP=`mktemp -d` pair=`echo $1 | cut -d : -f 2` add...

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New page: = How to add an translate: handler in Firefox = You only need 3 steps: * Copy this script in your /usr/local/bin as moz-translate.sh TMP=`mktemp -d` pair=`echo $1 | cut -d : -f 2` add...

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= How to add an translate: handler in Firefox =

You only need 3 steps:
* Copy this script in your /usr/local/bin as moz-translate.sh

TMP=`mktemp -d`
pair=`echo $1 | cut -d : -f 2`
address=`echo $1 | cut -d : -f 3-`
echo pair:$pair addr:$address
cd $TMP
wget -k ${address} -O $TMP/index.html
apertium $pair -u -f html $TMP/index.html >$TMP/trindex.html
firefox $TMP/trindex.html
rm -Rf $TMP

* Change the permos to that file

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/moz-translate.sh

* Add the handler to the firefox. To do this enter in your address bar
about:config

It will ask you if you are sure. Accept.

Clic with your write button and add a "New->String"

Enter network.protocol-handler.app.translate
and the value /usr/local/bin/moz-translate.sh

And voilá!
The first time you try it It will ask you for associate an application
you will need to give it the correct path for moz-translate.sh again.

You could now test it, enter in your addres bar:

translate:ca-es:http://www.sindicat.net

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Xerakko: New page: = How to add an translate: handler in Firefox = You only need 3 steps: * Copy this script in your /usr/local/bin as moz-translate.sh TMP=`mktemp -d` pair=`echo $1 | cut -d : -f 2` add...