Reviews for Dict.cc Translation
Dict.cc Translation by Lusito
Review by Jasso
Rated 2 out of 5
by Jasso, 8 years agoOtherwise okay, but on a Mac it's still only the second best option.
This is because of the interface forces an extra step upon the user: They have to pick which languages to translate with every single word.
This might make sense if the user wants to regularly translate from several languages. But this is really stupid in cases where the user has specified in the preferences only one language setting, like "DE to EN". Ignoring this the add-on still asks the user to click on "Translate to DE-EN" every time. If the uses specifies only one language pair, it would make sense for the add-on to provide instant translations without extra clicks.
On a Mac (I have no idea about PCs) the user can use the build in Dictionary function. With this the user can simply perform a single gesture, for example a three-finger-click (this can be customised to suit ones preferences), to bring up a translation for any word. Nothing extra is required. So at the moment that's the fastest and most user-friendly way to translate words on any web page.
I'm a big fan of using dict.cc, so I would love to see this add-on get better. But until this add-on achieves a similar ease of use to what OS X offers as a default, it simply isn't worth using if you're on a Mac.
This is because of the interface forces an extra step upon the user: They have to pick which languages to translate with every single word.
This might make sense if the user wants to regularly translate from several languages. But this is really stupid in cases where the user has specified in the preferences only one language setting, like "DE to EN". Ignoring this the add-on still asks the user to click on "Translate to DE-EN" every time. If the uses specifies only one language pair, it would make sense for the add-on to provide instant translations without extra clicks.
On a Mac (I have no idea about PCs) the user can use the build in Dictionary function. With this the user can simply perform a single gesture, for example a three-finger-click (this can be customised to suit ones preferences), to bring up a translation for any word. Nothing extra is required. So at the moment that's the fastest and most user-friendly way to translate words on any web page.
I'm a big fan of using dict.cc, so I would love to see this add-on get better. But until this add-on achieves a similar ease of use to what OS X offers as a default, it simply isn't worth using if you're on a Mac.
Developer response
posted 8 years agoThanks for your input.
First of all: You only need to pick the language if you use the context-menu.
You can instead use the "quick click" feature to translate with the top entry in your language list.
You can configure it to be activated using a key-combo + click.
Alternatively you can use a rocker gesture (tho I guess since macs only have one mouse-button, this is no option for you).
I don't think I have a way to check for gestures like 3 finger click.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards.
First of all: You only need to pick the language if you use the context-menu.
You can instead use the "quick click" feature to translate with the top entry in your language list.
You can configure it to be activated using a key-combo + click.
Alternatively you can use a rocker gesture (tho I guess since macs only have one mouse-button, this is no option for you).
I don't think I have a way to check for gestures like 3 finger click.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards.
56 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Tuukka Varjoranta, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by soroush, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18071348, a year ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 17534768, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Wispwood, 3 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 17348737, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by IGGI, 4 years agoIt's perfect, I love it!
left + right click on any word => translate with a tiny popup window.
ALT + Q => shortcut for a translation textbox.
You can add and change default languages as you wish.
What else do you need? - Rated 1 out of 5by h0nd, 4 years agoUnfortunately, this addon does not give me an option to display results as tooltip. This is how I am used to using dict.cc extension.
Expectation (nice neat display of translations with details and links) vs. reality (ugly list of not properly separated words ending with a link):
https://imgur.com/a/TYkUQeD
I would have liked to contact Lusito, but I dont see a way to do so using addons.mozilla.org. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14801595, 5 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by nevtelen, 5 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 12963615, 5 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Master__Of_Orion, 5 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by CGC, 5 years agoSuper. Macht genau, was es soll. Leistungsfähig, konfigurierbar, aber sparsam mit Ressourcen und Rechten. Bestes Add-On in seiner Klasse.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Eddy, 5 years agoIst schnell und einfach zu bedienen. Wenn man mit Strg+Alt auf ein Wort klickt, bekommt man Übersetzungen angezeigt. Man kann auch in der Taskleiste im Browser schnell nach eigenen Wörtern suchen. Top gelöst, genau wie ich es brauche! :)
- Rated 5 out of 5by ciaron, 5 years agosince the rewrite, I'm back to dict.cc for translations. Seems to work flawlessly now!
- Rated 5 out of 5by annyways, 5 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13710465, 5 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by cgc, 5 years agoDas m.E. beste Dictionary Addon für Firefox (habe alle verglichen) Klein, effizient, gut konfigurierbar, Ressourcen schonend, nur mit den essentiellen Berechtigungen ausgestattet, angenehm und schnell in der Anwendung, zuverlässig und stabil; tut genau, was es tun sollte.
- Rated 5 out of 5by sal, 5 years agoIch bin restlos von dieser App begeistert, und benutze sie fast täglich. Was sie noch besser machen würde, wäre eine Art "Vokabelheft" Funktion, in der sie sich meine sämlichen gesuchten Begriffe merken würde, und ich damit lernen und wiederholen kann.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 12917912, 5 years agoThis addon ist just awesome. I really love it. Thak you very very much!
Developer response
posted 5 years agoCould you explain a bit more in detail, what doesn't work? What did you do/try? Keep in mind, that on addons.mozilla.org, the add-on doesn't work, as it would be a security risk to allow add-ons to work here.