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Firefox selected text translation

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noel_envode
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How does the translator determine when it is activated? Does the translator give the ability to translate selected text, or just the visited page?

I was trying to find a site to test it. I found this.

Spanish Proficiency Test

Maybe it's not an ideal example, but it neither translates the page, or gives the option to translate selected text.

How does the translator determine when it is activated? Does the translator give the ability to translate selected text, or just the visited page? I was trying to find a site to test it. I found this. [https://www.transparent.com/learn-spanish/proficiency-test.html Spanish Proficiency Test] Maybe it's not an ideal example, but it neither translates the page, or gives the option to translate selected text.

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zeroknight
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Currently only full page translation is available for the main language of a page, so your example would not be expected to translate.

noel_envode
noel_envode Question owner
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May I ask if you have an addon preference, perhaps Firefox Translations, or Simple Translate?