Offer to install Google Translate extension in translate bubble

[yrliou]

Repurpose translate UI to offer Google Translate extension installation as a translate solution that could work on all desktop channels.

[GeetaSarvadnya]

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• Verified the test plan from Offer google translate installation in translate bubbles brave-core#3103
• Verified all the checks mentioned in Offer google translate installation in translate bubbles brave-core#3103 (comment)
• Logged No speaker icon display for some languages #5796
• Encountered In page translation for content #208

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• Verified the test plan from Offer google translate installation in translate bubbles brave-core#3103
• Verified the test plan from Offer google translate installation in translate bubbles brave-core#3103 (comment)

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Brave	0.69.116 Chromium: 76.0.3809.100 (Official Build) beta (64-bit)
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• Verified the test plan from Offer google translate installation in translate bubbles brave-core#3103
• Verified the checks from Offer google translate installation in translate bubbles brave-core#3103 (comment) with some of the sites mentioned.

[GeetaSarvadnya]

@yrliou Google translate option is not available in the context menu in Windows. Is this expected? whereas I could see Google translate option in macOS brave/brave-core#3103 (comment).

[yrliou]

@GeetaSarvadnya Could you try the extension in Chrome and see if it shows up in Chrome's context menu on Windows? Thanks.

[GeetaSarvadnya]

@yrliou Nope, in chrome Google translate option is not available in the context menu in Windows.

Thanks!

[yrliou]

@GeetaSarvadnya Thanks for checking, then it is the expected behavior, since this issue doesn't cover the scope of google translation extension itself and that context menu item was added by them, not us.

[crogonint]

Here's your missing translate service. Upvote this:
https://yahoo.uservoice.com/forums/341361-yahoo-homepage/suggestions/40044514-bring-back-babelfish

[dtantono]

@crogonint is babelfish also open-source similar like aspell?

[crogonint]

Babelfish was the original translate engine. I would be shocked if some derivative of it wasn't open source.

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[NayamAmarshe]

I think it's better to use this extension than the one Brave currently suggests.
This extension has context menu entries and has better customizability than Google's, it's also better for privacy.
https://github.com/FilipePS/Traduzir-paginas-web

[dtantono]

@NayamAmarshe I know this project and the developer said that the porting process from the firefox to chrome is underway. So, we need to be patient.

[NayamAmarshe]

@NayamAmarshe I know this project and the developer said that the porting process from the firefox to chrome is underway. So, we need to be patient.

I'm actually using it right now on Brave and it works just fine.

[dtantono]

@NayamAmarshe so you use Firefox xpi file on brave. Is that so?

[NayamAmarshe]

@NayamAmarshe so you use Firefox xpi file on brave. Is that so?

Of course not. The extension is easily available for install in Chromium browsers. You just need to clone the git, rename chrome_manifest to just manifest and install it as an unpacked extension in Brave.
The author has already provided the steps to install the extension in Chromium browsers: https://github.com/FilipePS/Traduzir-paginas-web#to-install-the-extension-on-a-browser-other-than-firefox-follow-these-steps

[dtantono]

The developer (FilipePS/Traduzir-paginas-web#55) wants to port the extension to the chrome store natively and I think it is a good idea because the update process will become automated from the chrome store rather than recompile the code manually which is quite time-consuming. Besides, I chatted with brave tech support that they seriously considered the translation feature on the brave browser and there is no ETA yet
So, I hope this feature can be realised someday because personally, I don't really like to depend on the extension too much for memory consumption reason.