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Translator menu

The menu for quick switch between the current tab and a tab with one of translators in the current or another window.

Currently for 'Google Translator', 'Microsoft Translator', 'Cambridge Dictionary'.

A simple usage scenario:

  1. Using the keyboard:
  • open the menu by short pressing 'Shift';
  • execute the menu item by pressing 'Shift' again;
  1. Using the mouse:
  • hover over the menu border and swipe down;
  • execute the menu item by clicking the left mouse button.

The menu is displayed at the top in the center of the screen.

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In details

To show the menu, do one of the following:

  • shortly press the 'Shift' key;
  • click on the menu border;
  • hover over the menu border and move it down.

To hide the menu, do one of the following:

  • press the 'Escape' key or the 'Control' key;
  • click on the menu border or out of the menu;
  • leave the menu.

To select a menu item, do one of the following:

  • press one of the keys 'ArrowUp','ArrowDown','Home','End';
  • move mouse pointer;
  • scroll wheel mouse.

To execute a menu item, do one of the following:

  • press one of the keys 'Shift','Space','Enter','ArrowRight';
  • click the middle button (with the wheel) of the mouse;
  • press the appropriate hotkey ('1','2','3'...).

To return to previous page, do one of the following:

  • press one of the keys 'ArrowLeft','Backspace','Backquote';
  • execute the appropriate menu item.

Known issues

The extension does not work on the following sites:

  • addons.mozilla.org (for security reasons);
  • docs.google.com and sites similar to it (there is no possibility to get the selected text).

The menu item 'Microsoft Translator - Speaking English' may not work:

  • if you have not visited this site before;
  • if it is blocked by another extension, for example 'NoScript'.