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Google Translate Bookmarklet

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Select some text to translate, or don't select anything to translate the entire page.

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  1. /****************************************
  2. Google translate bookmarklet
  3.  
  4. Select some text to translate, or don't select anything to translate the entire page.
  5. /****************************************/
  6.  
  7. javascript:(function(){var%20t=window.getSelection?window.getSelection():document.getSelection?document.getSelection():(document.selection&&document.selection.createRange)?document.selection.createRange().text:'';if(t!=''){t=encodeURIComponent(t.toString());window.open('http://translate.google.com/translate_t?sl=auto&text='+t)}else{location.href='http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&u='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)}})()
  8.  
  9. //Here it is expanded so you can read it:
  10. javascript:(function(){
  11. 	var t = window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() :
  12. 			document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() :
  13. 			(document.selection && document.selection.createRange) ? document.selection.createRange().text :
  14. 			'';
  15. 	if(t != '')	//if text has been selected
  16. 	{
  17. 		t=encodeURIComponent(t.toString());
  18. 		window.open('http://translate.google.com/translate_t?sl=auto&text='+t)	//translate the text in a new window
  19. 	}
  20. 	else
  21. 	{
  22. 		location.href='http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&u='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)	//translate the page in the current window
  23. 	}
  24. })()

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