So the version 1.0 for the greasemonkey translator is finally complete. Anshu wanted to call it lang-fa. I am not sure what it means but i read it as "lafanga" (meaning rogue) the first time I saw it. Well, we did not copy the name debacle from what happened to google !! Anyway, in absence of a really creative name, I have just planned to call it GM-Trans, in the lines of i-Trans ! So here is the script baptized !!
Some of the changes include
- Better UI (shows gif when fetching data)
- Query to the server is now just the diff, instead of the entire test
There are a lot of features that I am looking to implement, but let me see how well this is received. If the script does well, I would implement things like
- Currently, double clicking activates the script. This is not really intuitive
- Save the existing text in the text box, before transliteration
- Show alternatives, and as the user selects it, use it as the feedback
Please do use the script and let me know of bugs that you find. I would also be happy to listen to the features that you are looking forward to. Here is the script in action, on the orkut page ....
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