Translate tool

How does the translate tool work in Mozilla? I click on the menu item when I am in a foreign language page and nothing happens. I have the relevant language added in the preferences section.

 

boutells,

Is there a specific site that doesn't translate, or is it any site that you try to translate?

I just translated this site using Mozilla 1.7.3, with no problems:
http://www.holgermetzger.de/forum/viewforum.php?f=5

Ramona

 

Seems to be all pages. I am using French to English

 

boutells,

Give me a link that doesn't work, please.

Thanks!

Ramona

 

Link

http://www.ledevoir.com/

When the page is in the browser and I click on Tools, Translate Page. Nothing happens. Is there any setting in Preferences that needs to be checked? I can't find any.

 

boutells,

No setting in Preferences. I just went to this page in Mozilla 1.7.3, clicked on Tools | Translate. This is the first paragraph.

Wednesday November 17, 2004

Diplomacy without concession
Reuters , AFP

Washington -- George Bush officially named its adviser with national safety yesterday, Condoleezza Rice, with the head of the State Department, where it will succeed Colin Powell, resigner.
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You stated that you were using French to English, but that would be the default? Do you use a language rather than English, US?

Ramona

 

No. There are obviously some settings that aren't right as I have now tried this in two computers with the same problem. The question is, what settings?

 

boutells,

There are no settings for this, but I do wonder whether or not you are using English/United States, or English/United Kingdom? I'm not certain this would make a difference, but I suppose it might.

Ramona

 

Whenever I need some humor, I go to an Italian website, do the Translate.
It is done automatically from the language to English. The translations are absolutely hilarious
This is done through Google, and I don't see any settings to change.

 

I have nothing constructive to add but will say Westside, that's a sure exercise for a good laugh!!

 

translation of the earlier link Actually the english is not bad. The tabs remain in French.

 

I am using the US version which I downloded fromwww.mozilla.org.

 

boutells,

Do you run Windows XP or Windows 2000? I did find Bugs on the Translation Tool that sound like what you're experiencing:
Bug #238107
Bug #240412

Unfortunately I see no workaround yet.

Ramona

 

I am using XP. It would appear that I have to wait for a subsequent version as the bugs don't seem to be fixed.

 

boutells,

You can use Google to translate the page. Access Google, insert the link to the page you referenced, then select: "Translate this page ".

Ramona