windingwind/zotero-pdf-translate

Install

• Download the plugin (.xpi file) from below.

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  Note If you're using Firefox as your browser, right-click the .xpi and select "Save As.."

• In Zotero click Tools in the top menu bar and then click Plugins

• Go to the Extensions page and then click the gear icon in the top right.

• Select Install Plugin from file.

• Browse to where you downloaded the .xpi file and select it.

• Finish!

Usage

Open any PDF/EPub/webpage in the Zotero reader.

• Select text, the translations are shown on the pop-up and the item pane(v0.2.0).

• Highlight/Underline some text, the translations are added to the annotation comment(v0.3.0); Modify & retranslate the annotation text in the item pane and click the Update Annotation to modify the annotation text and translation(v0.6.6);

• Add selected text along with translation to note(v0.4.0); Only works when a note editor is active.

• Translate item titles with right-click menu or shortcut Ctrl+T(v0.6.0).

• Translate item abstract with right-click menu(v0.8.0). Thanks @iShareStuff

• Standalone translation window available(v0.7.0). View & compare translations from multiply services in one window!

• Dictionary for single word translation(v0.7.1).

• SentenceBySentence Translation(v1.1.0). After a translation, press shift+P and select Translate Sentences. Only for en2zh and en2en now. Thanks @MuiseDestiny

• Since v2.2.0, the concat mode shortcut is ctrl (on Windows/Linux) or ⌘ (on macOS).

Q&A

Q I want to translate manually.
A Go to Edit->Settings->Translate->General, uncheck the Automatically Translate Selection. Click the Translate button on the pop-up or item pane to translate.

Q I want a translate shortcut.
A Press shortcut Ctrl+T after you selected some text. If you are in the collection view, the titles' translation will show/hide.

Q I want to concat different selections and translate them together.
A Press Ctrl/⌘ or select the Concat Mode check box on item pane when selecting text in PDF/EPub/webpage.

Q Not the language I want.
A The default target language is the same as your Zotero language. Go to Edit->Settings->Translate->Service and change the language settings.

Q Translation not correct or report an error.
A See Language Settings above and FAQ(#6). Make sure you use the right secret.

Q I want to change the font size.
A Go to Edit->Settings->Translate->User Interface and set the font size.

Q I want to resize the raw and result text area in the translate panel.
A Drag the separator up and down to adjust the size. Double-click the separator to reset the size.

Settings

General

<!-- - Enable Translation, default `true` -->

• Automatically Translate Selection, default true
• Automatically Translate Annotation: Save annotation's translation to annotation comment or annotation body, default false
  • Automatically Translate Annotation from Sync: Automatically translate annotations synced from other devices if true, default false
• Enable Reader Selection Pop-up: Show results in the pop-up panel or only in the item pane, default true
• Show "Add Translation to Note" in Pop-up: default true

  Invisible if no active note editor opened.

  • Replace Raw: Use translation to replace the raw text when adding to note, default false
• Enable Dictionary: Single word will be translated using dictionary service instead of translate service, default true
  • Show Play Buttons: Show the word pronunciation play buttons if available, default true
  • Auto-play Pronunciation, default false

Service

The default service is Google Translate. Currently, we support:

| Translate Service | Require Secret | Supported Languages | | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Google Translate | No [Free] | 100+ | | Google Translate(API) | No [Free] | Use translate.googleapis.com

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