Twitter - Google Translate

By Jack Hsu — Last update Nov 27, 2009 — Installed 1,368 times. Daily Installs: 3, 4, 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 5, 3, 6, 4, 15, 9, 3, 4, 4, 2, 2, 8, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2
Script Summary:
For Twitter's web UI. Adds a handy "Translate using Google" button to the list of tools on each status updates. The language is automatically detected by Google via their API.

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Bug Fixes / New Features

11/27/2009

  • Fixed class names so "t" icon appears properly with new Twitter CSS changes.

07/10/2009 11:49 AM ET

  • Now adds translate feature to newly loaded tweets (via the bottom "More" button).

07/09/2009 11:18 AM ET

  • Added HTTPS in the @include.

03/01/2009 9:10 AM ET

  • Added error handling for errors returned from Google API
  • A nice loading screen has been added.

02/15/2009 11:48 PM ET

  • Initial launch of the script!

Roadmap / Upcoming Features (in no particular order)

  • Support more languages than just English.
  • Add option to choose "from" language instead of having Google auto-detect it.

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