Re: [ask] google translate client or similar method
On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 1:54 AM, Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> StarDict is dictionary software, It translates words only. Full-text
> translation (what you refer to as paragraph translation) is done using
> the translation engines available on some web sites. They do machine
> translatiom (MT).
>
> StartDict claims to access these translation engines but, considering it
> has not undergone any development for 4+ years and the world has moved
> on, I'd be sceptical. You are the only person in this thread to have
> tested the program. It fails for what you want.
I see. bye..bye.. stardict, :(
> If I wanted to do what you want to do I'd be looking at Perl or Python
> scripts which interfaced with Google or Bing. There's your command line
> criterion fulfilled. Here's a nudge for you:
>
> http://wangpidong.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/how-to-use-new-bing-translator-api-with.html
>
> Not Perl but curl. It's something I might try myself but if you get it
> to work, please let us know.
that looks so promising. thanks. :) i'll look into it and if i success
with that, i'll let you know.
Greetings,
Marco
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