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sayWhat?by #ArtBIT

It was brought to my attention that there already is a script that does a similar thing. It's TransW00T by `dancewiththesky
So whoever find this interesting, might as well check that script also.

Intro
I believe that language shouldn't be a barrier for art sharing.
Have you ever found yourself staring at some foreign language comment here on dA, having no clue what it says, but desperately trying to figure it out?
Well, have no fear sayWhat is here to chase your worries away!
...kind of...

What's this?
It's just a little something that crossed my mind while I was commenting on a deviation by ~GoranCaBuhOcTojuh.
It's a greaseMonkey script that adds a small translate button on each comment here on deviantART. It uses the Google Ajax Language API to translate the comment from number of different languages to English (google does cross-translation, but this script currently translates only to English). It's not perfect, but it'll help you understand at least what the comment is generally all about. Neat.

Ok I want to try it. How do I install it?
In order to use it, you must be using Mozilla or Mozilla Firefox, and you must have the Greasemonkey extension installed.
Next, click the

≣ INSTALL SCRIPT ≣

to install the script and a greaseMonkey script installation window will open. To install the script press the "Install" button.
A little translate button will be added on each comment, right above the "reply" button. And that's it. You're ready to go.

How do I use it?
It cannot be simpler. You click the button, wait for the google server to respond, and the translation will magically appear where the old comment was. If you want to see the old comment again, just press the button again.

I hope you'll find this little script useful.
Cheers.

To do

It doesn't work in messageCenter

Implement the same functionality for journals, news etc.

Implement other languages than English.

Implement the live translation of the comment that you're writing to other languages

Changelog
0.24

Works with the new comment format

0.232

Added support for notes
Added support for deviation description

0.217

html formating is now preserved (including emoticons)
button tooltips updated (I was storing some info in the title attribute, and forgot to remove it prior releasing of the script, thanks for the reminder =Solitude12
Added Google branding

0.1_BETA!!!

Initial release.

_{* The preview image is an alteration of the Original Fella Design by ¢greatLP}

=Yuuza Oct 22, 2011 Digital Artist

It doesn't work in Firefox 8.0 with Greasemonkey 0.9.13.beta1. Too bad, i was really looking forward to using this script.

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#ArtBIT Oct 22, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Yeah, each Firefox version breaks many of the GM scripts, so I stopped writing new scripts and updating old ones. Sorry.

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*ChilliumNitrate-Dead Aug 7, 2011 Hobbyist Writer

Would it work if I use Chrome, and have the TamperMonkey add-on?

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`cypher-neo May 24, 2011 Professional Photographer

This would be great if it also works in Google Chrome!!

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^namenotrequired May 25, 2011 Student Interface Designer

Agreed, but I took this comment to mean it was impossible

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^namenotrequired May 24, 2011 Student Interface Designer

I've featured this as Daily Feature on the front page of #deviantART-Related

#deviantART-Related is the unofficial group for the dA related gallery, and our Daily Feature is a private initiative to serve as an alternative to DDs while there's no GM for the gallery

We featured your piece for today with the following description;

dA is home to deviants all over the world, many of whom want to speak their own language on dA. On the other hand mutual understanding is vital for the community. sayWhat? by #ArtBIT solves this problem by translating foreign language comments to English, making them accessible to anyone. The script is a few years old but still works like a charm.

Given 2011-05-24
Featured by `namenotrequired

Keep it up

#ArtBIT May 24, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thanks so much!

_{I have to test these scripts and see if they need tweaking... I haven't used Firefox in a while...}

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^namenotrequired May 25, 2011 Student Interface Designer

Me neither, only to test

But it seems to work very well in FF4 with v7 as well!

^namenotrequired May 24, 2011 Student Interface Designer

...I have no idea what collection I just put this in because my browser was being odd

So don't be surprised if I added this to a cartoons collection or something

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