[Mac] Dashboard translation widget

[Smitty]

So I remembered that the Dashboard has a translation widget, but it only does Simplified Han, and Traditional Han as translated by Systran. Are either of these options worthwhile?

 

While I don't care for the Dashboard, and prefer Konfabulator, is there a better translation widget for the Dashboard?

[jim_julian]

Yes, there is a new one here.

 

I was just playing with both and there are some differences in translation. I'll see if I can get my daughter to look at them and see which is "best".

 

The new one lacks the flip it feature that the older one has.

[Smitty]

Thanks for looking into this Jim!

 

Do you mean this one?

[jim_julian]

Thanks for looking into this Jim!

 

Do you mean this one?

 

 

Yes ... and based on a small sample daughter says it does better ... but neither is bad.

[Smitty]

Thanks again Jim, and give my thanks to your daughter!

 

I was even more curious after looking into West Coast Rogers translation thread.

 

I post my results there with the stock translation widget, and neither matched the prefered Google translation.

 

I'll give this one a try and see what I get.

[Smitty]

Sweet! Gives the preferred answer in the test, but still doesn't work with Traditional Han.

 

Thanks again!