ErrorException If the HTTP request fails for some reason.Static method trans() and non-static translate() and getResponse() methods will throw following exceptions: For example if you want to use older version of translation algorithm, type $tr->setClient('webapp')->translate('lorem ipsum.'). You can use ->setClient() method to switch between clients.

First it was set to webapp but later google added gtx value which results in a better translation quality in terms of grammar and overall meaning of sentences. Google Translate has a parameter named client which defines quality of translation. If you're not experienced on your Ubuntu or feel uncomfortable to install anything from external sources you may consider to use Google's Web-frontend for translation instead.$tr-> setTokenProvider( new MyTokenGenerator) Translation Client (Quality) Windows decoration is present in the beta version only that has a slightly reduced functionality. For quitting or for program settings a status icon is generated in the GNOME panel. Unfortunately in version 0.52 this window has no decoration and cannot be moved, but there is full translation functionality. Java -jar google-translate-desktop-0.52.jar Uncompress the files, open a terminal, cd to your installation directory and run zip file directly from Google with this link: Both will not work in Ubuntu.ĭownload the appropriate. The file you downloaded obviously is designed to install and uncompress from Windows or (see Javier Rivera's comment) may be another third party Windows program. Google Desktop Translator is a Java application that runs on Ubuntu if Java was installed. On Ubuntu, install it using the following command: sudo apt-get install xclip Notify-send -icon=info '$text' '$translate'įor this to work, make sure xclip is installed on your system. Next, copy the script code below: #!/usr/bin/env bash install them using the following command: sudo apt-get install libnotify-bin wget xsel To be able to use the script, firstly install libnotify-bin (so the script can send desktop notifications), wget (to retrieve the translation from Google) and xsel (which is used to get the currently highlighted text). Setting up and configuring the 'translate highlighted text' script

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