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It seems there are add-ons for this :-) https://github.com/kimsey0/FirefoxAutoDict https://github.com/kimsey0/FirefoxAutoDict

by m4lvin 7y ago

ahbyb 7y ago
This is the kind of thing that should be built-in instead of Monitor, Pocket, etc. :(
- MentallyRetired 7y ago
  They help pay the bills, so I don't mind addons like pocket even if I don't use it.
- stevenhubertron 7y ago
  as an english only speaker I have no need for a feature like this to be built in. I get much more out of monitor. So perhaps neither should be built in by default?
pier25 7y ago
I installed it, but this should be solved at the native level and not on JS.
- lisper 7y ago
  What difference does it make?
  - ProfessorLayton 7y ago
    Having features function by default matters a lot in regards to user adoption. A very large portion of users will never change their default settings, let alone discover and install an add on for something Chrome has by default. Here’s an article by Mozilla stating the power of default settings: https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/06/04/when-it-comes-to-privacy-default-settings-matter/ https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/06/04/when-it-comes-to-pr...
  - nnutter 7y ago
    One aspect is having to maintain double dictionaries. Back in the early Mac OS X days the system-wide dictionary was one of the little features that made me happy.
  - LoSboccacc 7y ago
    extensions are one lump sum offer away from becoming malware e: immaigne people down-voting facts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/-particle-chrome-extension-sold-to-new-dev-who-immediately-turns-it-into-adware/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/-particle-chr...
    - lisper 7y ago
      The same is true of Firefox itself, or indeed any piece of software.
      - LoSboccacc 7y ago
        holy false equivalence batman. it's definitely harder to buy/compromise firefox
        lisper 7y ago
        Yes, that's true, but it would be correspondingly more difficult to find an alternative. If a plugin is compromised you're much more likely to be able to easily find an alternative. So it's a trade-off either way.
        LoSboccacc 7y ago
        the cost of a compromised plugin is not just the inconvenience, but also all the passwords you might enter on forms if the plugin has full permissions granted
        lisper 7y ago
        That's a stretch. We're talking about a translation plugin here. If FF doesn't have a mechanism to keep passwords safe from that, then that is the problem, not the lack of native translation.
        avereveard 7y ago

It seems there are add-ons for this :-) https://github.com/kimsey0/FirefoxAutoDict https://github.com/kimsey0/FirefoxAutoDict

by m4lvin 7y ago

It seems there are add-ons for this :-) https://github.com/kimsey0/FirefoxAutoDict https://github.com/kimsey0/FirefoxAutoDict

ahbyb 7y ago

This is the kind of thing that should be built-in instead of Monitor, Pocket, etc. :(

MentallyRetired 7y ago
They help pay the bills, so I don't mind addons like pocket even if I don't use it.
stevenhubertron 7y ago
as an english only speaker I have no need for a feature like this to be built in. I get much more out of monitor. So perhaps neither should be built in by default?

pier25 7y ago

I installed it, but this should be solved at the native level and not on JS.

lisper 7y ago
What difference does it make?
- ProfessorLayton 7y ago
  Having features function by default matters a lot in regards to user adoption. A very large portion of users will never change their default settings, let alone discover and install an add on for something Chrome has by default. Here’s an article by Mozilla stating the power of default settings: https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/06/04/when-it-comes-to-privacy-default-settings-matter/ https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/06/04/when-it-comes-to-pr...
- nnutter 7y ago
  One aspect is having to maintain double dictionaries. Back in the early Mac OS X days the system-wide dictionary was one of the little features that made me happy.
- LoSboccacc 7y ago
  extensions are one lump sum offer away from becoming malware e: immaigne people down-voting facts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/-particle-chrome-extension-sold-to-new-dev-who-immediately-turns-it-into-adware/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/-particle-chr...
  - lisper 7y ago
    The same is true of Firefox itself, or indeed any piece of software.
    - LoSboccacc 7y ago
      holy false equivalence batman. it's definitely harder to buy/compromise firefox
      - lisper 7y ago
        Yes, that's true, but it would be correspondingly more difficult to find an alternative. If a plugin is compromised you're much more likely to be able to easily find an alternative. So it's a trade-off either way.
        LoSboccacc 7y ago
        the cost of a compromised plugin is not just the inconvenience, but also all the passwords you might enter on forms if the plugin has full permissions granted
        lisper 7y ago
        That's a stretch. We're talking about a translation plugin here. If FF doesn't have a mechanism to keep passwords safe from that, then that is the problem, not the lack of native translation.
        avereveard 7y ago