Web Translate Version History

24 versions

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Version 5.0 3.7 MiB Works with Thunderbird 102.0 and later

Version 5.0:
- changing language provider will now not-reset "Translate to" field (if the language is supported by the provider)
- Google translator now won't be allowed as "modal" (it doesn't work)
  • Source code released under None

Version 4.9 3.7 MiB Works with Thunderbird 102.0 and later

4.9 version:
- fixed broken DeepL translator (when using context menu on selected text)
- added DeepL support for Norwegian and Korean
- updated fake user agent for better mobile view
- fixed text input focus when opening translator (in other than DeepL translators)
  • Source code released under None

Version 4.8 3.7 MiB Works with Thunderbird 102.0 and later

Version 4.8:
- fixed "selected text not entered into translator" issue (race condition)
- translator window will now remember last used dimension
- fixed broken icon "Open in window" when using modal window
- refactored old scripting to MV3 ready way
- fixed some runtime errors
  • Source code released under None

Version 4.7 3.7 MiB Works with Thunderbird 102.0 and later

Version 4.7:
- fixed broken focus in the DeepL translator
- fixed "browser." namespace in Chromium (using new light "browser" polyfill)
- disabled not working "Translate email" feature (until I find a workaround)
  • Source code released under None

Version 4.5 3.7 MiB Works with Thunderbird 102.0 and later

4.5 release:
- when using Open in "New window", the window dimensions will be remembered as you resize it
- tob-bar is now smaller
- fixed page navigation in translator provider in Chromium
- fixed potential race condition (breaking translator) if the headers block was not initialized in time
- updated libs
  • Source code released under None

Version 4.4 3.7 MiB Works with Thunderbird 102.0 and later

Version 4.4:
- added dummy "Options page" (if you set popup action to open "Without container", this Options page will allow you to access Settings again)
- better DeepL layout (more compact)
- updated libraries and improved build (faster and smaller)
- removed confusing "Fallback method 2" from Settings
  • Source code released under None

Version 4.3 3.7 MiB Works with Thunderbird 91.0 and later

Release 4.3:
- added new langs for DeepL
- fixed DeepL auto-detection
- default translator is now DeepL (it has superior quality and supports many languages now)
- removed bad machine-translated translations (of the addon UI)
- updated libs
  • Source code released under None

Version 4.2 3.6 MiB Works with Thunderbird 91.0 and later

Version 4.2:
- fully compatible with upcoming Manifest V3
- added icon to open in Window
- fixed DeepL translation issue when text selection contains slash
- removed bad auto-translated internationalization languages
- refactoring code, cleanup, updated libs
  • Source code released under None

Version 3.7 3.7 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- updated libs and Webpack (this makes build smaller, faster and compatible with Node 16)
- disabled Google fail-safe (it seems to work now...)
- fixed broken translation which contains ampersand "&"
- fallback is now new window, this is much better than a new tab
- failing opening Popup in Thunderbird will now correctly use fallback
- added Dark Reader detection to prevent reverting dark mode
- hidden page translate setting from Thunderbird
- new icons!
- new translations, thank you for your help!
  • Source code released under None

Version 3.6 5.0 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

3.6 version
- fixed DeepL translator to work with selected text
- fixed DeepL translator UI to fit whole into the popup
- action for opening translator in a new tab will now NOT use a container
- Thunderbird will now show Google Translate consent on install (otherwise it would fail)
- translated addon to more languages
  • Source code released under None

Version 3.5 4.9 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- fixed new Google Consent page issue for the Google Translator
  • Source code released under None

Version 3.4 4.9 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- fixed translating text that contains "/" when using Google Translator
- added support for the new languages in the DeepL Translator (Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, and Swedish)
  • Source code released under None

Version 3.2 4.9 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- hotfix for DeepL translator to honor target language setup when using the Popup window
- added Baidu ads blocking in the translator
- removed old fallback code for Google Translate
- all providers now fallback to Microsoft Translator if they can't load - this affects Chrome only as Firefox and Thunderbird can load all translators just fine
  • Source code released under None

Version 3.1 4.9 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- yet another hotfix for Google Translator
  • Source code released under None

Version 3.0 4.9 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- fixed Google Translate hotfix when using in separate tab / window
- fixed broken context menu in Compose window in Thunderbird
- preparing for translating icon next to selected text (this will require new permissions in Thunderbird)
  • Source code released under None

Version 2.9 4.9 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- yet another try to fix the broken Google Translate, this time more efficient and it should work on the first try (hopefully this fix will last for some time...)
- fixing focus issues again
- added fallback to Microsoft Bing if Google Translate fails
  • Source code released under None

Version 2.8 4.9 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- yet another fix for the Google Translate new security protection...
- fixed translator focus
  • Source code released under None

Version 2.7 4.9 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- fixing Google Translate fallback (yet another try...)
- added broken translator detection
- auto clear fallback translator after 8 hours
  • Source code released under None

Version 2.6 4.9 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- added caching for Google Translate fallback (basically this helps with faster loading of Google Translate)
  • Source code released under None

Version 2.5 4.9 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- added more fallbacks for Google translate
- fixed Google fallback for modal window
- added option to open translator in New tab (without the container)
- removed "messageModify" permission
  • Source code released under None

Version 2.4 4.9 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- added more fallbacks for Google to solve the Google Translate not loading bug (not a perfect solution, but it seems to work)
  • Source code released under None

Version 2.2 4.9 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- added Yandex translate
- added DeepL translator
- sidebar size can be now changed
- fixed translations and added more translations
- fixed settings page (many small issues)
- fixed Firefox Fission bug for non-dark more (dark mode is still broken)
  • Source code released under None

Version 2.1 4.8 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

- fixed modal window being displayed outside of visible area (if was moved and window size changed)
- fixed visual issues (padding around translator and links color)
- addon is now translated into MANY languages, please report translation issues! Thank you :)
- optimized build for smaller and faster speed!
- added link to GitHub to report issues
- toolbar icon title in Thunderbird can be now customized (or set to empty)
  • Source code released under None

Version 2.0 4.8 MiB Works with Thunderbird 78.0 and later

  • Source code released under None