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use android/ gemini circle to search
We need a browser extension that treats the rendered page as an image, then runs OCR over it, then converts that to something where text can be selected. Pros: 1. safer (what you see is what you select), 2. also works with images, 3. all text can be selected
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100% disagree. Not everyone is fluent in every language, and not every website works perfectly with the browser's translator. There will be situations where people will want to translate that ONE word that is actually in a button or tab, and isn't selectable because someone thought they knew better.
isn't selectable because it breaks the UX for keyboard-only users. Has nothing to do with "thinking" anything. It's about testing with accessibility parameters and knowing* what practical problems occur. If you really need to translate ONE WORD, it's not that onerous to type it. You're bringing edge-case hypotheticals to a discussion about practical functionality.
Now to my actual response to this: there is a new official tool for Android devices that allows doing OCR, text selection (including copying), translation and even search, as well as reverse image search and music detection. I'm talking about the Circle to Search feature; it is a great thing wherever you look at it from. Especially for this exact situation.
I wish there were a similar tool for desktop OSes (Linux, windows, macOS) that is as easy to use as CTS.
why do you think the German girl wants you to translate her profile?
That was not implied by the post.
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isn't selectable because it breaks the UX for keyboard-only users. Has nothing to do with "thinking" anything. It's about testing with accessibility parameters and knowing* what practical problems occur. If you really need to translate ONE WORD, it's not that onerous to type it. You're bringing edge-case hypotheticals to a discussion about practical functionality.
I already asked below, how and where does it break? Hacker News is fully selectable, and still fully useable with the keyboard. > it's not that onerous to type it. Yes it is, if I don't even know what the letters are. Not every country uses the latin alphabet. And not every people coming to latin-alphabet countries know what those letters are.
Given that this page has the following styles which aren't applied anywhere else on the blog: body { -webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none; } I think it's safe to assume that being unable to select text on this page is not unintentional, as several comments here assume, nor "ironic", but an intentional effort to demonstrate how annoyin…
As a web dev, I fully agree with this, but with a huge exception: clickable text. Anything that is meant to be read as content should absolutely, without fail, be selectable and copyable (assuming appropriate permissions). But stuff like tab headers, buttons, or even text-sparse tiles - things meant for the user to click on - can, and usually should , prevent text selection. It is super annoying to be clicking back a…
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100% disagree. Not everyone is fluent in every language, and not every website works perfectly with the browser's translator. There will be situations where people will want to translate that ONE word that is actually in a button or tab, and isn't selectable because someone thought they knew better.
isn't selectable because it breaks the UX for keyboard-only users. Has nothing to do with "thinking" anything. It's about testing with accessibility parameters and knowing* what practical problems occur. If you really need to translate ONE WORD, it's not that onerous to type it. You're bringing edge-case hypotheticals to a discussion about practical functionality.
This is the exact definition of hypocrisy. Though it might be intentional and as a way of making fun of what OP is talking about. Now to my actual response to this: there is a new official tool for Android devices that allows doing OCR, text selection (including copying), translation and even search, as well as reverse image search and music detection. I'm talking about the Circle to Search feature; it is a great thi…