mahmoudElshimi / translate

A bash script that aims to translate given statements, from clipboard(selection) or enter them manual.

translate - Translate statements using dmenu with translate-shell or sdcv

About

• A bash script that aims to translate given statements, from clipboard(selection) or enter them manual.
• If there is a network connection it will use google's engine(through translate-shell), else it will use a dictionary (through sdcv).
• It uses dmenu with sxhkd as a user interface.

Requirements

• dmenu with bidi patch.
• sxhkd
• sdcv
• translate-shell
• xclip

Feel free to install them using your distro's package manager or from their repos.

To Do

• Replace translate-shell with another minimalist and efficient tool.

Running

• Clone the repo

$ git clone https://github.com/mahmoudElshimi/translate.git

• Add permission

$ cd translate 
$ chmod +x translate

• Add the following lines to sxhkdrc file

super + shift + t
	/path/to/translate/translate $(xclip -o) 

Configuration

• You can change languages or dictionaries in translate to match your specifications, see trans(1), and sdcv(1).