Just FYI for everyone -- Google is definitely the best of the automatic translators, and handles Polish okay -- but it gets better every day -- they update it and tweak it constantly. Good luck! On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Chris Smolinski < csmolinski@blackcatsystems.com> wrote: > I'm not sure if everyone is aware of this, but Google can translate > webpages from a variety of languages (such as Polish and Ukrainian) > into English. Yes, we all know the quality of automated translations > is usually poor, but if you don't speak the language, it is a start. > Half a loaf is better than none. > > I've added the following as bookmark to my browser: (watch for any > line breaks that get added into this email) > > > javascript:var%20t=((window.getSelection&&window.getSelection())||(document.getSelection&&document.getSelection())||(document.selection&&document.selection.createRange&&document.selection.createRange().text));var%20e=(document.charset||document.characterSet);if(t!=''){location.href=' > http://translate.google.com/translate_t?text='+t+'&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie='+e;}else{location.href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u='+escape(location.href)+'&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie='+e;<http://translate.google.com/translate_t?text=%27+t+%27&hl=en&langpair=auto%7Cen&tbb=1&ie=%27+e;%7Delse%7Blocation.href=%27http://translate.google.com/translate?u=%27+escape%28location.href%29+%27&hl=en&langpair=auto%7Cen&tbb=1&ie=%27+e;> > }; > > Go to the page of interest. Click on the bookmark. Google will > automagically translate the page into English. Yes, it is not > perfect. But generally you get the idea of what the page is about. > Then you can pursue other, more accurate, translation options. > > -- > > --- > Chris Smolinski > Black Cat Systems > http://www.blackcatsystems.com > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as > long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: > researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >