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Sebasti -

Is there any software that would simply show me a translation of any hanzi when i roll my mouse
over it, for example in internet browser window? If I would roll cursor over this 是 a
translation of "be" would appear on a floating tag or to program's own info window.

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YuehanHao -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3349

Note this is an extension for Mozilla Firefox.

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mikevwilliams -

There are 3 pieces of software that do this (that I know of). One is called Stardict, which I used
to use, and worked pretty well, one called Lingoes, which I've now switched to since I think it's
better than Stardict. Both of these programs are free, however currently Stardict has more
dictionaries available for it. The other program is called Kingsoft Powerword, but it's not free,
and I tried the beta of the 2008 version, but didn't really like it that much.

Also, if you use Firefox, there is an extension called Chinese-Pera Kun, which will give you a
pop-up translation, but it only works in Firefox, whereas the other programs mentioned above work
with almost any Hanzi text you can see in any program.

flameproof -

There is another one, a browser independent freeware one, that work with any Windows application:
Wakan

http://wakan.manga.cz

Luobot -

Quote:

Kingsoft Powerword ... I tried the beta of the 2008 version, but didn't really like it that much.

@mikevwilliams - I haven't tried it but am wondering what you didn't like about it.

btw, after I installed Stardict and started it up, my security software asked me if it was okay to
allow Stardict to monitor my keystrokes and connect to the internet. Nooo! Isn't that what spyware
keyloggers are for?

mikevwilliams -

Luobot, the reasons I didn't like it were because Stardict had more available dictionaries for it,
and I found it a bit slow, however I think the mouseover function had better accuracy than
Stardict. I am happy with Lingoes for the moment anyway.

mirgcire -

I tried Kingsoft Powerword, and its cousin Dr.Eye, but neither of them display hanyu pinyin. This
makes sense because they are made for chinese speaking consumers. I exchanged some emails with the
developers and they thought adding hanyu pinyin was a good idea.

ange9s -

I've always kind of liked hanzibar http://realimaginary.com/HanziBar/

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