Sync Update for Week 39, 2023
davidjharder
I posted here, because it was the first time, for the previous updates, it remained with the recorded language
I installed 100 updates (1.16 GiB) yesterday.
Note that Firefox, since this version 118.0.1, has implement an integrated translator, which seems to me a good initiative.
As for the weekly update report (which was a recurring request from @WetGeek , if I remember correctly), it seems to me to be a great initiative, because it may us to better understand the hard work of the team of Solus developers to make Solus evolve for the well-being of its users, and to be among the really interesting Linux distributions.
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I noticed after the update that my computer consumes 5 Watts more than before.
So i checked CPU-X and the cores are running at 3600MHZ before they were running at 2200MHZ idle.
A little weiired.
CPU Ryzen 1800X
Mobo Crosshair VI Hero.
penny-farthing , has implement an integrated translator, which seems to me a good initiative.
unless it routes thru google then what's the point . but thanks for bringing this to my (our) attention. I have a sperate app for translations but would be nice to have on the spot in browser, will check it out.
brent unless it routes thru google then what's the point
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/118.0/releasenotes/
Automated translation of web content is now available to Firefox users! Unlike cloud-based alternatives, translation is done locally in Firefox, so that the text being translated does not leave your machine. Many thanks to the various partners of the EU R&D Bergamot project.
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/local-translation-add-on-project-bergamot/
Staudey Automated translation of web content is now available to Firefox users!
In the interest of full disclosure, one might point out that Vivaldi has also had this functionality (for a long time). Google is banned from my computers, so if the foreign text is being sent anywhere (which I doubt), it's not going to Google.
Does Vivaldi also allow translation of an entire web page ?
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Good question. I don't think I've ever tried that. I don't very often view a web page that's not already in English.
I do know that the text areas can be streched much larger. Translations aren't limited to what will fit into that original small box. And I'm sure that scroll bars can come into effect at some point.
WG indeed google has no part of vivaldi's translator. it's an libre engine called Lingavex. I could not link Lingavex to google.
penny: https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/panels/translate-panel/
it's appears to translate block of text. which is all I would hope firefox would do. a whole page is interesting though. have not tried this in FF yet
WetGeek In the interest of full disclosure, one might point out that Vivaldi has also had this functionality (for a long time). Google is banned from my computers, so if the foreign text is being sent anywhere (which I doubt), it's not going to Google.
Seems like it's not quite the same as Firefox' new implementation as the data still gets send to Vivaldi's servers, but they at least claim it's encrypted and not readable to them.
The result in pictures:
Translate from English to French:
Return to the original language of the web page:
And there it is.
how do I get the translate icon shoehorned into my address bar like yours is? I am extraordinarily lazy and tired tonight.
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I could not find the thread for some reason
But about my issues updateing well had the desktop off for a month or so fired it up today and used it
tried the updates and it worked on the desktop so its all current now (will see if it continues to work I had it in the past work once and not work maybe its in one those moods..lol)
But the laptop for some reason is a no go still for some reason.
Oh well.
Well the laptop did update this time but with alot of time outs
I dont think these problems are on my end will see if they continue to work.
This went in last week, but thank you for adding amdgpu_top. Radeontop and Core Control couldn't see my card at all, but AMDGPU TOP not only sees it, but gives a lot of useful information on power, loading, etc so I can see the card is working correctly. Great package.
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penny-farthing Yes it can with the specific icon in the adress bar.
EbonJaeger Everything appears to be fine on Budgie. Thunderbird required re-entering passwords for my spam-bucket hotmail/live/outlook accounts, but that was a change in Thunderbird, not an update problem. Thank you everyone for the updates! You are appreciated!
olivir Yes it can with the specific icon in the adress bar.
I probably should have known that, but as I said, I have very little need to ever translate anything but someone's question here in the forum. That icon isn't displayed, of course, unless there's something that needs translation, so I'd never noticed it.
I found out that if you go to the Vivaldi settings, and type translate into the search textbox, you get a full-page education on the subject. E.g., there are keyboard shortcuts for translating a tab, a view, or a page.
