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Faterson · 09-23-2013, 10:43 PM

Here goes:

Code:

http://translate.google.com/?vi=c#auto/en/{define}

It's offered among Marvin's custom menu button presets; I just swapped "ru" inside there for "en".

I also swapped "text" for "define". If you leave "text" there, then Marvin will launch Google Translate, but will not put the word you are translating, into your Vocabulary list. If you use "define" instead of "text", it will add it to your Vocabulary list.

I was testing this on my iPhone, and once again, I was struck by how easy it is to overlook the option to set up custom menu buttons in Marvin for iPhone. I wish at least the text on that settings screen explicitly said something like: "Scroll below, you can set up 4 custom menu buttons there!" I bet 75% or 80% (or even more?) of Marvin users have no idea that any custom menu buttons are there, hidden below the lower edge of the settings pane. Yes, you may notice the blinking scrolling hint arrow the first time around, or the first few times around, but after a while, you mind stops registering it. (See GitHub #116).

09-23-2013, 10:43 PM	#2
Faterson pokrývač škridiel Posts: 1,525 Karma: 3300000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Device: 3iPad, SamsungNote & Tabs, 2OnyxBoox, Huawei 8″, PocketBook	Here goes: Code: http://translate.google.com/?vi=c#auto/en/{define} It's offered among Marvin's custom menu button presets; I just swapped "ru" inside there for "en". I also swapped "text" for "define". If you leave "text" there, then Marvin will launch Google Translate, but will not put the word you are translating, into your Vocabulary list. If you use "define" instead of "text", it will add it to your Vocabulary list. I was testing this on my iPhone, and once again, I was struck by how easy it is to overlook the option to set up custom menu buttons in Marvin for iPhone. I wish at least the text on that settings screen explicitly said something like: "Scroll below, you can set up 4 custom menu buttons there!" I bet 75% or 80% (or even more?) of Marvin users have no idea that any custom menu buttons are there, hidden below the lower edge of the settings pane. Yes, you may notice the blinking scrolling hint arrow the first time around, or the first few times around, but after a while, you mind stops registering it. (See GitHub #116).