[GUI Plugin] Ebook Translator - Page 2

kindlefere · 04-08-2023, 03:52 AM

New version (v1.1.0) was released. Please check out for new/improved features and enhancement:

Supported to customize translation text position and delete original content.
Supported to exclude original content by keyword and regular expression.
Added Baidu and Youdao translation engines.
Changed to save translated ebooks as a new book in Calibre library.
Supported to customize the color of translation text.
Supported to customize ChatGPT prompt word.
Ignored to translate phonetic symbols (e.g. Japanese).
Added Spanish as supported interface language.
Added diagnosis information to log.
Added "lang" attribute at translation element.
Fixed plugin icon disappearance when changing Calibre interface language.
Improved the functionality to extract original text.

racso78 · 04-10-2023, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlefere

New version (v1.1.0) was released. Please check out for new/improved features and enhancement:

Supported to customize translation text position and delete original content.
Supported to exclude original content by keyword and regular expression.
Added Baidu and Youdao translation engines.
Changed to save translated ebooks as a new book in Calibre library.
Supported to customize the color of translation text.
Supported to customize ChatGPT prompt word.
Ignored to translate phonetic symbols (e.g. Japanese).
Added Spanish as supported interface language.
Added diagnosis information to log.
Added "lang" attribute at translation element.
Fixed plugin icon disappearance when changing Calibre interface language.
Improved the functionality to extract original text.

Ante todo quería felicitarle por su trabajo. Creo que es un plugin muy útil teniendo en cuenta la cantidad de libros que no están editados en otros idiomas. He observado no obstante que la velocidad de traducción con ChatGpt es más lenta de lo común. Otras utilidades para hacer un ".epub" bilingual que se pueden encontrar en Github usan 3.5 turbo y van más rápido. ¿Quizá debería cambiar yo la configuración del plugin de alguna manera?

Muchas gracias de antemano

Zetmolm · 04-11-2023, 05:17 AM

@Kindlefere, thanks for the new version!

There is one issue that I have run into several times. Sometimes translation progress stops because the plugin "failed to retrieve data from translate engine API" (I'm using Google). Also all retries fail. I noticed that in all cases where this occurred the plugin was trying to fetch the translation for a long paragraph (>500words). I managed to work around the issue by editing the epub to break up these paragraphs in shorter ones. Translation then completed correctly. But it would be nice if there is something you can do about this issue.

I have also noticed that when I rerun a translation job after editing the epub only a part of what was already translated is picked up from the cache. E.g. 1000 units were translated in the first run before the process stopped because of a long paragraph, and after splitting the paragraph and restarting the translation, only 500 units are picked up from the cache. Is this something that can be improved?

And finally I have one enhancement request: can you add an option to set the default target language to something other than English?

kindlefere · 04-11-2023, 10:57 PM

@Zetmolm

The issue of long paragraph is worth doing some work.

The "missing" cache is actually caused by a different translation order each time, and the future cache is not calculated during the current attempt. The cache itself should be working fine. We will try to make sure it shows as expected.

"Default target language" is a great suggestion to add in coming version.

retval · 04-19-2023, 11:15 AM

Greetings and thank you very much for this plugin. would it be possible to choose the base translator so that the user can choose between deepl, bing or google translator among others? As an example in Zotero there is a plugin that allows to do this.

kindlefere · 04-19-2023, 11:37 PM

@retval

By referring to "base translator", do you mean the default translator that is selected every time a translation is performed? If yes, this setting is available on the plugin UI.

To access it, please go to the Settings panel and find the 'Translation Engine' dropdown list, where you can select from multiple engines and save your preference. Please let me know if you have any further questions or issues.

retval · 04-22-2023, 02:49 PM

Thanks for the quick response.
Yes, that's exactly what I meant. The possibility to choose the most suitable translator or even translate with ChatGPT.
I take this opportunity to ask when the add-on will be available in Calibre and not as an external installer. Is the version already stable?
Thank you very much for working on this wonderful plugin.

un_pogaz · 04-23-2023, 02:14 PM

Um, nice but it would be handy to add your plugin to the index so that it can appear in the Calibre plugin manager.
Also, currently, your plugin is not displayed as an attachment to your post (I suggest to reupload the ZIP).

kindlefere · 04-24-2023, 10:46 AM

@retval

Yes, the current version of the plugin is stable. We would appreciate it if the plugin could be added to Calibre, but we don't have the authority to do so. We will try to make it happen so that more people can use it conveniently.

kindlefere · 04-24-2023, 11:27 AM

@un_pogaz

Thanks for the reminder. The attachment should display properly now.

We appreciate the inclusion of our plugin in the Index of plugins, but we don't have the authority to add it ourselves. We will do our best to ensure that it appears in Calibre as expected.

dunhill · 04-24-2023, 09:25 PM

@kindlefere excellent work

kovidgoyal · 04-24-2023, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlefere

@retval

Yes, the current version of the plugin is stable. We would appreciate it if the plugin could be added to Calibre, but we don't have the authority to do so. We will try to make it happen so that more people can use it conveniently.

If you want your plugin added to calibre's list of plugins, follow th einstructions in the "Notes for plugin developers" section here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=118764

kindlefere · 04-25-2023, 02:47 AM

@kovidgoyal

Thanks for the instruction. I just sent you a private message with required information. Please let me know if you need any further information.

kovidgoyal · 04-25-2023, 03:13 AM

added, it will show up in calibre in a couple of hours assuming there were no issues indexing it.

kindlefere · 04-29-2023, 12:58 AM

New version was released.

v1.2.0:

Added "custom translation engine" feature.
Added testing feature for translation engines.
Added usage information display for DeepL translation engine.

v1.3.0:

Added "Merge to Translate (Beta)" feature.
Supported to set preferred target language.
Supported to use glossary file to define precise translation.
Added public version of DeepL translation engine.
Added server-sent events support for ChatGPT.

04-08-2023, 03:52 AM	#16
kindlefere Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 220512 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: PW2	New version (v1.1.0) was released. Please check out for new/improved features and enhancement: Supported to customize translation text position and delete original content. Supported to exclude original content by keyword and regular expression. Added Baidu and Youdao translation engines. Changed to save translated ebooks as a new book in Calibre library. Supported to customize the color of translation text. Supported to customize ChatGPT prompt word. Ignored to translate phonetic symbols (e.g. Japanese). Added Spanish as supported interface language. Added diagnosis information to log. Added "lang" attribute at translation element. Fixed plugin icon disappearance when changing Calibre interface language. Improved the functionality to extract original text.

04-29-2023, 12:58 AM	#30
kindlefere Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 220512 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: PW2	New version was released. v1.2.0: Added "custom translation engine" feature. Added testing feature for translation engines. Added usage information display for DeepL translation engine. v1.3.0: Added "Merge to Translate (Beta)" feature. Supported to set preferred target language. Supported to use glossary file to define precise translation. Added public version of DeepL translation engine. Added server-sent events support for ChatGPT.

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04-11-2023, 05:17 AM	#18
Zetmolm Guru Posts: 612 Karma: 2031728 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: PocketBook Touch (622), PocketBook Touch Lux 2, Pocketbook Touch HD 3	@Kindlefere, thanks for the new version! There is one issue that I have run into several times. Sometimes translation progress stops because the plugin "failed to retrieve data from translate engine API" (I'm using Google). Also all retries fail. I noticed that in all cases where this occurred the plugin was trying to fetch the translation for a long paragraph (>500words). I managed to work around the issue by editing the epub to break up these paragraphs in shorter ones. Translation then completed correctly. But it would be nice if there is something you can do about this issue. I have also noticed that when I rerun a translation job after editing the epub only a part of what was already translated is picked up from the cache. E.g. 1000 units were translated in the first run before the process stopped because of a long paragraph, and after splitting the paragraph and restarting the translation, only 500 units are picked up from the cache. Is this something that can be improved? And finally I have one enhancement request: can you add an option to set the default target language to something other than English?

04-11-2023, 10:57 PM	#19
kindlefere Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 220512 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: PW2	@Zetmolm The issue of long paragraph is worth doing some work. The "missing" cache is actually caused by a different translation order each time, and the future cache is not calculated during the current attempt. The cache itself should be working fine. We will try to make sure it shows as expected. "Default target language" is a great suggestion to add in coming version.

04-19-2023, 11:15 AM	#20
retval Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	Greetings and thank you very much for this plugin. would it be possible to choose the base translator so that the user can choose between deepl, bing or google translator among others? As an example in Zotero there is a plugin that allows to do this.

04-19-2023, 11:37 PM	#21
kindlefere Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 220512 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: PW2	@retval By referring to "base translator", do you mean the default translator that is selected every time a translation is performed? If yes, this setting is available on the plugin UI. To access it, please go to the Settings panel and find the 'Translation Engine' dropdown list, where you can select from multiple engines and save your preference. Please let me know if you have any further questions or issues.

04-22-2023, 02:49 PM	#22
retval Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	Thanks for the quick response. Yes, that's exactly what I meant. The possibility to choose the most suitable translator or even translate with ChatGPT. I take this opportunity to ask when the add-on will be available in Calibre and not as an external installer. Is the version already stable? Thank you very much for working on this wonderful plugin.

04-23-2023, 02:14 PM	#23
un_pogaz Chalut o/ Posts: 410 Karma: 145324 Join Date: Dec 2017 Device: Kobo	Um, nice but it would be handy to add your plugin to the index so that it can appear in the Calibre plugin manager. Also, currently, your plugin is not displayed as an attachment to your post (I suggest to reupload the ZIP).

04-24-2023, 10:46 AM	#24
kindlefere Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 220512 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: PW2	@retval Yes, the current version of the plugin is stable. We would appreciate it if the plugin could be added to Calibre, but we don't have the authority to do so. We will try to make it happen so that more people can use it conveniently.

04-24-2023, 11:27 AM	#25
kindlefere Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 220512 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: PW2	@un_pogaz Thanks for the reminder. The attachment should display properly now. We appreciate the inclusion of our plugin in the Index of plugins, but we don't have the authority to add it ourselves. We will do our best to ensure that it appears in Calibre as expected.

04-24-2023, 09:25 PM	#26
dunhill Guru Posts: 723 Karma: 228142 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Argentina Device: moon+ reader, kindle paperwhite	@kindlefere excellent work

04-25-2023, 02:47 AM	#28
kindlefere Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 220512 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: PW2	@kovidgoyal Thanks for the instruction. I just sent you a private message with required information. Please let me know if you need any further information.

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04-25-2023, 03:13 AM	#29
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	added, it will show up in calibre in a couple of hours assuming there were no issues indexing it.