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Maceo
Nov 22, 2009, 11:37:18 PM11/22/09
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Hello All,
I write software at the US office of a Japanese company and I am
currently using the Translate API via a Python script to translate
comments in source code.
When the translate engine encounters "technical" terms that, in
context, it doesn't know how to translate, it returns the phonetic
string.
The question I have is, is there a way to submit the phonetic string
returned along with the "correct" English translation back to
Translate? I mean, I usually have to ask the Japanese guys I work with
what the word is anyway, may as well contribute to the common good.
The API has made my life so much easier being able to "bulk translate"
a source file without trashing the syntax of the source code, I would
like to contribute something back to the project. These technical
terms could really help the overall robustness of the Japanese-
>English database.
Always feel kinda guilty using free quality software and not making a
donation or contribution.
I write software at the US office of a Japanese company and I am
currently using the Translate API via a Python script to translate
comments in source code.
When the translate engine encounters "technical" terms that, in
context, it doesn't know how to translate, it returns the phonetic
string.
The question I have is, is there a way to submit the phonetic string
returned along with the "correct" English translation back to
Translate? I mean, I usually have to ask the Japanese guys I work with
what the word is anyway, may as well contribute to the common good.
The API has made my life so much easier being able to "bulk translate"
a source file without trashing the syntax of the source code, I would
like to contribute something back to the project. These technical
terms could really help the overall robustness of the Japanese-
>English database.
Always feel kinda guilty using free quality software and not making a
donation or contribution.
Jeremy Geerdes
Nov 22, 2009, 11:41:22 PM11/22/09
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The best way to do this is by visiting http://translate.google.com ,
submit the string that you want to translate, and then hit the
"Contribute a better translation" link which will appear with the
translation.
Jeremy R. Geerdes
Effective website design & development
Des Moines, IA
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submit the string that you want to translate, and then hit the
"Contribute a better translation" link which will appear with the
translation.
Jeremy R. Geerdes
Effective website design & development
Des Moines, IA
For more information or a project quote:
http://jgeerdes.home.mchsi.com
http://jgeerdes.blogspot.com
http://jgeerdes.wordpress.com
jgee...@mchsi.com
Unless otherwise noted, any price quotes contained within this
communication are given in US dollars.
If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights
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Maceo
Nov 23, 2009, 12:44:32 AM11/23/09
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Thanks for the reply. Submitted about 5 tonight.
Another related question, is me using a Python script to submit these
comment strings to Translate considered a "submitting automated search
queries"? I know I'm not violating the string length limit as each
submission is usually less that 15 characters. But, of course, when
parsing a source file, there could be several hundred small strings.
Do the TOS rules against automated search queries also apply to the
Translate API?
I don't want to run afoul of the rules.
On Nov 22, 11:41 pm, Jeremy Geerdes <jrgeer...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The best way to do this is by visitinghttp://translate.google.com,
> submit the string that you want to translate, and then hit the
> "Contribute a better translation" link which will appear with the
> translation.
>
> Jeremy R. Geerdes
> Effective website design & development
> Des Moines, IA
>
> For more information or a project quote:http://jgeerdes.home.mchsi.comhttp://jgeerdes.blogspot.comhttp://jgeerdes.wordpress.com
> jgeer...@mchsi.com
Another related question, is me using a Python script to submit these
comment strings to Translate considered a "submitting automated search
queries"? I know I'm not violating the string length limit as each
submission is usually less that 15 characters. But, of course, when
parsing a source file, there could be several hundred small strings.
Do the TOS rules against automated search queries also apply to the
Translate API?
I don't want to run afoul of the rules.
On Nov 22, 11:41 pm, Jeremy Geerdes <jrgeer...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The best way to do this is by visitinghttp://translate.google.com,
> submit the string that you want to translate, and then hit the
> "Contribute a better translation" link which will appear with the
> translation.
>
> Jeremy R. Geerdes
> Effective website design & development
> Des Moines, IA
>
> For more information or a project quote:http://jgeerdes.home.mchsi.comhttp://jgeerdes.blogspot.comhttp://jgeerdes.wordpress.com
>
> Unless otherwise noted, any price quotes contained within this
> communication are given in US dollars.
>
> If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights
> Wesleyan Church!
>
> And check out my blog, Adventures in Web Development, athttp://jgeerdes.blogspot.com
> Unless otherwise noted, any price quotes contained within this
> communication are given in US dollars.
>
> If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights
> Wesleyan Church!
>
Jeremy Geerdes
Nov 23, 2009, 6:40:53 AM11/23/09
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I am not a legal expert, so if you have any doubts about what I'm
about to say, please consult someone who is. I would say that yes, the
restriction against automated queries does indeed apply. However,
running multiple queries at once should be no problem as long as they
were initiated by a process that you actually called, rather than a
cron job or something like that.
Jeremy R. Geerdes
Effective website design & development
Des Moines, IA
For more information or a project quote:
!
about to say, please consult someone who is. I would say that yes, the
restriction against automated queries does indeed apply. However,
running multiple queries at once should be no problem as long as they
were initiated by a process that you actually called, rather than a
cron job or something like that.
Jeremy R. Geerdes
Effective website design & development
Des Moines, IA
For more information or a project quote:
http://jgeerdes.home.mchsi.com
http://jgeerdes.blogspot.com
http://jgeerdes.wordpress.com
jgee...@mchsi.com
http://jgeerdes.blogspot.com
http://jgeerdes.wordpress.com
jgee...@mchsi.com
Unless otherwise noted, any price quotes contained within this
communication are given in US dollars.
If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights
Wesleyan Church!
And check out my blog, Adventures in Web Development, at http://jgeerdes.blogspot.com
communication are given in US dollars.
If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights
Wesleyan Church!
!
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