Thread: Bookmarklets

Hey Melvbot, thanks for the good post. Very helpful for idiots like me if you can figure it out. I have a 17 page document that I want to translate into Thai and can't seem to do it. I have been at it for over an hour and can't seem get it. Have you got any hints?

Depends where you are, what format the documents in etc. I wouldnt trust an online translator for doing Thai very well. They give an OK outline but best to pay a certified translator for something that big.

I am in Bkk at the time and the document is in MS Word and PDF. I don't need a perfect translation, just a general one would be good enough, just so they can get the idea.

Found a few more useful bookmarklets on this page

Micro Persuasion: Bookmarklets for the Web 2.0 Jedi Master

The one I tend to use most is Map This which brings up wherever you type into the text box in Google maps, saves having to go to the site.


On this site

XHTMLed | Miscellaneous | Bookmarklets

Theres one for a basic calculator, enter 23*89 in the text box, what enter and get the answer. You can do this in the Google search box as well


Another one to look for on the same site is the Oxford Dictionary lookup, useful if you dont know the meaning of some of the big words used on Teakdoor.

Its on this geeky looking site abut halfway down.
krapplack.de


All you need to do is drag and drop them onto your bookmarks bar or into a bookmark folder.

Heres a quick video if you need a bit of visual help.

Another mapping bookmarklet. This one works by highlighting an address on a page, then when you click the "map this address" a popup of Google maps appears so you don't need to leave the page you are on.

Bookmaplet: Easy online street address mapping

It might not work every time with Thai addresses because of the amount of variations in the spelling but for most other places it works fine.

This is quite a handy one for sites like Google which have a pagination (next/previous) navigation. It preloads the next 5 or so pages so you can browse them faster than if you were to click the next/previous button as it preloads them all.

Small labs Inc. siteFlow: turn websites into slides

This ones a good idea but a bit limited by the amount of results. Most sites have some sort of search function already but this makes it so you can search without leaving the page youre on.

Search site bookmarklet with YUI and BOSS / phpied.com

Thanks Melv, just tested the Translate one on the Thai FHM site and it worked very well.

Just wish they'd named them something other than bookmarklets. Sounds a bit to much like 'wanklets'!

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Thanks Melv, just tested the Translate one on the Thai FHM site and it worked very well.

Just wish they'd named them something other than bookmarklets. Sounds a bit to much like 'wanklets'!

Theyre also known as favelets and to the geeks applets, tiny bits of code that perform a specific task. Ive got a decent collection of them now that sit in my Safari toolbar rather than overloading Firefox with loads of extensions. I like the "Map That Address" one, as you just highlight the text, click the bookmarklet and it appears on the same page you are viewing as a popup, no need to navigate away.

Im off to dig for more.......

This is quite a handy one for Google, after you click it you get the top 100 results instead of the usual 10. Theres also a results counter so you can check stuff like the number position of your website if you have one, handy for quickly checking if your SEO's working.

Making your Serps more useful in FFox - SEOidiot - Blackhat SEO Blog

Im a big fan of bookmarklets as I dont use Firefox anymore, extension sometimes just dont play well with it and slow it down or make it freeze or crash.

Up until now bookmarklets have had one function, to perform the simple task its written to do. Quix changes all this by, well hit the jump and watch the video. Pretty cool and looks like its made by some crazy Dutchman

Your Bookmarklets, On Steroids – Quix

Heres a bookmarklet for downloading YouTube vids

Download YouTube Videos the Easy Way - How-To Geek