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On-device browser translations with Firefox Translations
Firefox can now do offline and privacy-preserving translation of eight languages with more on the way. Powered by open-source and machine-learning.
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Localization
How to install additional spell check dictionaries for Flatpak apps
Flatpak apps are isolated from- and doesn’t use the system’s spell checker dictionaries. Here’s how to install more language options into the Flatpak runtime.
Localization
Your browser lies: the web isn’t written in your native language
Your web browser can make it appear like everyone speaks your language. Browsers should also reverse-translate form submissions to avoid social faux pas.
Localization
How to detect machine-translated webpages
Detect and measure when a web browser or an online translation-service has translated the contents of your webpages.
HTML
Semantic markup improves the quality of machine-translated texts
Text-level semantic HTML can improve machine-translation of texts containing program names, programming instructions, file paths, URIs, etc.
MacOS
How to change the keyboard layout on the MacOS login screen
Set the keyboard layout/language on Mac’s login window, and fix the issue of it being reset to the wrong layout (e.g. ABC Keyboard) after rebooting.
Linux
Customize time and date formats in the GNOME top bar
How to use the Clock Override extension for GNOME to get full control over the time and date formats displayed in the GNOME top bar.
Android
How to change to the European English locale on Android
How to use European English date-formats and locale settings while still using Android in American English. Customize your Android device’s locale settings.
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How to change the BitLocker boot-screen language and keyboard layout
How to change the language and keyboard layout used in Windows’ special BitLocker Device Encryption pre-boot environment.
Localization
The inadequate Windows keyboard layout
I simply don’t get the typographical characters and symbols I need every day with the inadequate default Windows keyboard layout.
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Podcasters should embrace programmatic ad insertion
Host-read ads can damage trust. Podcasts should either use different people to read their ads or embrace programmatically inserted ads.
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Recover language packs after locking a UI-override in Windows 10
The Windows Settings app will refuse to download additional language packs if you’ve locked a language in the legacy Control Panel.