SelectionSK

  

SelectionSK is an extension which automatically pops up the user menu with useful tools (copy, search, translation, highlight, etc.) when the text is selected with the mouse. The idea beyond the extension is that the text is always selected with the purpose, so it is more convenient to automatically popup the menu on selection rather than do it in two steps via the context menu.

Contents

• 1. Features
• 2. Localization

1. Features

• Copy the selected text to the clipboard in various ways: Copy (Normal), Copy (Plain Text) (right-click) and Copy (HTML) (middle-click). In addition, the extension can be configured to automatically copy any selected text to the clipboard without any further interaction.

• Send the selected text to any of a set of customizable bookmarks targeting any web page with a search function. There is a set of 20 sensible default bookmarks for popular search engines, online retailers, reference materials, social media, translators and package trackers (Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing, StartPage, Wikipedia, Google Maps, Google Images, Wolfram Alpha, etc.) and you can add to or replace them any way you see fit. A list of validated bookmark URLs for many more sites is available in the wiki for your convenience. The true power of this tool is the ability to fully adopt to your specific needs by simply managing a single bookmarks folder in your browser. Use it for everything from image search to currency conversion!

• Alternatively, the extension can be configured to send the selected text to your browser’s list of installed search engines (Firefox v63+ only)

• Right-clicking any of the bookmark buttons will perform the search with the selected text wrapped in quotation marks, a/k/a 'phrase search' mode.

• Middle-clicking any of the search buttons will perform the search and automatically highlight all occurrences of the selected text in the results page.

• Translate selected text instantly without having to navigate away using Google Translate, DeepL, Wordnik Thesaurus, Urban Dictionary, Yandex Dictionary, Microsoft Bing Translator or another favorite translation tool. The translated text can be copied to the clipboard, the source or translation can be spoken aloud or the translation site can be opened in a new tab (to view pronunciation or usage examples, for instance) with just one more click!

• Open an unlinked URL in a new tab; advanced validation is used to ensure that this option is only presented when the text is a valid target for navigation. The protocol prefix is not required so bare domain names work fine (provided they end in a valid top-level domain) and obfuscated URLs/email addresses like hxxp://website(dot)name(dot)com or mail AT provider DOT com are detected and automatically de-obfuscated.

• Open or copy to the clipboard multiple URLs with a single action instead of one at a time.

• Highlight all occurrences of the selected text on the current page. More than one word or phrase can be highlighted, with each subsequent highlight receiving a different color. Move backward and forward between highlighted phrases using the W and S keys on your keyboard and when your done the Esc removes them all and restores the page’s normal appearance.

• Select any amount of currency with its symbol or three-letter abbreviation and convert it into the equivalent value in any other currency you wish using live spot exchange rates.

• Bypass restrictions on selecting some or all text on certain websites (like FanFiction) that normally prevent users from doing so.

• Panel mode: Rather than the standard vertical menu with text entries, use a small, rectangular floating panel with each bookmark represented by a button showing the site’s logo that appears right next to your mouse cursor the instant you make the selection; button sizes and number of rows (if any) are fully customizable, too.

• Unobtrusive mode: If some sites sometimes lead to accidental selections, they can be set to show a small, unobtrusive button for just a few seconds instead of the normal menu or panel. If you intended to trigger SelectionSK, clicking the button will show your normal interface, otherwise continue browsing without having to take action to cancel the search.

• Send the selected text to a pre-configured recipient via email via a bookmark using the mailto: protocol; a new email window will open with the selected text already added to the body. It is also left copied to the clipboard to allow for easy insertion of elements such as images or rich HTML.

• A toolbar icon for the extension provides easy shortcuts for enabling or disabling the extension for individual sites with a left-click or to open the extension settings or perform whole-page translations with a right-click (or by pressing Ctrl + Shift + 0).

• Optionally, translate on-demand using a keyword prefix in the address bar: type 't <word or phrase>' and then Enter.

• Search on-demand by adding keyword bookmarks to your SelectionSK folder and any time you type '<keyword> <your word or phrase>' in the address bar (Firefox only).

2. Localization

Help translate SelectionSK into your language by joining the translation team on Crowdin!