Dec 01
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Language Aid
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Language Aid is a tool that you can use to grab text from almost anywhere in the operating system. You can grab text from web pages, text documents, buttons, menus, finder items and many other places. Once the text is grabbed, it is sent to a plugin module to be processed and the results are displayed to you. Language Aid eliminates the long process of: copying text, opening a web browser (or other program), loading up a web service, pasting the text and clicking a button. Example Uses:Ways To Grab Text:There are three ways that you can grab text from your system and pass it to Language Aid. You can hover your mouse cursor over most text in the system and hit the lookup trigger (a customizable key combo or mouse click). You can select text and use the contextual menu plugin in supporting applications. You can also use the Language Aid system service on selected text. Features include:Language Aid requires Mac OS X 10.4 or higher and many plugins require an Internet connection. Full version registration does not use a serial number and is for usage on one computer at a time (you may contact Aoren Software if you need to change which computer you use Language Aid on). |
December 1st, 2008 at 11:48 pm
I was anxious to try this out. Downloaded and installed the demo, but was dismayed to learn that the unregistered demo only allows for a 5 minute trial. By the time I installed the plugins and set my hotkey, time was up and Language Aid was diasabled. :’(
I’m not sure of the developers’ reasoning behind the 5 minute trial, but this is not a way to make a good impression with potential customers…
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:18 am
Okay, reinstalled to give it another try. It actually is very easy and convenient to use; mouse-hovering over text and hitting the desired hotkey sure does beat out copy/pasting into translation services or widgets or using a Quicksilver action. (By the way, the mouse-hover will scan the whole phrase or paragraph, not just a single word.) If you use services like Twitter and follow people from all over the world, then this is quite a handy timesaver. Unless someone else can lead me to a $10 alternative, I might end up buying this.
But to the developers: You still need a friendlier system than a 5 minute trial; the windows that initially popped up via key triggers were initially transparent and unreadable. By the time proper windows came up, the trial was again almost over. :)
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:20 am
Like many people, I have a laptop for trips but primarily use a different computer at home. I want to use my software on whichever computer I am currently using. This license and its activation scheme is extremely unfriendly and I will not support it. If you want to be like Microsoft, go work for Microsoft. We’re Mac people here.
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Initially I really need applications like this one. However, just 5 minutes demo triggered me off. I also agree with Jerry. I have now uninstalled this one, and deleted all pref-files from my Mac. Good riddance!
December 2nd, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I agree with the other posters. If it weren’t for the archaic licensing scheme, I would have bought this as well.
December 2nd, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Yes, I totally agree. This kind of activation mechanism is simply not friendly at all. And about the 5min demo time restriction?
Come on. aorensoft.
It’s like you’re treating your potential customers as suspects. No deal.!!!
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I have bought translation software, and I just didn’t bother even trying this one. A five minute demo is just unusable.
I don’t mind software tied to one machine, I’d rather not have it that way, but I understand that kind of licensing at this price. All of my 1k+ software titles and plug in’s use that kind of licensing.
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Just to clarify, once the 5 minute trial is over, the user can go back into System Prefs to re-enable… for another 5 minutes…