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The translation button from Google has proved to be very useful in most situation (by me), especially since the language detection was introduced. However, I feel that there is something lacking. The problem is that the translation generated replaces the current active window/tab while sometimes I prefer to have another window/tab open. The translation button itself is a JavaScript, so we can play with is just a little bit. Here is the original code for translation button (I use the code for translation into English):

javascript:
var t = ((window.getSelection&&window.getSelection()) || (document.getSelection&&document.getSelection()) || (document.selection&&document.selection.createRange && document.selection.createRange().text));
var e = (document.charset || document.characterSet);
if (t!=) {location.href=http://translate.google.com/translate_t?text= + t + &hl = en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie= + e;} else {location.href=http://translate.google.com/translate?u= + escape(location.href) + &hl = en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie= + e;};

In order to make the translation to be opened in a new window/tab, we just have to make a bit change in it:

javascript:
var t = ((window.getSelection&&window.getSelection()) || (document.getSelection&&document.getSelection()) || (document.selection&&document.selection.createRange && document.selection.createRange().text));
var e = (document.charset||document.characterSet);
if (t!=) {var myWindow=window.open(http://translate.google.com/translate_t?text= + t + &hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie=+e,Translation,)} else
{var myWindow=window.open(http://translate.google.com/translate?u= + escape(location.href) + &hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie= + e,Translation,)};

If you hate this kind of stuff, just drag and drop the link below to your browser toolbar:
Translate to English

I hope this is useful. Please let me know if you have a better idea. Obviously, any questions are welcome.

edited: thanks for the suggestion

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