[SOLVED] Re: kmail context menu actions

On Thursday July 1 2010 23:16:18 Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> On Wednesday 30 June 2010, Dj YB wrote:
> > hello,
> > 
> > Many times I need to translate words from a message,
> > now, in Firefox I got that option in the context menu provided by a
> > Google (I think) add-on.
> > I know that Kmail is not a web browser and that is very good.
> > the question is as follows, how do I add an action to the context
> > menu? (if it is possible)
> > for example:
> > piping the selected text to a translation program, or a text editor,
> > wget the link,
> > search Google that text,...
> > there are probably more use cases when you wish to pipe the text to
> > an external application.
> > 
> > if you know of a way, please share.
> > if there is no way then I'll post it as wish.
> 
> Currently, there is no way to do this.

I filed a wish for that feature, but in the mean time I also found a way to do 
that.
using klipper and a program called tw and kdialog, I can translate any 
clipboard content and get it as a popup.
the next thing would be to translate inline, inside the message viewer.

regards,
YB.