No "Convert to * Chinese Text" service in Safari for Snow Leopard
The services "convert to simplified chinese text" and "convert to simplified chinese text" don't seem to work in Safari under Snow Leopard. It works if you're in a text box, but not for text on the page itself (it worked under Leopard).
Is this a problem with my system, or do others have this problem too? Is a fix planned, or is this a "feature"? (sigh)
This is useful when reading webpages written in traditional (simplified) chinese for those who are better at reading simplified (traditional) characters.
Test it yourself:
Highlighting this traditional chinese character should allow you to access the "Convert to Simplified Chinese Text" service: 車
Highlighting this character should allow you to access the "Convert to Traditional Chinese Text" service: 车
Thanks
Is a fix planned,
Only Apple would know, and they never provide such info. Make sure you tell them you want this feature back via Safari > Report Bugs to Apple and
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
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