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December 7

how to get source language in google translate?

Hi. I used Google Translate's image translation option to translate this image[1], while it successfully gave me the English translation, I was actually hoping to get the name of the source language, and also the original text in the source language.

I need the original text because then I can look up other translations. The current translation, while correct, does not provide enough context for me.

Is there any way to do that? Liberté2 (talk) 19:46, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think the text is written in the Gurmukhi script, so it is most likely Punjabi. --Lambiam 23:54, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It appears to say ਸੰਤ ਭਿਡਰਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ, which Google translate does translate as "Saint brothers".^[2] --Lambiam 00:14, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And if you paste that string into Google Translate, it shows "Punjabi - detected". I'm surprised the image option doesn't work the same way. --142.112.220.31 (talk) 00:36, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is indeed curious. Unlike for translated texts, the "Swap languages" feature (⇌) is not enabled for images either. --Lambiam 15:41, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think the image is meant to represent Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, and a more reasonable translation of the caption is "Sant Bhindranwale". He is referred to here as "the late Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale", "Sant" being the transliteration of (descendants of) Sanskrit सत्, used as a honorific for a revered wise and good person. The term is also used as a translation of "Saint", although the similarity of the words is purely accidental. --Lambiam 00:44, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

December 11

Keeping auto-translate turned off in YouTube

When I am watching a French-language video on YouTube (via a web browser, not on the app) and turn on CC, I get auto-translated subtitles in German. When I am watching a German-language video on YouTube and turn on CC, I get auto-translated subtitles in French. I almost always just want to see subtitles in the original languages. I can do this by going to Settings > Subtitles/CC and clicking the original language in the menu, but I have to do this all the time. Is there a way to make the the default CC language to be the original language (whichever it is)? --Lambiam 20:58, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Youtube will initially check your language setting in your Google account. If you are not signed into Google or you have not set that, it will use your apparent location. If you are using a VPN proxy, it will be the location of the proxy. So, to override the proxy location, you have to sign into a Google account and then make sure you have the language set, which is under Personal Info - General Preferences for the Web. Even then, computers are a complicated mess and it will still use cookies you may not realize you have set to override the settings you have purposely set. 12.116.29.106 (talk) 12:44, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That means I have to reset "My language" each time I watch a video in another language than the last one, which requires more fumbling than the three-click process Settings—Subtitles/CC—original language. I just want the default CC language for a video to be the language of that video, regardless of what I watched before. Until fairly recently that used to be the default, but something appears to have changed in the past two weeks or so. --Lambiam 13:48, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

December 12

Dark Site Request

My vision no longer tolerates white backgrounds. Is a dark screen in the future?Airamerica1968 (talk) 13:45, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) may be a better venue for discussing any plans. The Dark Reader browser extension makes this possible for several browsers regardless of whether it is supported by the website being visited. --Lambiam 13:58, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dark mode is already an option on Wikipedia, at least for logged in users using the default Vector 2022 skin. You can click on the user drop-down (the head icon with the down arrow) in the upper right-hand corner and a dark mode button will appear. SPA⁵CE🕴 ^./talk 15:03, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Windows update 2023-11 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5032288)

Will not instal and sometimes won't download. Many suggestions in a Google search, none I've tried have not helped. Just wondering if anyone has found a working solution. Thanx, - FlightTime (open channel) 19:24, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There may be some tips here. MinorProphet (talk) 00:06, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

December 14

Intel UHD Graphics 630 Random Quick Blackout

I am now using a pretty low end Windows 10 computer with:

Intel Core i3-8100 CPU @ 3.60GHz 3.60 GHz
8 GB RAM (Kingston, 2400, DDR4, using only 1 slot)
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Windows 10

I used to have two monitors without any problems. One at 2560x1440, and another at 1920x1080 (2k, Full HD). I replaced them with a new one at 3840x2160 (4k) yesterday.

Whenever I am doing something probably overtaxing the RAM, my video blacks out for maybe 1 second and return to normal on its own. It's not really that bad. My computer is not freezing. It's like a blinking.

Say, I have opened more than 20 pages on my memory hog Google Chrome. Sometimes, Chrome causes blackouts when I am watching video. Many other applications cause the same problem. They all return to normal in 1 second.

Do I need to upgrade my RAM to maybe 16 GB (8+8) or more? I think it's an inexpensive and worthy upgrade whether or not it's going to fix my random blackout problem. -- Toytoy (talk) 02:47, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]