Vivaldi browser as a productivity do-it-all for translators Thread poster: Philippe Locquet
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Hi all,
Browsing the forums, I've seen some mentions of the Vivaldi browser but no dedicated thread, so here's one.
I've started playing with this browser and it has some promising features that could be useful to translators:
_Built-in email client and calendar
_Notes
_many keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures
_Automated quick actions
_Supports Chrome extensions
_Highly customizable
You can customize next to everything ... See more Hi all,
Browsing the forums, I've seen some mentions of the Vivaldi browser but no dedicated thread, so here's one.
I've started playing with this browser and it has some promising features that could be useful to translators:
_Built-in email client and calendar
_Notes
_many keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures
_Automated quick actions
_Supports Chrome extensions
_Highly customizable
You can customize next to everything in that browser. I can see how power users, project managers etc. could benefit from using it since you get nearly everything in one place, even more so if you're using a browser-based TMS.
If you're using it, what do you like dislike about it and what are your favorite features for productivity? ▲ Collapse
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:35
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| Very impressive | Apr 13, 2022 |
There's a lot to explore but it looks impressive - I'm particularly interested in the email client (which, however, I note is in beta)
| | | | Philippe Locquet 
Portugal
Local time: 16:35
English to French
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TOPIC STARTER | Email client | Apr 13, 2022 |
Tom in London wrote:
There's a lot to explore but it looks impressive - I'm particularly interested in the email client (which, however, I note is in beta)
I've been testing the client, so far no issues even if it's labeled as beta. "K" is the key to press to mark an e-mail as read. Have fun with it!
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:35
Member (2008)
Italian to English
A big drawback with the Calendar is that you can't display a week's events and the upcoming tasks side by side - as you can with BusyCal (my most important application of all!) and for me, this kills Vivaldi.
https://www.busymac.com/busycal/
[Edited at 2022-04-13 10:42 GMT]
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Philippe Locquet
Portugal
Local time: 16:35
English to French
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Tom in London wrote: A big drawback with the Calendar is that you can't display a week's events and the upcoming tasks side by side - as you can with BusyCal (my most important application of all!) and for me, this kills Vivaldi. https://www.busymac.com/busycal/ [Edited at 2022-04-13 10:42 GMT]
I managed to get this set up clicking a few toggles (like the top right-hand side under search). I haven't used this much but on the left I have two upcoming tasks for 2 separate days, my week and my day.
There is also an option to compartiment several opened views "page tiling", click the empty rectangle at the bottom right and choose how you want to separate the views. It should take what's opened and put in "tile" (not tiny, more like a portion of screen).
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Tom in London wrote: A big drawback with the Calendar is that you can't display a week's events and the upcoming tasks side by side - as you can with BusyCal (my most important application of all!) and for me, this kills Vivaldi. https://www.busymac.com/busycal/ [Edited at 2022-04-13 10:42 GMT]
What's the advantage of BusyCal over the Mac's Calendar app?
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Philippe Locquet wrote:
Hi all,
Browsing the forums, I've seen some mentions of the Vivaldi browser but no dedicated thread, so here's one.
I've started playing with this browser and it has some promising features that could be useful to translators:
_Built-in email client and calendar
_Notes
_many keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures
_Automated quick actions
_Supports Chrome extensions
_Highly customizable
You can customize next to everything in that browser. I can see how power users, project managers etc. could benefit from using it since you get nearly everything in one place, even more so if you're using a browser-based TMS.
If you're using it, what do you like dislike about it and what are your favorite features for productivity?
Thank you so much, Philippe. Vivaldi looks very powerful and promising.
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:35
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| One big advantage is | Apr 13, 2022 |
Wolfgang wrote:
What's the advantage of BusyCal over the Mac's Calendar app?
- the ability to display tasks and events within one application.
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Philippe Locquet
Portugal
Local time: 16:35
English to French
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TOPIC STARTER | Productivity example | Apr 13, 2022 |
So after some more playing, on this screenshot, here is what I did:
_Left: I used the "add web panel feature" to add ModernMT. It's displayed there in a sort of smartphone view. It can go away and be replaced by mail or other with one click. I tested adding ProZ there but it didn't size very well.
_Center and Right: Here I am translating a document (sample for demo) in Wordfast Anywhere and I launched a Trancheck report that opened in a second tab. Now, clicking on the "Tiles" functi... See more So after some more playing, on this screenshot, here is what I did:
_Left: I used the "add web panel feature" to add ModernMT. It's displayed there in a sort of smartphone view. It can go away and be replaced by mail or other with one click. I tested adding ProZ there but it didn't size very well.
_Center and Right: Here I am translating a document (sample for demo) in Wordfast Anywhere and I launched a Trancheck report that opened in a second tab. Now, clicking on the "Tiles" function I selected "Tile Vertically" and now I can see my Transcheck report on the right and scroll through it at the same time as applying changes in the xliff in Wordfast Anywhere.
I'm starting to like this contraption...
[Edited at 2022-04-13 13:03 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Rules for e-mails | Apr 14, 2022 |
Philippe Locquet wrote:
Hi all,
Browsing the forums, I've seen some mentions of the Vivaldi browser but no dedicated thread, so here's one.
I'm still trying getting to grips with e-mail settings in Vivaldi. Does anybody know how to set up rules for sending e-mails automatically to the right folders?
| | | | Philippe Locquet
Portugal
Local time: 16:35
English to French
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Wolfgang wrote:
Does anybody know how to set up rules for sending e-mails automatically to the right folders?
Hi, regarding rules and folders, I prefer to get this sorted in the web portal for said e-mail address, this then gets carried to any e-mail client. I have connected an e-mail address with such rules to Vivaldi and it worked perfectly.
If you want to do it from Vivaldi, this help page explains how to do it: https://help.vivaldi.com/mail/mail-advanced/mail-filters/
| | | | | Thanks, Philippe, | Apr 14, 2022 |
Philippe Locquet wrote: Wolfgang wrote:
Does anybody know how to set up rules for sending e-mails automatically to the right folders? Hi, regarding rules and folders, I prefer to get this sorted in the web portal for said e-mail address, this then gets carried to any e-mail client. I have connected an e-mail address with such rules to Vivaldi and it worked perfectly. If you want to do it from Vivaldi, this help page explains how to do it: https://help.vivaldi.com/mail/mail-advanced/mail-filters/
will take a look into those settings
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| Great ad blocker, too! | Apr 19, 2022 |
I have used Vivaldi from time to time (as an alternative to my standard browser Firefox).
I wasn't aware of its integrated e-mail-client and now have discovered its ad blocker, too. Until now the sites I normally visit didn't ask me to stop my ad blocker as usual (with Firefox, I use McAfee & UBlockOrigin) and I still see zero ads - that's really great! But unfortunately, I think it is only a question of time until they'll do... ... See more I have used Vivaldi from time to time (as an alternative to my standard browser Firefox).
I wasn't aware of its integrated e-mail-client and now have discovered its ad blocker, too. Until now the sites I normally visit didn't ask me to stop my ad blocker as usual (with Firefox, I use McAfee & UBlockOrigin) and I still see zero ads - that's really great! But unfortunately, I think it is only a question of time until they'll do... I didn't try yet the e-mail-programme but I surely will have a deeper look into all the features of Vivaldi that seem indeed quite interesting. I didn't dislike the browser, but well, I used mainly Firefox, so I didn't care to know more bout it...
Thank you very much, Philippe! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Philippe Locquet
Portugal
Local time: 16:35
English to French
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Christel Zipfel wrote:
l (with Firefox, I use McAfee & UBlockOrigin) and I still see zero ads - that's really great!
I'm glad you found this useful Christel, thank you for the feedback!!!
Regarding blockers, I've been able to install UBlockOrigin on Vivaldi and it works perfectly (just visit the Chrome webstore from Vivaldi). Off-course sites load a lot slower when using such powerful solutions.
For productivity, so far, the notes system stands out to me, just a neat way to organize references with a link. If you add a link at the bottom of the note, when you access the again later it loads the associated page.
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