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    • riverR
      river
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      I recently took a detour to develop an intriguing tool for Chrome's side panel, which is an impressive new feature in Chrome that I believe many people will find it quite useful. In some cases, it could even be more straightforward and convenient compared to Dictionariez, which uses a popup window to display results. SidePal is designed to work seamlessly within the side panel, showing dictionaries that integrate perfectly with this feature.

      Here is how it looks.

      image1

      It's works well with Google Translate too.
      image2

      Isn't it handy to have ChatGPT on the sideline ready to answer any questions from you?
      image 3

      Unfortunately, not all web dictionaries work in the side panel because they need to be embedded in an iframe, and some websites don't allow this. For example, my favorite dictionary, Longman English, doesn’t support iframe embedding.

      You can still try adding more dictionaries to your collection from this site, just as you would with Dictionariez. If you receive a warning that the dictionary couldn’t be loaded, it means it’s not supported on SidePal, so I recommend using Dictionariez instead.

      In this sense, SidePal is a lighter version of Dictionariez. It has its own advantages and can be used alongside Dictionariez. I hope you find it useful.

      An atypical programmer making apps for educational purpose.

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      • Oleg LapchynskyiO
        Oleg Lapchynskyi
        last edited by Oleg Lapchynskyi

        Is SidePal meant to be Dark-Theme only (black background)?

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        • Oleg LapchynskyiO
          Oleg Lapchynskyi @Oleg Lapchynskyi
          last edited by Oleg Lapchynskyi

          @river ?

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          • riverR
            river @Oleg Lapchynskyi
            last edited by

            @Oleg-Lapchynskyi
            No, actually it's according to your system preference.
            Only if your Browser is in dark mode, then both SidePal and Dictionariez are in the dark theme.

            An atypical programmer making apps for educational purpose.

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            • Oleg LapchynskyiO
              Oleg Lapchynskyi @river
              last edited by

              @river it is not the case for me.

              your plugin and side panel side by side
              c743419b-fc3f-4b9f-a54f-ec28031134c2-image.png

              my browser theme is light
              dac73759-7baf-438a-ab10-ac28a792319e-image.png

              my OS theme is light
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              my default OS theme is dark, and the browser's theme is light. it looks the same
              c743419b-fc3f-4b9f-a54f-ec28031134c2-image.png

              I switched my default OS dark theme to light, closed the browser, reopened the browser and it is the same
              c743419b-fc3f-4b9f-a54f-ec28031134c2-image.png

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              • riverR
                river @Oleg Lapchynskyi
                last edited by river

                @Oleg-Lapchynskyi Aha, is it edge?

                I tested Chrome and Edge on my windows. They both work as intended.
                I will try more.

                An atypical programmer making apps for educational purpose.

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                • Oleg LapchynskyiO
                  Oleg Lapchynskyi @river
                  last edited by

                  @river Yes, it's Edge. On MacBook Pro, MacOS Sonoma 14.7.1

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