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# Translate Widget
-This widget allows quickly translate words or phrases without opening a browser - just using Awesome. To provide direction of the translation add the 2 letters code of the source and target languages at the end of the phrase, for example _hello enfr_ will translate _hello_ from English to French. This widget is based on [Yandex.Translate API](https://tech.yandex.com/translate/).
+This widget allows quickly translate words or phrases without opening a browser - just using Awesome. To provide direction of the translation add the 2 letters code of the source and target languages at the end of the phrase, for example _hello enfr_ will translate _hello_ from English to French. This widget is based on [Watson Language Translator](https://www.ibm.com/watson/services/language-translator/) from IBM.
![demo](./demo.gif)
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## Installation
1. Clone repo under **~/.config/awesome/**
-1. Get an [API key](https://translate.yandex.com/developers/keys)
+1. Create an IBM Cloud API key at [cloud.ibm.com/iam/apikeys](https://cloud.ibm.com/iam/apikeys)
+1. Copy a service URL by going to [resource list](https://cloud.ibm.com/resources), then under "Services" select "Language Translator" option, and then copy URL from the "Credentials" section
1. Require widget in **rc.lua**:
```lua
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1. Add a shortcut to run translate prompt:
```lua
- awful.key({ modkey }, "c",
- function() translate.show_translate_prompt('<api-key>') end,
- { description = "run translate prompt", group = "launcher" }),
- ```
+ awful.key({ modkey }, "c", function()
+ translate.launch{api_key = '<api-key>', url = 'url'}
+ end, { description = "run translate prompt", group = "launcher" })
+ ```
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