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<body>
<p>
-Colours indicate confidence:
+DG Translator is a compact and completely off-line translator.
+We do not show adds and we do not require internet connection.
+However, if you want to use speech translation, then it might
+work better if you are on-line. We use existing
+Android speech services which may not be fully functional off-line.
+In all cases you can always use keyboard input.
+</p>
+<p>
+We indicate the translation confidence with colours:
<ul>
<li><b>Green</b>:
semantic translation, should be correct.
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Builds the translation word by word.
</li>
</ul>
-Translation works best <b>from English</b> and also from Swedish. From other languages it can be slow and give more red.
+The translation works between any pair of the supported languages.
+However, it works best <b>from English</b> and also from Swedish.
+From other languages it can be slow and give more red.
But expect frequent updates and improvements!
</p>
<p>
-<b>Single word translation</b> with key button: click at the word to see grammatical information.
+When you tab on a translation you get a screen with <b>alternative translations</b>.
+If the input is only a single word, then taping on each of the alternatives
+gives you grammatical and morphological information for the word.
+</p>
+<p>
+The app also provides an <b>input method</b> which you can use as
+an alternative keyboard which allows you to do translation from
+other applications, for instance while you are entering SMS or e-mail.
+To activate it go to Settings > Language &amp; input.
</p>
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