Translation of Thread or whole forum

[hems96]

Hi there,

I'm looking for a mod that allows me to offer the users to switch to their native langunge. I use phpBB3.0.4 and proFormell as style. English and German packege is installed. The forum is maily run in german.

So my problem is if an english native speaker logs on - he/she can switch to the english translation of the main forum but the topics are still in german. I want to offer a button or automatic switch where it is possible to translate the post. Is there anything available in this field. I have found a translate mode - but that doesn't work for me.

HJ

[JimA]

Really, you don't want this. If you're going to use automatic translations, then the content of your posts will become crap.

Also, this is not how the translations system is build, it's build to translate the different parts of the board, not the content of it, so if you still want to do this, it would be a modification.

[Brf]

It is much simpler to use an online translater and have it convert your board for you.

[hems96]

Really, you don't want this. If you're going to use automatic translations, then the content of your posts will become crap.

Also, this is not how the translations system is build, it's build to translate the different parts of the board, not the content of it, so if you still want to do this, it would be a modification.

Jim,
I know that the quality of this translations is sometimes or better said most times very poor. But to give a visitor an idea of that theme which is handled in a thread it is enough. The problem is an I have seen it with a direct translation that only common public parts are translated. Those threads which are not ment for public not - even when registered - thats the problem. Another thing is that answering form translated webs is normally not possible.

So I would prefer a way and have seen this already in forum I'm a member of - a translation button and on hitting this button the content is taken, translated and displayed in the style of the forum. With the possiblity of answering directly. I have at the moment only a vage idea how this is done. It uses one of the online translators directly.

So to say it - I'm happy that the language packs for the forum are available. It would make my a little bit happier if this works.

HJ

[Brf]

I have at the moment only a vage idea how this is done. It uses one of the online translators directly.

Just make a button to use an online translater, like this:

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http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com&lp=en_de&btnTrUrl=Translate

Which would pull up an English forum in german, for instance