BabelfishTranslate

[JayBachatero]

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This mod will add a dropdown menu with a list of languages that you can translate the website to using Babelfish services.

Known Issues
* You can only translate one way.  Once you translate from y to x you can't go to x to y.

[Gobo]

Hi Jay

i was wondering about something. Ive been using Babelfish for my HTML file for a long time now but when I tried to use it on SMf a while back it wouldnt work and the user would get logged out once page translated.

So I was wondering how you resolved that issue?

PS: I havent tried it out yet, just curious

[JayBachatero]

I looked into it and couldn't find a way to solve the problem.  Another problem is that if you translate to lets say English -> Spanigh you can translate again.  Babefish modifies the form so I couldn't find a way around it.

[Gobo]

Yes its the same thing I experienced

However its a very useful tool all the same since even though my forum is in English mainly I have audiences from all around coming to read the articles in whatever broken up translation is available.

Very useful if someone wants to cater to wider audiences.

[URPG]

Thanks for wrapping -this- i've written into a neath package. Now we simply need to solve the re-translation trouble... could we enter a line to check if the babel-fish url is already contained?

[JayBachatero]

I'll have to look into it.  The problem is that babelfish add the stuff AFTER the page is loaded.

[samurai-lupin]

I've installed the BabelfishTranslate Mod and love it. However I wanted to place it in the upper right corner of my forum (next to the PM info) in a new column.

However when I added a new colum and placed in the code (babelfishTranslate(), it would only display babelfishTranslate(); on the board but not the input field & button. What code would I need to enter to make it appear properly?

Thank you all for your thoughts and advice!

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</select>
<input type="submit" value="', $txt[34], '" /><br />
<span class="middletext">', $txt['smf52'], '</span>
<input type="hidden" name="hash_passwrd" value="" />
</form>';
}

echo '

</td>

###Bablefish would need to go here####

</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>';

[JayBachatero]

Add this

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';
babelfishTranslate();
echo '


[samurai-lupin]

Thank you works great now!

[URPG]

Any modifications that need to be done for RC3?

[JayBachatero]

No it should work on RC3.

[Witte]

Hi, I installed this on 1.1 final, and this is the error I get : Session verification failed. Please try logging out and back in again, and then try again.

Tried logging in and out, made no difference, also tried altering the database session driven option, no difference...Would be fantastic if this got working, it's a great mod...

[Witte]

can this be done by adding   sesc=' , $context['session_id'] , ' to the url in Subs.php?

[valamir]

I like the concept and would love to use it, but could you please make a .zip download link?

[Witte]

I like the concept and would love to use it, but could you please make a .zip download link?

I had the same problem, but just unpack the tar.gz with winrar or whatever, it thro's an error, but look in the folder created and all is well...

Then just re zip it yourself with winzip...

[edit] this can both be done with either winzip OR winrar I would say...but I do as I just stated with the .gz mods, they all seem to be corrupted, but when you unzip them and rezip them they are ok...

[PLAYBOY]

PLEASE MAKE IT FOR RC3 1.1 - I SO MUCH NEED THIS MOD thank you...

[starsong]

OK what templete in a theme mod do the modifications go on? Plus what do I add to make teh translater button at the top of the page?
Ty so much,

Jodi

[JayBachatero]

starsong index.template.php

playboy - it should work in 1.1.

[starsong]

starsong index.template.php

Hmm I must not be adding it in teh right place or the right thing

I added it at the ned....
//Show the babelfish translate
   babelfishTranslate();

is that right? This is for a modified theme

[JayBachatero]

yes add it after the footer.