Natural Language Translator

A powerful Visual Studio Code extension that enables real-time translation of text in your editor between English and various target languages. It supports dictionary management, compound word detection, and hover-over translations, making it ideal for developers, writers, and language enthusiasts working with multi-lingual computer programs or other content..

INCLUDED LANGUAGE DICTIONARIES:

German(Deutsch), Spanish(español), French(français), Italian(italiano), Swedish(svenska), Romanian(română), Ukrainian(україн), Turkish(Türkçe), Dutch(Nederlands), Portuguese(português), Polish(polski), Russian(русский), Mandarin Chinese(中文), Hindi(हिन्दी)

SUPPORTED NATURAL LANGUAGE SCRIPTS:

Latin, Cyrillic, Chinese & Devanegari

INCLUDED LANGUAGES (dictionaries):

German, Spanish, French, Italian, Hindi, Vietnamese, Swedish, Romanian, Turkish, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Russian & Mandarin Chinese

SUPPORTED NATURAL SCRIPTS:

Latin, Cyrillic (only russian at the moment), Devanegari & Chinese. 

Features

• Toggle Translation: Switch between English and a target language with a single command.
• Dynamic Dictionary Management: Add or remove terms from your language dictionary directly within the editor.
• Compound Word Support: Automatically detects and translates compound terms (e.g., "camelCase" or "PascalCase").
• Hover Information: Hover over words to see their translations or original meanings.
• Language Selection: Choose your target language from a dropdown in the status bar.
• Progress Feedback: Visual progress bar during translation of large documents.
• Persistent Mapping: Tracks translations across edits with a robust mapping system.

Installation

1. Install the extension from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace(Search Natural Language Translator).
2. Reload VSCode after installation.

Usage

Commands

• Toggle Translation: CTRL+SHIFT+T vscode-translator.toggleTranslation
  Switches the current document between English and the selected target language.
• Add to Dictionary: CTRL+SHIFT+U vscode-translator.addToDictionary
  Highlight a word, run the command, and enter its English meaning to add it to the dictionary.
• Remove from Dictionary: CTRL+SHIFT+i vscode-translator.removeFromDictionary
  Highlight a word, select a meaning to remove, and update the dictionary.
• Select Dictionary: vscode-translator.selectDictionary
  Choose a target language from the status bar dropdown.

Status Bar

• Translator Status: Displays "Translator Enabled" or "Translator Disabled" based on the toggle state.
• Language Selector: Shows the current language (e.g., "Language: en") and allows switching.

Hover

• Hover over a word in target language mode to see its English meaning, or in English mode to see its target language translation.

Configuration

1. Dictionary Files: Each file should follow this format: JSON { "targetTerm": ["englishMeaning1", "englishMeaning2"], "anotherTerm": ["meaning"] }

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WORK IN PROGRESS: Japanese, Korean, Bengali & adding support for all Cyrillic languages..

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