WTFAQ: How to use foreign trackers with ease

[Mayhem]

This is just a small tip for users that keep asking what language is this tracker in, or what does this mean in English.
It also may come in handy to fire63, because she does a great job with the open sign-ups thread and always finds trackers with different languages.

:unsure: First you have to find out what language is the tracker in to translate it to English.
You can use either the online version by AppliedLanguage.com (http://www.appliedlanguage.com/language_identifier.shtml) or Xerox (http://www.xrce.xerox.com/cgi-bin/mltt/LanguageGuesser) or use the PC program called Polyglot 3000 (http://www.polyglot3000.com/download/poly3000.exe).
All you have to do is copy some words (preferably few lines from the FAQ of the tracker) and let the site/app identify the language.

:frusty: Now that you know what language the tracker is you can search for the translation in one of these:
WordLingo (http://worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html)
Altavista (http://babelfish.altavista.com/)
AppliedLanguage (http://www.appliedlanguage.com/free_translation.shtml)
Translation-Guide (http://www.translation-guide.com/free_online_translators.php)
GoogleTranslate (http://www.google.com/translate_t)

:w00t: There is also one website "to rule them all": Langenberg (http://translation.langenberg.com/) which uses meta search from the listed above in one place.

:ermm: Hope this helps some of you.

[Polarbear]

this will be helpful to many users indeed. thank you very much. though it don't sign up with non english tracker anymore. it's just too much work :-)

[Grind$oFine]

Very nice, thanks a lot Mayhem. :)

[raj3186]

the best thing to use is lingvosoft translator!!!
http://www.lingvosoft.com (http://www.lingvosoft.com/)

[markupmaster]

Wow,Thanks Man!

This will really come in handy!

[blackbird]

good thread Mayhem .. thanks :)

[dave12]

really good this will help a lot of people thanx

[zedex]

thank ypu

this is very helpfull

[necromantic]

I've never heard of polyglot before, thanks for the heads up. Although even with polyglot foreign sites are still too much effort :p

[Lady LoTL]

Neither have I.
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l153/shell63/curtseywl6.gif Thank you very much, Mayhem!!

I've never heard of polyglot before, thanks for the heads up. Although even with polyglot foreign sites are still too much effort :p

[Gonsalo]

Thank you Mayhem, very helpful! :D

[zizo85]

thnx
it will help a lot:D
nice thread :yup:

[Gonsalo]

anyone knows a good translator for
Lithuanian? into english