This plugin automatically translates messages using Google Translate

Version 1.1 Features

• Optionally use Microsoft/Bing Translator service
• Translate multi-user chat rooms

Other Features

• Menu option to choose a language for each buddy
• Translates outgoing and incoming messages to that language
• Auto-detects incoming messages
• Lets you pick in the plugin options what language to translate to
• Uses Google Translate service

Coming soon:

• Display the message both before and after translating (so that you know what was sent/received)
• Display the translation language in the tooltip in the buddy list

How to install

1. Delete old copies of the plugin in your plugins directory (and restart Pidgin)
2. Copy plugin to your plugins directory
3. Open up buddy list, go to Tools->Plugins
4. Enable the 'Auto Translate' plugin
5. Configure the plugin to your language
6. Choose a translation service

How to use

1. When a buddy sends you a message, the plugin will automatically work out what language they speak
2. If the auto-detect gets it wrong or if you want to change languages, right-click the buddy, go to the 'Translate to...' menu, and pick the buddy's language.
3. From that point on, any messages you send/receive will be translated to/from that language (unless they're the same language as you), but you'll only see messages in your language