Realtime translation with Communicator or Messenger (Another hidden feature)
If you IM with someone, but wish you could be translated into their native language as you type, theres an answer.
Include mtbot@hotmail.com in your buddy list, and add it to your conversation to translate..give it a try!
Hints: Once you've started, if you need to stop or change, type tbot? to get the menu back..ie:
tbot?
TBot [12:56 PM]:
Welcome back, Your current language pair is: ENGLISH > CHINESE SIMPLIFIED
You may now invite someone else. Or just tell me what you want me to translate for you. (Disclaimer _http://help.live.com/help.aspx?project=tou)
Craig Swartz [12:56 PM]:
tbot?
TBot [12:56 PM]:
Here are all the commands I understand:
1 TBot lang - Show the current language pair
2 TBot change - Select translation languages
3 TBot stop - Stop translations
4 TBot start - Start translations again
5 TBot set - Set your preferred language
6 TBot ? - Show this list of commands
See also: _http://translator.live.com
Craig Swartz [12:57 PM]:
3
TBot [12:57 PM]:
Ok. No translations until you type TBot start.
Here is the language list:
TBot [12:59 PM]:
Your current language pair is: ENGLISH > CHINESE SIMPLIFIED
Please select your source language
1 Arabic
2 Chinese Simplified
3 Chinese Traditional
4 Dutch
5 English
6 French
7 German
8 Italian
9 Japanese
10 Korean
11 Portuguese
12 Spanish
