I've created a small demo that allows you to translate your WPF applications in real-time using the Google AJAX Translate API. I also wrote an article on the Code Project. Check it out here.
All you have to do to take advantage of the code provided in the article is write a simple translate tag wherever you want the service to translate your text or binding data. In the sample above you will see the translation of Hello World and whatever the Data property on the current object on the DataContext is returning to us.
<vi:LanguageSelector xml:lang="en-US">
<StackPanel>
<vi:TextBlock Text="{vi:Translate Hello World}" />
<vi:TextBlock Text="{vi:Translate Binding={Binding Data}}" />
</StackPanel>
</vi:LanguageSelector>
I've also added a small cache to go easy on the online translation service. This cache can also be used by you to fine-tune the results and update it to more accurate translations where neccesary.
Vidyano is a new product on the .NET market currently available for download as a public CTP. It allows you to literally create full-blown WPF applications within minutes. Not just fancy UI, but completely data-driven UI pages running on top of Windows Workflow, and using Linq To Sql as a datasource. User Interface and business logic are completely seperated using an advanced version of the model-view-controller by taking advantage of .NET's brand new Add-In system which was launched with version 3.5.
From the Vidyano Team Blog:
Over the last couple of years, Microsoft has done a marvelous job extending the .NET framework. They have come a long way and by the looks of all the CTP’s currently available, they certainly have no intention of slowing down any time soon.
Changes are certainly good, but as developers, it can be very hard to keep up with all of them happening so fast. Most of these technologies however are just way to good to be ignored. The new brought power they offer could also mean having to completely rethink the way you’ve build your applications up until then. This can be very time consuming, leaving you with less time to focus on your application.
With the introduction of Vidyano, our goal is to make those new technologies more accessible. We want developers to be able to take advantage of them without going through all the best practices and patterns every time they start building a new application.
Today we want to provide you with a first glimps into the future by releasing our first Community Technology Preview as a public download. While we certainly realize we still have a lot of work ahead of us, we also strongly believe that this first release should provide you with a clear view of what we are trying to accomplish.
You can find our July CTP on our Download page. There is also a tutorial on how to get started creating a simple master-detail page.
Starting today, we will also provide you with screencasts and tutorials on a regular basis through our team blog. At the moment our first screencast will give you a quick overview on most of the features contained in this release.