Re-instate the Translate button and have an option to manually translate a node.

I need this too. I mean... if I get this right(?), 'empty' or untranslated nodes will be created for all other enabled languages and the chance to press a button at a later point to get them translated will be given.

If this is the goal of this issue, then indeed it is what I am looking for. Is it?

Hi Greg,

Past days I have been busy to solved this issue.

Like I said in my emails to you, my setup is a bit different, but like it was in the old Drupal 5 version. The Drupal 6 version translates automatically the node in all installed languages, but this one only translates the node, which you want to translate. Like the description of the issue.
This setup does not depends on the modules CCK or Rules, it still only depends on Internationalization module (i18n).

Like it is now, it works perfect for me. It translates the body and the title. And synchronizes the taxonomy.
The trick behind the code is that when you push the translate button, my hook_nodeapi receives the 'prepare translation'. On that moment the modules i18nsync and i18ntaxonomy already have filling up the node. But of course still in the original language.
So the given $node completely initialized, I only translate the Title and the Body. This makes the code a lot more simpler. Because I do not touch the original $node administration, I think this solution does not interfere other modules.

In your email you mentioned to use Rules to make the implementation also for other situations, like bulk translation of all selected posts. I think this is a very good idea, but I do not know how to do it nicely. My problem was how to use the node sync mechanisms, like I described (i18nsync & i18ntaxanomy).
It is good to have wishes :-). This is for the next round.

I have not attached a patch file, but the complete .module file and the .info file. The module is called: i18ntranslate. The subdirectory gtranslate-api-php is like in the i18n_auto module.

This module is already live for translating between my dutch site (http://arjanwooning.nl/) and my english site (http://info4admins.com/). Info4admins.com is 2 weeks old now.

Greetings,

Arjan Wooning

Please rename the i18ntranslate.txt to i18ntranslate.module

An installation description for i18nTranslate is available now.
You can also download the module here.

In English:
http://info4admins.com/content/automatic-translating-content-drupal-usin...

In Dutch:
http://arjanwooning.nl/content/automatisch-vertalen-van-content-drupal-m...

Success,
Arjan