20611: New feature to exclude items at quick translation - LimeSurvey bugs and feature requests

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ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update
20611	Feature requests	Translation	public	2026-07-17 16:57	2026-08-06 14:38

Reporter	Mazi	Assigned To
Priority	none	Severity	feature
Status	new	Resolution	open

Summary	20611: New feature to exclude items at quick translation
Description	The quick translation feature is a very useful tool, especially when making use of a Google Translate API key to automatically translate items to different languages. There are some drawbacks though: When using the auto-translation, it always adjusts all items on the current page/tab. But if parts of the translation have already been reviewed by a native speaker, or if there are equation questions, which the auto-translate sometimes messes up, then you need to redo the whole translation process after the auto-translation was done. This can easily be solved by having a checkbox for every item, which is enabled by default, but offers the ability for the user to disable the translation feature for certain items. We could try to develop this and provide a pull request. Is this considered a helpful feature? Then we would give it a try.
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Bug heat	4
Story point estimate	0
Users affected %	20

Mazi 2026-07-17 16:58 updater ~85213	@c_schmitz, @tibor.pacalat, @DenisChenu, what's your opinion on this feature request? Code adjustments should only be minor.

Mazi 2026-08-06 13:14 updater ~85379	@tibor.pacalat, did you have a chance to discuss this internally? We are happy to contribute this feature to improve LimeSurvey's auto-translate capabilities.

tibor.pacalat 2026-08-06 14:38 administrator ~85382	Hi @Mazi, I have tested this and noticed following: If I manually translate something and leave the other field/s empty -> only empty ones will be translated If I use html editor -> it translates only the text part and preserves html If there is a wrong translation (let's say by someone else) -> I can clear the field and it will be translated and preserves the other translations That being said, I think: "When using the auto-translation, it always adjusts all items on the current page/tab" -> this claim is false "If parts of the translation have already been reviewed by a native speaker, or if there are equation questions, which the auto-translate sometimes messes up, then you need to redo the whole translation process after the auto-translation was done." -> this claim is false Please let me know if I understood something wrong. If I didn't I don't see the need for this feature in these particular situations.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2026-07-17 16:57	Mazi	New Issue
2026-07-17 16:58	Mazi	Note Added: 85213
2026-07-17 16:58	Mazi	Bug heat	0 => 2
2026-08-06 13:14	Mazi	Note Added: 85379
2026-08-06 14:38	tibor.pacalat	Note Added: 85382
2026-08-06 14:38	tibor.pacalat	Bug heat	2 => 4