The new one-click translation feature is really cool! To build upon this feature, it would be helpful to have an option for multilingual users to specify which languages they are proficient in, so the translation button would only appear for search results in languages outside their specified language set. This would make the search experience cleaner for multilingual users by removing translation options for languages they already know.
Implementation could work as follows:
- Add a new section in user settings for "Translation Preferences"
- Allow users to select multiple languages they are proficient in from a standardized language list
- The translation button would only appear for results in languages not included in the user's proficiency list
- Example: If a user sets proficiency in English, Spanish, and German, the translation button would only appear for results in other languages like Japanese or French
This would integrate seamlessly with the existing translation feature that shows up in search results, but make it more personalized for multilingual users. The translation button would maintain its current position and appearance in the interface, just becoming more selective in when it appears based on user language settings.
Similar implementations can be found in browser extensions like Google Translate, where users can set their known languages to prevent automatic translation prompts for those languages.
