Patent ID: 8312390

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for dynamically translating a text string associated with a user interface item, the computer-implemented method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for: detecting a user interface cursor hovering over a user interface item; in response to detecting the user interface cursor hovering over the user interface item, determining whether the user interface item has an associated screentip; in response to determining that the user interface item has an associated screentip, identifying a text string associated with the screentip, locating a translated text string for the identified text string, and displaying the translated text string in the screentip; in response to determining that the user interface item does not have an associated screentip, determining whether the user interface item contains a text string; in response to determining that the user interface item contains a text string, determining whether a translated text string is available that corresponds to the text string contained in the user interface item; and in response to determining that a translated text string is available that corresponds to the text string contained in the user interface item, displaying the translated text string in a screentip for the user interface item.