diff --git a/htroot/TransNews_p.html b/htroot/TransNews_p.html
index e2efd38f6..d5b755c02 100644
--- a/htroot/TransNews_p.html
+++ b/htroot/TransNews_p.html
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
           &nbsp;&nbsp;<small>You can check your outgoing messages <a href="News.html?page=3">here</a></small>
       </p>
     </form>
+    #(errmsg)#::<p class="error">Please activate a different language <a href='ConfigBasic.html'>here</a></p>#(/errmsg)#
     #{results}#
     <!-- link begin -->
  
diff --git a/htroot/TransNews_p.java b/htroot/TransNews_p.java
index 829c0d488..5a2ab53aa 100644
--- a/htroot/TransNews_p.java
+++ b/htroot/TransNews_p.java
@@ -52,15 +52,28 @@ public class TransNews_p {
 
         String currentlang = sb.getConfig("locale.language", "default");
         prop.put("currentlang", currentlang);
-        TranslatorXliff transx = new TranslatorXliff();
 
-        File langFile = transx.getScratchFile(new File(currentlang + ".lng"));
-        TranslationManager trans = new TranslationManager(langFile);
-        prop.put("transsize", trans.size());
+        if ("default".equals(currentlang) || "browser".equals(currentlang)) {
+            prop.put("errmsg", 1); // msg: activate diff lng
+            prop.put("transsize", 0);
+            return prop;
+        } else {
+            prop.put("errmsg", 0);
+        }
+
+        TranslationManager transMgr = new TranslationManager();
+        File locallangFile = transMgr.getScratchFile(new File(currentlang + ".lng"));
+        Map<String, Map<String, String>> localTrans = transMgr.loadTranslationsLists(locallangFile);
+        // calculate size of local translations list
+        int size = 0;
+        for (Map<String, String> lst : localTrans.values()) {
+            size += lst.size();
+        }
+        prop.put("transsize", size);
+        
 
         // read voting
         if ((post != null) && post.containsKey("publishtranslation")) {
-            Map<String, Map<String, String>> localTrans = trans.loadTranslationsLists(langFile);
             Iterator<String> filenameit = localTrans.keySet().iterator();
             while (filenameit.hasNext()) {
                 String file = filenameit.next();
@@ -77,7 +90,7 @@ public class TransNews_p {
                                 continue;
                             }
                             if (NewsPool.CATEGORY_TRANSLATION_ADD.equals(rtmp.category())) {
-                                String tmplng = rtmp.attribute("language", null);
+                                //String tmplng = rtmp.attribute("language", null);
                                 String tmpfile = rtmp.attribute("file", null);
                                 String tmpsource = rtmp.attribute("source", null);
                                 String tmptarget = rtmp.attribute("target", null);
@@ -143,22 +156,22 @@ public class TransNews_p {
         }
         
         if ((post != null) && ((refid = post.get("votePositive", null)) != null)) {
-            if (!sb.verifyAuthentication(header)) {
-                prop.authenticationRequired();
-                return prop;
-            }
-            // add to local translation extension
-            if (trans.addTranslation(post.get("filename"), post.get("source"), post.get("target"))) {
-                File f = new File(currentlang + ".lng");
-                f = trans.getScratchFile(f);
-                trans.saveLng(currentlang, f);
-            }
+
+            final String filename = post.get("filename");
+
+            File lngfile = new File(sb.getAppPath("locale.source", "locales"), currentlang + ".lng");
+            transMgr = new TranslationManager(lngfile); // load full language for check if entry is new (globally)
+            if (transMgr.addTranslation(filename, post.get("source"), post.get("target"))) {
+                // add to local translation extension
+                transMgr.addTranslation(localTrans, filename, post.get("source"), post.get("target"));
+                transMgr.saveAsLngFile(currentlang, locallangFile, localTrans); // save local-trans to local-file
+                transMgr.translateFile(filename); // ad-hoc translate file with new/added text
+            } // TODO: shall we post voting if translation is not new ?
 
             // make new news message with voting
             final HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
-
             map.put("language", currentlang);
-            map.put("file", crypt.simpleDecode(post.get("filename", "")));
+            map.put("file", crypt.simpleDecode(filename));
             map.put("source", crypt.simpleDecode(post.get("source", "")));
             map.put("target", crypt.simpleDecode(post.get("target", "")));
             map.put("vote", "positive");
@@ -168,6 +181,7 @@ public class TransNews_p {
                 sb.peers.newsPool.moveOff(NewsPool.INCOMING_DB, refid);
             } catch (IOException | SpaceExceededException ex) {
             }
+            
         }
 
         // create Translation voting list
@@ -187,7 +201,7 @@ public class TransNews_p {
         String target;
 
         while (k.hasNext()) {
-            String existingtarget = null;
+            
             refid = k.next();
             if (refid == null) {
                 continue;
@@ -206,7 +220,12 @@ public class TransNews_p {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            existingtarget = trans.getTranslation(filename, source);
+            
+            String existingtarget = null; //transMgr.getTranslation(filename, source);
+            Map<String, String> tmpMap = localTrans.get(filename);
+            if (tmpMap != null) {
+                existingtarget = tmpMap.get(source);
+            }
 
             boolean altexist = existingtarget != null && !target.isEmpty() && !existingtarget.isEmpty() && !existingtarget.equals(target);
 
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/utils/translation/TranslationManager.java b/source/net/yacy/utils/translation/TranslationManager.java
index 8cd1fd6f8..afc2fba67 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/utils/translation/TranslationManager.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/utils/translation/TranslationManager.java
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 import net.yacy.cora.util.ConcurrentLog;
 import net.yacy.data.Translator;
+import net.yacy.search.Switchboard;
+import net.yacy.search.SwitchboardConstants;
 
 /**
  * Utility to create a translation master file from all existing translation
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ import net.yacy.data.Translator;
 public class TranslationManager extends TranslatorXliff {
 
     protected Map<String, Map<String, String>> mainTransLists; // current translation entries for one language
+    protected String loadedLng; // language loaded in mainTransLists (2-letter code)
 
     public TranslationManager() {
         super();
@@ -57,6 +60,10 @@ public class TranslationManager extends TranslatorXliff {
 
     public TranslationManager(final File langfile) {
         mainTransLists = loadTranslationsLists(langfile);
+        int pos = langfile.getName().indexOf('.');
+        if (pos >= 0) {
+            loadedLng = langfile.getName().substring(0, pos);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -125,6 +132,35 @@ public class TranslationManager extends TranslatorXliff {
            return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Translates one file. The relFilepath is the file name as given in the
+     * translation source lists. The source (english) file is expected under
+     * htroot path. The destination file is under DATA/LOCALE and calculated
+     * using the language of loaded data.
+     *
+     * @param relFilepath file name releative to htroot
+     * @return true on success
+     */
+    public boolean translateFile(String relFilepath) {
+        assert loadedLng != null;
+        assert mainTransLists != null;
+
+        boolean result = false;
+        if (mainTransLists.containsKey(relFilepath)) {
+            Switchboard sb = Switchboard.getSwitchboard();
+            if (sb != null) {
+                final String htRootPath = sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.HTROOT_PATH, SwitchboardConstants.HTROOT_PATH_DEFAULT);
+                final File sourceDir = new File(sb.getAppPath(), htRootPath);
+                final File destDir = new File(sb.getDataPath("locale.translated_html", "DATA/LOCALE/htroot"), loadedLng);
+                // get absolute file by adding relative filename
+                final File sourceFile = new File(sourceDir, relFilepath);
+                final File destFile = new File(destDir, relFilepath);
+                result = translateFile(sourceFile, destFile, mainTransLists.get(relFilepath)); // do the translation
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a master translation list by reading all translation files
      * If a masterOutputFile exists, content is preserved (loaded first)
@@ -256,33 +292,4 @@ public class TranslationManager extends TranslatorXliff {
         }
         return i;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * for testing to create on master and joined translation results for all lang's
-     *
-     * @param args
-     */
-    public static void main(String args[]) {
-        File outputdirectory = new File("test/DATA");
-        if (!outputdirectory.exists()) {
-            outputdirectory.mkdir();
-        }
-        File xlfmaster = new File(outputdirectory, "master.lng.xlf");
-        TranslationManager ctm = new TranslationManager(xlfmaster);
-        try {
-            ctm.createMasterTranslationLists(xlfmaster); // write the language neutral translation master as xliff
-
-            List<String> lngFiles = Translator.langFiles(new File("locales"));
-            for (String filename : lngFiles) {
-                Map<String, Map<String, String>> lngmaster = ctm.joinMasterTranslationLists(xlfmaster, new File("locales", filename)); // create individual language translation files from master
-                File xlftmp = new File(outputdirectory, filename + ".xlf");
-                System.out.println("output new master translation file " + xlftmp.toString() + " and " + filename);
-                ctm.saveAsXliff(filename.substring(0, 2), xlftmp, lngmaster);
-                ctm.saveAsLngFile(filename.substring(0, 2), new File(outputdirectory, filename), lngmaster);
-            }
-        } catch (IOException ex) {
-            ConcurrentLog.logException(ex);
-        }
-        ConcurrentLog.shutdown();
-    }
 }