10. The method of claim 1 wherein the source text string comprises a font type and a font size.
1. A method for accommodating a plurality of translations of a source text string into a limited available display area of a visual element in a graphical interface of a client computer system, the method comprising: receiving an input source text string in the display area of the visual element; receiving input specifying a source language for the source text string; receiving input selecting two or more target languages for the source text string to be translated into; obtaining translations of the source text string in each of the selected two or more target languages; displaying, in response to the input source text string, a set of translation vectors, each translation vector comprising one possible translation of the source text string for each of the selected two or more target languages; receiving a selection of a translation vector that contains a translation of the source text string corresponding to an intended meaning of the source text string; and calculating a minimum display area necessary for the visual element to display a longest translation of the translations contained in the selected translation vector, wherein the display area of the visual element in the graphical interface is adjusted to encompass the minimum display area such that the longest translation fits within the display area of the visual element.