Forum: Wordfast support
Topic: Placeables in Wordfast Classic and Pro
Poster: houtberg
Post title: Just set Pandora's box
[quote]neilmac wrote:
The function I'm looking for must be something else. Right now, the text I'm working on has several instances of, for example "kingdomof" in the source language written that way, without spacing, and I'd like WF to automatically insert the translation "kingdom of" with normal spacing. I thought this was what the "placeables" function was for, which is why I tried to set it up today. I bet it's something really simple that I just haven't taken the time to find out how to set up... [/quote]
In Pandora's box just enable CopySourceWhenNoMatch and Propagate1, Propagate2 and Propagate3. You can create a glossary by using Ctrl Alt +T four the source term, followed by a second Ctrl +Alt +T for the target term. Once you have a glossary, these terms will propagate automatically.
Works fine, for instance for complicated geographical names.
In your case: kingdomof = kingdom of.
From time to time, revise your glossaries. They are in .txt, so very easy to handle.
You can create as many glossaries as you want, but only enable up to 3 at the same time.
As for the placeables function in Pro, this was one of the reasons why I don't use Pro anymore. {ut..} was driving me mad, I never knew whether it meant bold or change font or something else. But I adapted myself to Studio without any problems.
[Modifié le 2015-03-11 14:38 GMT]
Topic: Placeables in Wordfast Classic and Pro
Poster: houtberg
Post title: Just set Pandora's box
[quote]neilmac wrote:
The function I'm looking for must be something else. Right now, the text I'm working on has several instances of, for example "kingdomof" in the source language written that way, without spacing, and I'd like WF to automatically insert the translation "kingdom of" with normal spacing. I thought this was what the "placeables" function was for, which is why I tried to set it up today. I bet it's something really simple that I just haven't taken the time to find out how to set up... [/quote]
In Pandora's box just enable CopySourceWhenNoMatch and Propagate1, Propagate2 and Propagate3. You can create a glossary by using Ctrl Alt +T four the source term, followed by a second Ctrl +Alt +T for the target term. Once you have a glossary, these terms will propagate automatically.
Works fine, for instance for complicated geographical names.
In your case: kingdomof = kingdom of.
From time to time, revise your glossaries. They are in .txt, so very easy to handle.
You can create as many glossaries as you want, but only enable up to 3 at the same time.
As for the placeables function in Pro, this was one of the reasons why I don't use Pro anymore. {ut..} was driving me mad, I never knew whether it meant bold or change font or something else. But I adapted myself to Studio without any problems.
[Modifié le 2015-03-11 14:38 GMT]