Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: TMX editor with Regex support (Windows 10)?
Poster: Jean Dimitriadis
Post title: No TUs restrictions for TMX Editing in CafeTran Espresso
Hi Hayley,
As I have been able to confirm recently, the demo version limits do NOT apply to TMX editing in CafeTran Espresso.
You can edit big TMs without owning a license.
Just drop the TMX on the dashboard and choose Edit Translation Memory.
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[quote]*And in terms if clean up in CafeTran, as well as deleting unwanted segments, do you know whether it is also possible to edit the values of custom fields in my TM?[/quote]
Yes, from Michael's screenshot: Task > TMX memory > Set TMX property / Remove TMX property. This applies to all filtered segments. Apart from the Filter menu, you can also filter segments by searching them in the Quick Search Bar. For example:
Type the number 5 and only the 5th segment will be selected
Type 5-95 and only that range will be selected.
Just make sure that when you click Ctrl+F to bring up the advanced search preferences, "Segment numbers" is enabled on the left side of the search window.
[quote]One specific query I have relates to compatibility, as I created (and currently use) my TMs in Trados Studio (2017). Can you confirm that I can do the following:
- export a tmx of my TM from Trados Studio (2017) (I know how to do this step)
- open and clean up* that tmx in CafeTran
- convert the edited tmx back into a Studio TM[/quote]
Yes, SDL Trados can export and import TMX files, and CafeTran produces valid TMX files which can be imported back into SDL Trados. I have done so successfully in the 2015 version.
Jean
PS: For quickly customizing the UI to your liking, you can read my quick Getting comfortable document for CafeTran. Especially, you will want to test which of the 6 available window layouts (found in View > Window layout submenu) is the most practical for you in the TMX editing scenario. Try this with a TMX already loaded.
[Edited at 2018-10-18 02:26 GMT]
Topic: TMX editor with Regex support (Windows 10)?
Poster: Jean Dimitriadis
Post title: No TUs restrictions for TMX Editing in CafeTran Espresso
Hi Hayley,
As I have been able to confirm recently, the demo version limits do NOT apply to TMX editing in CafeTran Espresso.
You can edit big TMs without owning a license.
Just drop the TMX on the dashboard and choose Edit Translation Memory.
[url removed]
[quote]*And in terms if clean up in CafeTran, as well as deleting unwanted segments, do you know whether it is also possible to edit the values of custom fields in my TM?[/quote]
Yes, from Michael's screenshot: Task > TMX memory > Set TMX property / Remove TMX property. This applies to all filtered segments. Apart from the Filter menu, you can also filter segments by searching them in the Quick Search Bar. For example:
Type the number 5 and only the 5th segment will be selected
Type 5-95 and only that range will be selected.
Just make sure that when you click Ctrl+F to bring up the advanced search preferences, "Segment numbers" is enabled on the left side of the search window.
[quote]One specific query I have relates to compatibility, as I created (and currently use) my TMs in Trados Studio (2017). Can you confirm that I can do the following:
- export a tmx of my TM from Trados Studio (2017) (I know how to do this step)
- open and clean up* that tmx in CafeTran
- convert the edited tmx back into a Studio TM[/quote]
Yes, SDL Trados can export and import TMX files, and CafeTran produces valid TMX files which can be imported back into SDL Trados. I have done so successfully in the 2015 version.
Jean
PS: For quickly customizing the UI to your liking, you can read my quick Getting comfortable document for CafeTran. Especially, you will want to test which of the 6 available window layouts (found in View > Window layout submenu) is the most practical for you in the TMX editing scenario. Try this with a TMX already loaded.
[Edited at 2018-10-18 02:26 GMT]