Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Which CAT tool(s) is the most effective and efficient for complex math equations
Poster: Kevin Fulton
Post title: Probably no CAT solution
From your description, you appear to be working with pdf files the source of which which may have been created either via DTP or by distilling from Word. The embedded equations are images which do not lend themselves to translation by CAT tools, as another poster has indicated. In such cases, I've used the "snapshot" feature of Adobe Acrobat (available in older editions, I can't say whether it's currently available) to copy and paste the original equation into my target document (indicated by a dummy placeholder in the translation). I'm surprised this hasn't worked for you.
When working with Word documents with embedded equations (created in Word), I've sometimes had success with MemoQ.
I suspect that you will have to use an equation editor to recreate your equations. Until relatively recently, this was a module in MS Word. There are commercially-available equation editors available, and, for all I know, freeware/shareware products as well.
Good luck!
Topic: Which CAT tool(s) is the most effective and efficient for complex math equations
Poster: Kevin Fulton
Post title: Probably no CAT solution
From your description, you appear to be working with pdf files the source of which which may have been created either via DTP or by distilling from Word. The embedded equations are images which do not lend themselves to translation by CAT tools, as another poster has indicated. In such cases, I've used the "snapshot" feature of Adobe Acrobat (available in older editions, I can't say whether it's currently available) to copy and paste the original equation into my target document (indicated by a dummy placeholder in the translation). I'm surprised this hasn't worked for you.
When working with Word documents with embedded equations (created in Word), I've sometimes had success with MemoQ.
I suspect that you will have to use an equation editor to recreate your equations. Until relatively recently, this was a module in MS Word. There are commercially-available equation editors available, and, for all I know, freeware/shareware products as well.
Good luck!