Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Webtrans - your thoughts?
Poster: Michael J.W. Beijer
Post title: good point!
[quote]Huw Watkins wrote:
[quote]Tom in London wrote:
Why? [/quote]
I know you didn't ask me, but as a dedicated CAT user, one of my main objections to web-based CAT tools is that it is sometimes very difficult or impossible to get a copy of my work entered into my own TMs (which may serve me later on another job). Conversely, they also often don't allow you to add your own glossaries, term bases and translation memories either.
I have no objection to connecting into a web-based TM from my CAT client, but aside from having to learn a new CAT in a short space of time - which is a pain, I think web-based CATs are very limiting to your working method in general.
Also I think I mentioned in another post about horror stories around them not only controlling my working method with these web-based solutions, but also how and how much I bill!
[Edited at 2016-06-17 09:30 GMT] [/quote]
It also gives them more control over how much you'll get paid in the end, as they then have full control over word counts, fuzzy counts, etc. Thanks but no thanks.
Topic: Webtrans - your thoughts?
Poster: Michael J.W. Beijer
Post title: good point!
[quote]Huw Watkins wrote:
[quote]Tom in London wrote:
Why? [/quote]
I know you didn't ask me, but as a dedicated CAT user, one of my main objections to web-based CAT tools is that it is sometimes very difficult or impossible to get a copy of my work entered into my own TMs (which may serve me later on another job). Conversely, they also often don't allow you to add your own glossaries, term bases and translation memories either.
I have no objection to connecting into a web-based TM from my CAT client, but aside from having to learn a new CAT in a short space of time - which is a pain, I think web-based CATs are very limiting to your working method in general.
Also I think I mentioned in another post about horror stories around them not only controlling my working method with these web-based solutions, but also how and how much I bill!
[Edited at 2016-06-17 09:30 GMT] [/quote]
It also gives them more control over how much you'll get paid in the end, as they then have full control over word counts, fuzzy counts, etc. Thanks but no thanks.