Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: How are you supposed to fix these kinds of CAT tool segment problems?
Poster: Emma Goldsmith
Post title: locking/rejecting segments
[quote]Miguel Carmona wrote:
Do you mean locking the segment or marking it as "rejected"?
When I am forced to translate A for B and B for A in broken paragraphs, I mark the segments in question as "rejected" in order to avoid contaminating the TM with the wrong translations.
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I translate the segment and lock it. That way it doesn't get sent to my TM.
I'm not sure how changing the status to "rejected" would work. If you've already confirmed it, it'll be in your TM, and if you haven't then your method works as long as the segment isn't changed by accident later on, e.g., by autopropagation. I lock it to prevent any possible accident.
I'm not suggesting that locking segment is a best practice. It's just a workaround, like your "rejection" status approach.
Topic: How are you supposed to fix these kinds of CAT tool segment problems?
Poster: Emma Goldsmith
Post title: locking/rejecting segments
[quote]Miguel Carmona wrote:
Do you mean locking the segment or marking it as "rejected"?
When I am forced to translate A for B and B for A in broken paragraphs, I mark the segments in question as "rejected" in order to avoid contaminating the TM with the wrong translations.
[/quote]
I translate the segment and lock it. That way it doesn't get sent to my TM.
I'm not sure how changing the status to "rejected" would work. If you've already confirmed it, it'll be in your TM, and if you haven't then your method works as long as the segment isn't changed by accident later on, e.g., by autopropagation. I lock it to prevent any possible accident.
I'm not suggesting that locking segment is a best practice. It's just a workaround, like your "rejection" status approach.