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| The aligner is the ugly stepchild of Trados | Apr 10, 2022 |
To me the problem is not the font in the aligner but rather the aligner in the aligner. I always end up having to do it manually.
Absolutely agree
Trados (pre-SDL) used to have a decent and functional alginer (WinAlign); it came together with Trados Workbench. The first version of Trados Studio didn't have a new alignment function, so the program still shipped with WinAlign included. After a while, SDL announced that with the new version (2014, I think), they would finally ship a new aligner, a modern wonder that would not require the user to spend time on the alignment: all would be done perfectly and automatically.
This was far, far, very far from true: the new aligner was a disaster, and the few minimal changes SDL made to the tool afterwards only "improved" it from "terrible, completely and totally useless" to "still terrible, why would you ever use this piece of crap?"
It is telling that (hidden away), WinAlign (a program that has not been changed at all since at least 2007) is still available, and quietly suggested as an options to users who complain too laudly about the poor quality of the new "improved" aligner.
When I have to align documents I use either the free version of YouAlign (excellent autoalignment capabilities - but since it is an online program, not usable for projects in which confidentiality is a concern), or WinAlign. Every time a new version of Trados comes along, I give a try to see if the aligner is improved, then (since it never is), I go back to WinAlign.
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TOPIC STARTER | Xanthippe
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SITE LOCALIZER | another simple way to align | Apr 15, 2022 |
John Fry wrote: Dan Lucas wrote:
Just to point out, in passing, that people have been complaining about the font in the aligner for the past seven years.
To me the problem is not the font in the aligner but rather the aligner in the aligner. I always end up having to do it manually.
Personnaly I align by doing a new project with a bilingual Excel file (with source in A column and target in B column). Then I update my TM with the new content. That’s so simple!
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| Nor sure how the Excel way can improve things | Apr 17, 2022 |
Xanthippe wrote:
To me the problem is not the font in the aligner but rather the aligner in the aligner. I always end up having to do it manually.
Personnaly I align by doing a new project with a bilingual Excel file (with source in A column and target in B column). Then I update my TM with the new content. That’s so simple! [/quote]
It is not often I align projects, but I find that two or more segments are out of kilter, i.e. 2 or more source segments belong to 1 target segment or vice versa. I understand you create an Excel sheet with the source and target document inm separate columns, but I cannot quite see that you will always end up with a one-to-one order of segments even this way. I would be interested in knowing how you handle this.
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| New Trados user | Apr 17, 2022 |
What version of Trados should a seasoned freelance translator buy? How much will it cost?
| | | | Samuel Murray
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Edward Potter wrote:
What version of Trados should a seasoned freelance translator [who is a new Trados user] buy? How much will it cost?
You can only ever buy the latest version. Sometimes buying the latest version also gets you the next version, if it's close enough to the next version's release. I'm not sure if buying Trados 2021 today has Trados 2022 included in the price.
Sometimes there is a new release every year and sometimes every second year. The most important features in the releases are forwards and backwards compatible. I recommend that you get the "Freelance Plus" version so that you can use it on two computers simultaneously.
There are four ways of buying Trados:
1. At the official price on their web site, currently €855 (but it is rarely sold at this price).
2. At the permanently discounted price on their web site, currently €639.
3. Via an in-country reseller, who may be able to get you up to 50% discount on the official price.
4. Via ProZ.com special offers, usually with 15-20% off of the official price.
You can also buy Trados on subscription, currently €295 per year.
[Edited at 2022-04-18 07:28 GMT]
| | | | | Trados 2022: lack of information | Apr 21, 2022 |
I think it’s very strange to sell a product without giving its specifications. I’m sure it’s a minor update of 2021, and they try to sell it as a new version.
I have even written them asking for more concrete information, and have been answered that there’s no list of improvements, just the infographic.
I don’t know if that’s legal, but in any case it’s a shame. they're selling Trados as a computer game, not as a professional software.
[Editado a las 2022-... See more I think it’s very strange to sell a product without giving its specifications. I’m sure it’s a minor update of 2021, and they try to sell it as a new version.
I have even written them asking for more concrete information, and have been answered that there’s no list of improvements, just the infographic.
I don’t know if that’s legal, but in any case it’s a shame. they're selling Trados as a computer game, not as a professional software.
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| RE: lack of information | Apr 21, 2022 |
Henrik Hdez.-Villaescus Hirsch wrote:
I think it’s very strange to sell a product without giving its specifications. I am banned from RWS services because I am Russian and because I am reluctant to withdraw my troops from you know where and I can't check it, but I am pretty sure they offer a 30-day trial version of their new product, don't they?
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Stepan Konev wrote: Henrik Hdez.-Villaescus Hirsch wrote:
I think it’s very strange to sell a product without giving its specifications. I am pretty sure they offer a 30-day trial version of their new product...
No, the "product" doesn't exist yet. Trados 2022 will only be released later this year. What this thread is about is the special upgrade price offered for early-bird upgraders (pay EUR 150 instead of EUR 225). I don't think that the 30-day trial applies to upgrades. When version 2022 is released, I'm sure some people who bought it will post their experiences here for everyone to see (such as myself).
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| | | | Stepan Konev
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Samuel Murray wrote:
Trados 2022 will only be released later this year. Ah, right you are. They already presell it, right. Misunderstood the situation.
| | | | | Import settings | Apr 26, 2022 |
How about a feature that would ask us whether we want to import all the custom settings, dictionaries, keyboard shortcuts, old projects, etc. It is ridiculous having to do it all manually every single time.
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| they say 30-day trial does apply to upgrades | May 12, 2022 |
Samuel Murray wrote:
I don't think that the 30-day trial applies to upgrades.
I asked them on live chat about this:
does this 30day term apply to upgrades as well?
to which they responded:
Yes, if you notify us within 30 days from purchase date
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| Maybe fix the bugs first before going for new features | Jun 14, 2022 |
A more useful approach to this marketing nonsense that serious translators are presumably very tired of by now (guys: it's not Windows, we have to use it for our work and would prefer a fast and useful tool than loads of unused features for translation agencies) would be:
- A regularly updated bug tracker
- An actual list of bugs that will be fixed
I can think offhand of at least a couple of absolute showstoppers to do with F8 QA checking that will 100% not be fix... See more A more useful approach to this marketing nonsense that serious translators are presumably very tired of by now (guys: it's not Windows, we have to use it for our work and would prefer a fast and useful tool than loads of unused features for translation agencies) would be:
- A regularly updated bug tracker
- An actual list of bugs that will be fixed
I can think offhand of at least a couple of absolute showstoppers to do with F8 QA checking that will 100% not be fixed as Studio lumbers along into 2022 with a little layer of new views precariously stuck onto a hodgepodge of old and new code, which has a hard time trying to stay together. And the more such bugs waste my time, the more I look elsewhere.
I'm not surprised by the Memsource share going up and would be very happy to use that instead for new clients if they so wished.
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