Forum: SDL Trados support
Topic: Adding terms in Studio 2014 Editor - any suggestions?
Poster: Spiros Doikas
This issue exists since Studio 2009, without much (if any) improvement since.
The procedure to add a term in Studio (even 2014) is the most cumbersome that exists in the whole CAT world. Let me explain:
1. Select the source term
2. Select the target term
3. Right click on any selected term and click on Add new term (or press Ctrl+F2). Then wait.
4. Pressing Ctrl+F12 to save does nothing (as the MultiTerm window is not active), so you have to click in order to Save the entry. Then wait.
5. Click on the auto hide icon (only for the first time you add a term)
6. Click on the Editor to hide the Multiterm pane. Then wait some more.
7. You can now continue translating.
Now, compare this workflow with any other CAT tool, i.e. DVX.
Select source term (in left column)
Select target term (in right column)
Press Shift+F11 to save silently (or F11 to display term window with advanced options)
I would expect something much better than the above accessibility and productivity nightmare from the "market leader", wouldn't you?
I think that the root of the evil is having a separate application, namely MultiTerm, interact with Studio. Alignment in the past was done through WinAlign, until an integrated process replaced it. Will there ever be a similar move when it comes to terminology?
[Edited at 2014-01-18 13:43 GMT]
[Edited at 2014-01-18 13:45 GMT]
Topic: Adding terms in Studio 2014 Editor - any suggestions?
Poster: Spiros Doikas
This issue exists since Studio 2009, without much (if any) improvement since.
The procedure to add a term in Studio (even 2014) is the most cumbersome that exists in the whole CAT world. Let me explain:
1. Select the source term
2. Select the target term
3. Right click on any selected term and click on Add new term (or press Ctrl+F2). Then wait.
4. Pressing Ctrl+F12 to save does nothing (as the MultiTerm window is not active), so you have to click in order to Save the entry. Then wait.
5. Click on the auto hide icon (only for the first time you add a term)
6. Click on the Editor to hide the Multiterm pane. Then wait some more.
7. You can now continue translating.
Now, compare this workflow with any other CAT tool, i.e. DVX.
Select source term (in left column)
Select target term (in right column)
Press Shift+F11 to save silently (or F11 to display term window with advanced options)
I would expect something much better than the above accessibility and productivity nightmare from the "market leader", wouldn't you?
I think that the root of the evil is having a separate application, namely MultiTerm, interact with Studio. Alignment in the past was done through WinAlign, until an integrated process replaced it. Will there ever be a similar move when it comes to terminology?
[Edited at 2014-01-18 13:43 GMT]
[Edited at 2014-01-18 13:45 GMT]