Locking segments in Wordfast Pro 2.2.2
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Wielka Brytania
Local time: 10:32
angielski
Sep 12, 2012

Hi,

I have a couple of quick "newbie" questions. Is it possible to lock segments in Wordfast Pro 2.2.2? If so, how do you do it? Also, is there a help online somewhere better than the product online help?

Thank you

Paul


 
Dominique Pivard
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Local time: 11:32
fiński > francuski
No locking function in Wordfast Pro Sep 12, 2012

SDL Support wrote:
I have a couple of quick "newbie" questions. Is it possible to lock segments in Wordfast Pro 2.2.2? If so, how do you do it? Also, is there a help online somewhere better than the product

AFAIK, there is no way to lock segments even in the latest version (3.1.0).


 
Yasmin Moslem
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Egipt
Local time: 11:32
angielski > arabski
Locking segments in Wordfast Pro 3.x Sep 12, 2012

Dear Paul,

In WFP 3.x, there is a PM Perspective feature to "hide 100%" segments from TXML files so that translators do not touch them. So in some sense, it is the same concept of "lock segments" but with a different approach.

Is there a clear reason for asking about 2.2.2? Wordfast upgrades are completely free for license holders.

Kind regards,
Yasmin


 
Dominique Pivard
Dominique Pivard  Identity Verified
Local time: 11:32
fiński > francuski
Locking vs. hiding Sep 12, 2012

Yasmin Moslem wrote:
In WFP 3.x, there is a PM Perspective feature to "hide 100%" segments from TXML files so that translators do not touch them. So in some sense, it is the same concept of "lock segments" but with a different approach.

Thanks, Yasmin, for mentioning the possibility to hide 100% matches in WFP 3.x. However, it is not exactly the same as locking segments in other tools such as memoQ. In memoQ, you can lock segments that are not necessarily 100% matches (for instance, they can be numbers or other untranslatables that you have copied with CopySource). Also, you can have segments locked and still see them in their context when translating, which you cannot do if they are hidden. Having a separate "locked" status would be a useful feature in Wordfast Pro.


 
RWS Community
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Thanks Dominique Sep 12, 2012

This is helpful... at least it prevents me wasting more time looking..!

Regards

Paul


 
Yasmin Moslem
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Egipt
Local time: 11:32
angielski > arabski
To use what you have Sep 12, 2012

Dear Dominique,

Dominique Pivard wrote:

Thanks, Yasmin, for mentioning the possibility to hide 100% matches in WFP 3.x. However, it is not exactly the same as locking segments in other tools such as memoQ. In memoQ, you can lock segments that are not necessarily 100% matches (for instance, they can be numbers or other untranslatables that you have copied with CopySource). Also, you can have segments locked and still see them in their context when translating, which you cannot do if they are hidden. Having a separate "locked" status would be a useful feature in Wordfast Pro.



I know! However, in my replies, I usually try to take the opportunity to explain what might help fellow users use what they currently have, not caring much about survey makers, whoever.

Kind regards,
Yasmin


 
RWS Community
RWS Community
Wielka Brytania
Local time: 10:32
angielski
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versions Sep 12, 2012

Yasmin Moslem wrote:

Dear Paul,

In WFP 3.x, there is a PM Perspective feature to "hide 100%" segments from TXML files so that translators do not touch them. So in some sense, it is the same concept of "lock segments" but with a different approach.

Is there a clear reason for asking about 2.2.2? Wordfast upgrades are completely free for license holders.

Kind regards,
Yasmin


Dear Yasmin,

I think only that I have not taken the time to upgrade my version of Wordfast Pro. But thank you for the reminder, I will do this as I take a better look at the current features.

Thank you

Paul


 


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