Deleting or overwriting MT7 entries through the Word interface Thread poster: CELC Inc
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CELC Inc
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Is it possible to delete or overwrite MultiTerm (I use MT7) entries through the Word interface? Or the TagEditor (Trados 7.0) interface?
If so, I'm obviously looking for simple instructions on how to do so.
If not, why is this not possible? Is it a technical issue, or an oversight? Can I look forward to this feature in future releases or find it in some other product currently available?
Thanks in advance for any advice...
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Jerzy Czopik 
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| AFAIK it is not possible | May 21, 2006 |
And I would wonder, if it would be possible.
Word interface allows you only a very limited possibility to enter terms and no possiblity to edit them.
So the logical consequence of this fact is, that the entries can only be edited/deleted using Multiterm.
IMO this is not a bug, but a feature.
Regards
Jerzy
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Vito Smolej
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SITE LOCALIZER | You can do that via MultiTERM7.dot ... | May 21, 2006 |
interface via ctrl+shift+M. Note that you need to enter two items - source and target, so per se (Word and no Word) the operation is not as simple as closing or opening a segment.
My way of doing it: when I see something worthwhile in the source segment in the TWB, I copy the item, open the "Add item" dialog and paste the source into the source field. Then I tab into the right-hand side of the window (target item) , write the translation and copy it right away into the clipboard, so... See more interface via ctrl+shift+M. Note that you need to enter two items - source and target, so per se (Word and no Word) the operation is not as simple as closing or opening a segment.
My way of doing it: when I see something worthwhile in the source segment in the TWB, I copy the item, open the "Add item" dialog and paste the source into the source field. Then I tab into the right-hand side of the window (target item) , write the translation and copy it right away into the clipboard, so that I can paste it later, when doing the target segment.
If there's a faster and a more elegant way of doing it on the fly, I would appreciate to know too.
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Ralf Lemster
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| Adding vs. deleting/overwriting | May 21, 2006 |
Hi Vito,
You can do that via MultiTERM7.dot ...
interface via ctrl+shift+M. Note that you need to enter two items - source and target, so per se (Word and no Word) the operation is not as simple as closing or opening a segment.
That would be adding terms - AFAIK you cannot delete or overwrite in this way. Can you?
Cheers, Ralf
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CELC Inc
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TOPIC STARTER | Does anybody else think this feature would be a good idea? | May 21, 2006 |
If there's a groundswell of support for the inclusion of this feature in future releases of MT, perhaps it would be worth suggesting it to SDL/Trados.
What do you all think?
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| Yes, it is technically possible but you have to program it yourself | May 22, 2006 |
CELC Inc wrote:
Is it possible to delete or overwrite MultiTerm (I use MT7) entries through the Word interface? Or the TagEditor (Trados 7.0) interface?
If so, I'm obviously looking for simple instructions on how to do so.
If not, why is this not possible? Is it a technical issue, or an oversight? Can I look forward to this feature in future releases or find it in some other product currently available?
Thanks in advance for any advice...
The Multiterm 7 API allows the deletion and merging of entries but this functionality it is not included in the MultiTerm macro. Perhaps they didn't include it because it is safer to do these things from the Multiterm directly and they thought that not many people would want to do it from the Word interface.
If you know some VBA programming and have access to the MultiTerm 7 SDK, it should not be too difficult to make a macro to do it. If not, you can keep asking TRADOS to do it for future releases.
Daniel
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Vito Smolej
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SITE LOCALIZER | Correct, you can add only entries with MultiTerm7 interface... | May 22, 2006 |
... but not change them.
And yes, it's a bother, especially when you have a typo in the definition and have to go to MultiTerm proper.
Appologies for sidetracking the discussion. Otoh, maybe my entry helped somebody - who had the other question (g).
smo
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Vito Smolej
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SITE LOCALIZER | VBA programming and access to the MultiTerm 7 SDK | May 22, 2006 |
is possible to everybody with Office (ie word 2000 and later). The fact that we have so very little of extras - actually nothing - in terms of TRADOS plug-ins is simply due to the awsome TRADOS object model.
I counted 33 TRADOS entities - from TRADOS Controls Type Library to TRADOStag API 2.0 in my system. The only company to beat this number is (of course) Microsoft - with the difference that while I can look up everything in MSDN in case of Microsoft. I find absolutely nothing... See more is possible to everybody with Office (ie word 2000 and later). The fact that we have so very little of extras - actually nothing - in terms of TRADOS plug-ins is simply due to the awsome TRADOS object model.
I counted 33 TRADOS entities - from TRADOS Controls Type Library to TRADOStag API 2.0 in my system. The only company to beat this number is (of course) Microsoft - with the difference that while I can look up everything in MSDN in case of Microsoft. I find absolutely nothing in case of TRADOS. Is it omission? I allow myself the benefit of doubt.
Standing in front of this model reminds one of that classical first screen in Dungeons and Dragons 1.0: "You stand in front of an old house. It is midnight. You are empty handed... Proceed to...: left, right, exit"
Believe me, exit makes sense here. Not that I have not tried to get in.
[Edited at 2006-05-22 10:34] ▲ Collapse
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