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Best tool for string translation
Thread poster: cbcoti
cbcoti
cbcoti
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English to Danish
May 30, 2012

Which tool is best for translation of software strings?

Why?
 
lbone
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China
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English to Chinese
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All major CAT tools are similiar to each other Jun 9, 2012

Using a CAT tool is really helpful in terms of translating software strings.

I have been used to Trados' TagEditor, but I believe other major tools, Trados, Deja Vu, Across, Idiom, are as good for this purpose.

From a former software developer's point of view, I personally do not recommend dedicated software localization tools such as Alchemy Catalyst. They behave more like toys than professional tools.

[Edited at 2012-06-09 01:21 GMT]
 
summ3r
summ3r
translate software strings with POEditor Nov 5, 2012

to translate software strings can use POEditor because it is web-based, fast, powerful and collaborative. you go to the website http://poeditor.com/ for a quick skim of the features it has to offer for a fast localization process.
 
esperantisto
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OmegaT Nov 6, 2012

I use OmegaT for this kind of job.
 
Samuel Murray
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Netherlands
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English to Afrikaans
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Reviving old thread Nov 6, 2012

cbcoti wrote:
Which tool is best for translation of software strings?


In what format are your software strings (or: in what language is your software)?
 
cbcoti
cbcoti
Local time: 23:01
English to Danish
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What we use Nov 7, 2012

Thanks for asking.

We develop in a .NET framework, C#, WPF.

We translate from UK English into:
US English
Danish
Norwegian
Swedish
Finnish
German
Dutch
French
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese
Hungarian
Russian
Polish
Italian
Turkish
Korean
Japanese
Taiwanese Chinese
Mainland Chinese

We do not start translating right-to-left languages in any near f... See more
Thanks for asking.

We develop in a .NET framework, C#, WPF.

We translate from UK English into:
US English
Danish
Norwegian
Swedish
Finnish
German
Dutch
French
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese
Hungarian
Russian
Polish
Italian
Turkish
Korean
Japanese
Taiwanese Chinese
Mainland Chinese

We do not start translating right-to-left languages in any near future, as that would require major software changes. ▲ Collapse
 
Tntranslations
Tntranslations
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Not all tools are equal Nov 8, 2012

lbone wrote:
I have been used to Trados' TagEditor, but I believe other major tools, Trados, Deja Vu, Across, Idiom, are as good for this purpose.


I would advise against using Across, at least if you want to keep your translators happy. It isn't a proper modern CAT tool from a translator's perspective, it's a lot slower to work in compared to the other options in your list. Across is free, but any professional software translator should own a better CAT tool.

lbone wrote:
From a former software developer's point of view, I personally do not recommend dedicated software localization tools such as Alchemy Catalyst. They behave more like toys than professional tools.

[Edited at 2012-06-09 01:21 GMT]


This has been my experience, as well. I don't think there's enough differences between string translation and other types of translation to warrant a whole different line of CAT software (at least nowadays, when the generic CAT tools are full of all kinds of features).
 


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