1:2 Source-Target Connections in WinAlign Thread poster: Pavel Tsvetkov
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Pavel Tsvetkov 
Bulgaria
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Here is my question: it is often the case that WinAlign connects one segment on the left (source) with two segments on the right (target). I usually try to remedy this by further splitting the source segment or joining the target segments, and then connecting the resulting segments manually, however, with very big files, this takes a long time. Now, should I be doing this at all, or are 1:2 and 2:1 connections OK, and how leaving then unchanged will affect the usefulness of the TM created theref... See more Here is my question: it is often the case that WinAlign connects one segment on the left (source) with two segments on the right (target). I usually try to remedy this by further splitting the source segment or joining the target segments, and then connecting the resulting segments manually, however, with very big files, this takes a long time. Now, should I be doing this at all, or are 1:2 and 2:1 connections OK, and how leaving then unchanged will affect the usefulness of the TM created therefrom?
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I do the same; have the same question.
| | | | Dagmara Kuliś (X)
Belgium
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| Should be ok to leave them | Jan 26, 2009 |
As far as I know, if you have two segments linked to one (both ways) they will still be exported and imported into TM as one unit to one unit - so actually there is no need to split them or join manually in WinAlign, except for your own preference for how it looks when there are 1:2 or 2:1 connections.
[Edited at 2009-01-26 15:13 GMT]
| | | | Jerzy Czopik
Germany
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| As long they are connected, they will be treated as one segment | Jan 26, 2009 |
BTW, there is no source and target in Winaling, but just two texts in different languages. I know Winalign is using "source" and "target", but it is easier not to really focus on them.
And you can easilly adapt segmentation rules to avoid such connections, if they occur at specific places.
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| Realignment command | Jan 26, 2009 |
In the context menu where you can find the option to split or merge segments, you also have two realignment commands. One is the standard option, wherein either the whole document or the rest of the document (from this point onward) is aligned in the default manner, and the other forces 1:1 connections.
I personally stay away from the 1:1 connections - I have tried this a few times and got disastrous results. I can imagine that it can be handy for certain document types and f... See more In the context menu where you can find the option to split or merge segments, you also have two realignment commands. One is the standard option, wherein either the whole document or the rest of the document (from this point onward) is aligned in the default manner, and the other forces 1:1 connections.
I personally stay away from the 1:1 connections - I have tried this a few times and got disastrous results. I can imagine that it can be handy for certain document types and formats, but these must be very few and far between. I do, however, use the standard realignment command pretty often, especially on longer documents.
When you execute the realignment command, it will skip all segments that you manually connected (the ones with the continuous lines, not the ones with the dotted lines). As you advance in the file, things slowly shift into place. The solution is not perfect, but it does speed up the process.
Having said that, WinAlign needs some serious updates. A shipload of settings are missing, such as bookmarking the spot where you stopped working on the file so you can take it up where you left off the next day (files of over 50 pages may take several days to process, especially when you have work to do at the same time). I find that, for the considerable time it has been around, this piece of software has not evolved by a millimeter, which is really a shame. It could otherwise become a major reason to buy Trados...
[Edited at 2009-01-26 18:45 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | | better solution | Jan 26, 2009 |
Dagmara and Jerzy have answered your question, but... I've said this in the forum a couple of times already, but here it goes again: I think winalign is a horrible piece of software and should only be used if you derive masochistical pleasure from it or you have little text to deal with and learning a different method is just not worth the hassle.
Here's an article I wrote about what I found to be the best software/workflow:
... See more Dagmara and Jerzy have answered your question, but... I've said this in the forum a couple of times already, but here it goes again: I think winalign is a horrible piece of software and should only be used if you derive masochistical pleasure from it or you have little text to deal with and learning a different method is just not worth the hassle.
Here's an article I wrote about what I found to be the best software/workflow:
http://www.proz.com/translation-articles/articles/2176/1/Aligning-texts-with-Hunalign
I also just checked plustools and it's not bad. Perhaps the most efficient overall solution would be use Hunalign and do the revision in plustools with the nifty key combinations. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Jerzy Czopik
Germany
Local time: 20:30
Member (2003)
Polish to German
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| I consider Winalign very easy to use | Jan 26, 2009 |
And so - with just few minutes of learning - I was able to align some quite big projects.
I will not say your solution is not good, but just think Winalign is often misunderstood. It is a very simple software - and the trick for me is to use it simple. Not to generate big projects, cumulate a lot of files there and so on. No, quite the opposite - when I have big files, I split them, align then one by one, not in sets. And this works quite well.
But of course everyone shall use what h... See more And so - with just few minutes of learning - I was able to align some quite big projects.
I will not say your solution is not good, but just think Winalign is often misunderstood. It is a very simple software - and the trick for me is to use it simple. Not to generate big projects, cumulate a lot of files there and so on. No, quite the opposite - when I have big files, I split them, align then one by one, not in sets. And this works quite well.
But of course everyone shall use what he/she considers to be the best for him/her ▲ Collapse
| | | | Dagmara Kuliś (X)
Belgium
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| The same here | Jan 26, 2009 |
I have had no problem to learn how to use WinAlign (well, I was taught to but still) and I have done a whole lot of aligning, including some really big documents with glossaries etc. And I completely agree with Jerzy - if you keep it simple, do not put too many files in a project at once and save the file quite often while aligning, it serves its function well.
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Pavel Tsvetkov
Bulgaria
Local time: 21:30
Member (2008)
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MODERATOR TOPIC STARTER | Thank you, but... | Jan 26, 2009 |
Thank you for your time and effort, but... your answers seem to answer someone else's question, not mine.
My question is very specific and has nothing to do with the pluses and minuses of WinAlign in principle - my question is: is it OK to leave aligned pairs 1:2 or not and how will that affect translation practices. That is all.
Your answers are appreciated.
| | | | | The answer is at the beginning of the thread | Jan 27, 2009 |
Jerzy Czopik wrote:
As long as they are connected...
Jerzy already answered your question - others didn't because they either are wondering about the same thing or because they agree with Jerzy's answer (answering a question that has already been answered would be wasting forum real estate).
Others posted after Jerzy's initial post to give useful additional information. You may not need that information, but others may come across this thread and find the information helpful. This could reduce the number of threads over time, since people will find this thread through searching and will thus not post another thread asking sensibly the same question you asked. This benefits all site users - relevant information will be easier to find and there will be a smaller number of threads than otherwise, which will make searching much easier and faster for all.
P. S.: To elaborate a bit, 1:2 connections are OK, as Jerzy says, provided that the 2 correspond exactly to the 1. You can save time by not connecting these manually, but you still have to review them to make sure that the 1:2 connection really does constitue a healthy segment.
[Edited at 2009-01-27 19:26 GMT]
| | | | Pavel Tsvetkov
Bulgaria
Local time: 21:30
Member (2008)
English to Bulgarian
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MODERATOR TOPIC STARTER | Thak you, all! | Jan 28, 2009 |
Dear Colleagues,
thank you for your time and effort!
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