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Han Li 
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Dear colleagues,
Is anyone known where a plug-in is for Quarkxpress 7? I can find only the plugins for 4.0 and 6.X. What about 7.0?
In fact, Quarkxpress 7 is later than Trados 2006 FL, so the old plugins can not be used in Quarkxpress 7.
How to export a tagged text from QuarkXPress 7 to translate in Tageditor?
Thanks in advance!
Best wishes,
Han Li
| | | | | | Han Li
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TOPIC STARTER | the files in the 6.0_E folder can not work in Quarkxpress 7 | Nov 12, 2006 |
Thanks Jan!
I have tried to use the plug-in for 6.x, but it cannot work.
Is anyone having good ideas?
Regards,
Han Li
| | | | | These questions always baffle me | Nov 13, 2006 |
This is a question that can only be answered by the SDL company itself.
I asked them about Trados compatibility with Quark Xpress 7 recently and they told me this:
- The old (6.x) plugin does not work with Quark 7.
- They know there is a new version of the StoryCollector plugin necessary and are working on it.
- They could not tell me when it would be available.
So, your best solution right now would be to ask the client to save the file(s) in Quark 6... See more This is a question that can only be answered by the SDL company itself.
I asked them about Trados compatibility with Quark Xpress 7 recently and they told me this:
- The old (6.x) plugin does not work with Quark 7.
- They know there is a new version of the StoryCollector plugin necessary and are working on it.
- They could not tell me when it would be available.
So, your best solution right now would be to ask the client to save the file(s) in Quark 6 format.
Alternatively, there is one third-party program available that will do the trick, and that is CopyFlow for Quark 7 on the Macintosh computer. But that is expensive and doesn't work with Quark for PC.
HTH,
Benjamin
P.S.: I'm guessing they're holding up the release of the new Story Collector until the launch of SDL Trados 8.0/2007. To make people want to buy it... ▲ Collapse
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| QuarkXPress Mac vs. PC | Nov 13, 2006 |
An additional note:
Please make sure to process Mac QuarkXPress files only with QuarkXPress for Mac and not with QuarkXPress and Story Collector for PC. Mac QuarkXPress files tend to get corrupted if they were converted from Mac to PC and back to Mac. Ignoring this can result in serious problems when the files have to be finalized on the Mac. Just to mention two major problems: Graphics and fonts - fonts especially when it comes to "non-western" languages (i.e. all CE, baltic, cyrillic, gr... See more An additional note:
Please make sure to process Mac QuarkXPress files only with QuarkXPress for Mac and not with QuarkXPress and Story Collector for PC. Mac QuarkXPress files tend to get corrupted if they were converted from Mac to PC and back to Mac. Ignoring this can result in serious problems when the files have to be finalized on the Mac. Just to mention two major problems: Graphics and fonts - fonts especially when it comes to "non-western" languages (i.e. all CE, baltic, cyrillic, greek and turkish languages).
The golden rule is: Process PC Quark on PC and Mac Quark on Mac.
Best,
*Stefan. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Han Li
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TOPIC STARTER
Thank you for your answer, Benjamin!
We are expecting Trados to make the new version of the StoryCollector plugin. But I don't think it's a good tactic to release the new Story Collector with SDL Trados 8.0/2007.
They should release it as a patch.
We are not only buy the software, but also the service. The Microsoft software is not good enough, but their service is good. A good company should give the best service to their clients.
Regards,
Han
... See more Thank you for your answer, Benjamin!
We are expecting Trados to make the new version of the StoryCollector plugin. But I don't think it's a good tactic to release the new Story Collector with SDL Trados 8.0/2007.
They should release it as a patch.
We are not only buy the software, but also the service. The Microsoft software is not good enough, but their service is good. A good company should give the best service to their clients.
Regards,
Han
[Edited at 2006-11-13 14:25]
[Edited at 2006-11-13 14:30] ▲ Collapse
| | | | Han Li
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TOPIC STARTER
Stefan Gentz wrote:
An additional note:
Please make sure to process Mac QuarkXPress files only with QuarkXPress for Mac and not with QuarkXPress and Story Collector for PC. Mac QuarkXPress files tend to get corrupted if they were converted from Mac to PC and back to Mac. Ignoring this can result in serious problems when the files have to be finalized on the Mac. Just to mention two major problems: Graphics and fonts - fonts especially when it comes to "non-western" languages (i.e. all CE, baltic, cyrillic, greek and turkish languages).
The golden rule is: Process PC Quark on PC and Mac Quark on Mac.
Best,
*Stefan.
Thank you for sharing your experience, Stefan!
Best,
Han
| | | | | Rule of thumb, Quark 7 & OpenType | Nov 13, 2006 |
Stefan Gentz wrote:
An additional note:
Please make sure to process Mac QuarkXPress files only with QuarkXPress for Mac and not with QuarkXPress and Story Collector for PC. Mac QuarkXPress files tend to get corrupted if they were converted from Mac to PC and back to Mac. Ignoring this can result in serious problems when the files have to be finalized on the Mac. Just to mention two major problems: Graphics and fonts - fonts especially when it comes to "non-western" languages (i.e. all CE, baltic, cyrillic, greek and turkish languages).
The golden rule is: Process PC Quark on PC and Mac Quark on Mac.
Best,
*Stefan.
Well, I think that, yes, processing Mac files on a PC can lead to problems, especially when the target language uses foreign codepages. This specific problem is supposedly fixed in Quark 7 due to the finally complete OpenType compatibility (which is indeed a major sales point).
I have also heard about strange graphics problems, but then again, a properly prepared Quark file is usually made so the graphics are linked instead of embedded, thus preventing the problem.
Therefore, I guess it is sound advice to be aware of these possible problems and to weigh against each other the risks mentioned above and the benefits (i.e. using an available and thus cost-neutral Story Collector to translate using Trados instead of having to buy third-party software from Napsys or whomever) before working with Mac Quark files on a PC.
I would not, however, go as far as to say it should be avoided like the plague. We successfully completed several projects of this type in the past, including translations into Russian.
Anyway, those are my two cents.
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Han Li
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TOPIC STARTER | That is very useful to me! | Nov 14, 2006 |
tectranslate wrote:
Well, I think that, yes, processing Mac files on a PC can lead to problems, especially when the target language uses foreign codepages. This specific problem is supposedly fixed in Quark 7 due to the finally complete OpenType compatibility (which is indeed a major sales point).
I have also heard about strange graphics problems, but then again, a properly prepared Quark file is usually made so the graphics are linked instead of embedded, thus preventing the problem.
Therefore, I guess it is sound advice to be aware of these possible problems and to weigh against each other the risks mentioned above and the benefits (i.e. using an available and thus cost-neutral Story Collector to translate using Trados instead of having to buy third-party software from Napsys or whomever) before working with Mac Quark files on a PC.
I would not, however, go as far as to say it should be avoided like the plague. We successfully completed several projects of this type in the past, including translations into Russian.
Anyway, those are my two cents.
B
Thanks again ……
So, if we translate Quark files with Trados 7.5, it's not a good selection to buy Quarkxpress 7. We have to wait……
Best wishes,
Han
| | | | | Can you not save Quark 7 as a prior version? | Nov 27, 2006 |
Han Li wrote:
Dear colleagues,
Is anyone known where a plug-in is for Quarkxpress 7? I can find only the plugins for 4.0 and 6.X. What about 7.0?
In fact, Quarkxpress 7 is later than Trados 2006 FL, so the old plugins can not be used in Quarkxpress 7.
How to export a tagged text from QuarkXPress 7 to translate in Tageditor?
Thanks in advance!
Best wishes,
Han Li
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tectranslate wrote:
...So, your best solution right now would be to ask the client to save the file(s) in Quark 6 format.
| | | | Han Li
China
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TOPIC STARTER
The problem is the story collector for QuarkXPress facilitates is only used in 6.x or earlier verision. The function of the story collector is export a tagged text (*.QSC) from QuarkXpress so that we can translate the tagged text in Tageditor. So it's no use to save Quark 7 as a prior version. We now have to use QuarkXpress 6.X or earlier version and the corresponding story collector to export QSC file.
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| Quark 6.0 mac files in Trados ? | Jan 19, 2007 |
Hello,
Does anyone know what is the best way (if any) to process Quark 6 for Mac files into Trados ?
| | | | Jerzy Czopik
Germany
Local time: 01:25
Member (2003)
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| For QXP 6/6.5 use SDLXtract | Jan 19, 2007 |
You can download it from the SDL Support Page. Works very good.
Regards
Jerzy
| | | | | 3 possibilities | Jan 19, 2007 |
Hugues Mantoux wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone know what is the best way (if any) to process Quark 6 for Mac files into Trados ?
Sure - there are three ways that I know of :
1. Use CopyFlow with Quark for Mac. Note that this program is not freeware, so you might have to spend some money.
2. Use SDLXtract with Quark for Mac. This tool used to be downloadable for free from the SDL website - maybe it still is. Otherwise, the friendly colleagues around here may be able to provide it. *THANKS JERZY *
3. Use StoryCollector with Quark for PC and only do the post-formatting on the Mac. We are currently in the process of translating and post-formatting a 100-page catalogue into several languages for one of our clients this way. And for the Western languages, this worked just fine with StoryCollector - even Stefan Gentz will probably concede that.
HTH,
Benjamin
[Edited at 2007-01-19 11:55]
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