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Check text length | Thank you

Carole Lesimple — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:28:00 +0000

Forum: Swordfish support
Topic: Check text length
Poster: Carole Lesimple
Post title: Thank you

Thank you very much for your help (to both of you).

Everything's working now!

Cheers,
Carole

Check text length | Edited

Laurent KRAULAND (X) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:25:00 +0000

Forum: Swordfish support
Topic: Check text length
Poster: Laurent KRAULAND (X)
Post title: Edited

-edited as Rodolfo replied to give the full solution-

[Edited at 2012-10-24 14:40 GMT]

Check text length | Tasks menu

Rodolfo Raya — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:22:00 +0000

Forum: Swordfish support
Topic: Check text length
Poster: Rodolfo Raya
Post title: Tasks menu

Hi,

Use the "Set Target Text Length Limits" option from "Tasks" menu to limit the text length increase to 15%.

In "Options" menu, select "Automatic QA Checks" and then enable "Check Text Length". This will check text length as you translate and let you know when you have exceeded the established limit.

Regards,
Rodolfo

Check text length | what about Swordfish?

Carole Lesimple — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:05:00 +0000

Forum: Swordfish support
Topic: Check text length
Poster: Carole Lesimple
Post title: what about Swordfish?

Thank you Laurent.

But what about Swordfish? It does not have this option?

My Xliff file is open and ready for translation. I have tried to activate the option before and after translating, segment approved or not... Nothing happens.
I thought the length of the target segment would display somewhere (in a % would be perfect).

Check text length | FWIW

Laurent KRAULAND (X) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:01:00 +0000

Forum: Swordfish support
Topic: Check text length
Poster: Laurent KRAULAND (X)
Post title: FWIW

The very similar HTS (Heartsome Translation Studio) has this function in Tasks > Set Target Text Length Limits.

Of course, this function is only available when you have your .XLIFF file open and are ready to translate it.

Check text length

Carole Lesimple — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:48:00 +0000

Forum: Swordfish support
Topic: Check text length
Poster: Carole Lesimple

Hi everybody,

I have a client requesting a character length verification in the target text. He doesn't want the target text to be more than 15% longer than the source text.

I went to "options > automatic QA checks > check text length" but then nothing happens.

I've been reading at the tutorial which says that I need to predefine the length in the xliff file. But how can I do this?

Thank you very much,
Carole