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The translate5 editor is part of the translate5 open-source translation management system translate5, but can also be used independently and, like all other components of translate5, can be controlled from other systems via the API. It enables you to translate, check and edit documents online in your browser.

If you want to show someone else a certain segment of a certain task, you can — while the segment in question is open for editing — copy the URL from your browser and send it to that person. After logging in to translate5, the URL takes the user directly to that specific segment in the editor, provided they have the necessary permissions.

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The various different panels of in the editor view can be expanded and or collapsed by clicking on the respective arrowsarrow. 

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The changes made to the editor view by the user are persistent, which means that the editor view will always correspond to the most recent user settings. However, the view can also be reset at any time to one of the three default views.

In the editor view, you will be prompted with important information pop-ups at the top of the screen, e.g. when you are about to edit a 100% match.



Opening the editor

To open a task in the editor, you can either

  • double-click on the task in question, or
  • in the “Actions” column, click on.

As soon as the task is opened, the editor view appears.


Overview

The editor consists of the following sections:

  1. The Visual view (if plug-in available)
  2. QS The QA & Files panel
  3. Header with information about on the task
  4. The project description (if available and displayed)
  5. Settings for repetitions as well as view, control, filter , and search options for the segment table
  6. Terminology The terminology recognition
  7. Quality assurance view
  8. The Segment comments view
  9. The Matches and concordance view

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QA & Files

The “QA & Files” area consists of the following sections:

  1. QA statistics: Shows a breakdown of the recognized quality assurance errors.
  2. Comments: Shows the the comments and annotations of the task.
  3. Files
    1. Work files: Shows the directory tree of the work files.
      Double-clicking on a particular specific file takes you directly to the first segment of that this file in the current task.
    2. Reference files: Shows the directory tree of the reference files.

In the QA statistics panel, you can filter the displayed segments in the segment table according to the error categories by ticking one or several of the categories.

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Further, the The order of the files can be adjusted by drag and drop, thereby also changing the order of the segments in the review document and in case of a folder hierarchy also the location of the file in a folder.

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Whether clicking on a reference file opens or downloads the file in the browser depends on the browser settings.

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For further information on quality assurance in translate5 please visit the Quality assurance page and its subpage Terminology, style and spell checking.


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Information about the task

In the header of the editor you will find the following information:

  1. The name of the project/task.
  2. Information about who is currently working on the task.
  3. The button to show/hide the project description (if a project description is available).
  4. A help button that lets you access the YouTube tutorial video and the present documentation.
  5. The info icon, via which the following mouseover details are displayed:
    1. user
    2. login name
    3. task name
  6. The status bar , which indicates the task’s progressindicating the task's progress.
  7. The “Back to task list” button, via which you can leave the editor and return to the task overview.

The percentage in the task status bar refers to all edited and/or saved segments. Pre-translated segments are only included if they have been saved and thus updated in their processing status.


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Settings for repetitions as well as view, control and filter options

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Bookmarking (a) segment(s)
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Bookmarks (sometimes also called favourites) are useful little helpers that support you in finding certain segments quickly or comparing them with each other.

You can:

  1. Bookmark the current segment via the button “Cur. seg.” and the option “Bookmark segment”; or
  2. Bookmark all segments of the currently filtered view via the button “All seg.” > “Add bookmark” or “Remove bookmark”.

You can remove the bookmarks in the same way.

You can filter for all bookmarked segments in the segment table for segments with bookmarks. Further, a bookmark symbol in the “Processing status” and “Bookmarks” columns shows you which segments are bookmarked.

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View options

The editor view can be adjusted as follows:

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Segment repetition settings

See also Managing repetitions.

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Resetting the editor view to one of the default view settings.

The view of the editor can be granularly and individually adapted in terms of

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With the help of the three options “Reset to detailed view”, “Reset to normal view” and “Reset to simplified view” you can reset the editor view to one of the three default view settings. However, the reset only applies to the panels, arrangement and font sizes, while the buttons added by the user are retained according to the last usage.

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Controlling the tag view
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  • Hide tags (read-only): The tags are not displayed in the segment table, the segments are set to read-only mode. Editing segments is not possible in this mode, and the following message appears:
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  • Short tag view: The tags are displayed with their tag ID. In each segment, the tag numbering
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  • restarts at 1. Via mouseover, a tooltip appears, showing the complete tag text as it is displayed with the full tag view:
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  • Full tag view: The tags are displayed with their element name:
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Controlling the language and visual layout of the user interface
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  • German: Changes the interface language to German. Corresponds to the language settings in “Preferences” > “My Settings” > “Change language”.
  • English: Changes the interface language to English. Corresponds to the language settings in
“Preferences” > “My Settings” > “Change language”
  • "Preferences" > "My Settings" > "Change language".
  • Layout
    • default: default layout and colouring of the translate5 instance (usually corresponds with Triton)
    • Dark theme (Aria; improved accessibility)
    • Default theme (Triton)
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Activating/deactivating character counter

If you activate the setting “Show character counter below editor”, the information on how many characters (including spaces) the

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target segment contains appears below the editing field whenever a segment is

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opened for editing. The number updates live as you type. Tags are not counted as characters.

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If you want to deactivate this setting, but it is greyed out, it is because a segment is still open for editing. The setting can be changed after you closed the segment.
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Displaying and hiding tracked changes
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Lets you switch between displaying the tracked changes or the current version (“without markup”).

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Increasing / decreasing segment font size
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Filter and search options for the segment table

The view of the segment table view can be adapted to the user’s needs thanks to the various granular filter options. The following buttons control the sorting/filtering and the filtering by bookmarks or repetitions.

Resetting sorting/filtering of the segment table

The number in brackets on the button next to the filter icon shows the number of segments in the current filter setting.

or CTRL + F/H

Search and replace

Filtering the segment table by segments with bookmarks.

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Alternatively, you can also set the filter to “Yes” in the “Bookmarks” column.

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Filtering the segment table by segments with repetitions. Extended filter options are offered by the

“Whit repetitions” row.

With repetitions column.

The first button filters the repetitions, including the first occurrence of the repeated content, the second without.

Buttons for the Buttons for the segment table

With the help of these buttons, you can, for example, save and close segments, add a bookmark to a segment or jump to the next/previous segment. If you move the mouse over a button, a short description of its function and the corresponding keyboard shortcut appear. You can find a complete list here or by clicking on the-button in the editor.

The following buttons are displayed by default when you log in for the first time:

  or CTRL + S

Saves the currently open segment with any changes made, changes its status and closes the segment. No other segment is opened afterwards.

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Cancels the editing of the currently open segment without saving any changes made.

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Saves the current segment, changes its status, and opens the next editable segment. Locked segments are skipped.

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Lets you carry out various actions on the current segment, see Keyboard shortcuts in the editor for detailed explanations of the various symbols and their functions. The functions can also be added as buttons on the settings panel by placing a tick next to the function in the “Cur. seg.” drop-down. The selection of buttons is retained for the user until they change it.

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(For) all segments in the current filtering:

  • lock
  • unlock
  • add bookmark
  • remove bookmark

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Add special characters (e.g. tabulator, soft return, non-breaking space etc.).

The range of Special characters and for which target language(s) they are available can be controlled via the configuration.


Look up keyboard shortcuts
Editing


Edit a segment

To edit a segment, double-click the segment that you want to change. The complete segment line is then highlighted and brought to the front, the target language segment area is activated for editing and the cursor is placed at the beginning of the target segment so that you can start typing directly.

Filtering

Filter and

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scroll segments in the background,

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move active segment

When a segment is open for editing, you can comfortably scroll through the other segments using the scroll wheel or the vertical scroll bar. The opened open segment remains open and in the foreground. If the active segment is in your way during scrolling, you can grab it with the mouse and move it up or down.

You can also set, adjust or reset the various column filters in the segment table while a segment is open for editing.

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Lock segment(s)

The purpose of locking segments is to prevent their contents from being used by users or automatic mechanisms such as Search search and replace.

You can:

  1. Lock the current segment via the “Cur. seg.” button and the “Lock / unlock the selected segment” option; or
  2. Lock all segments of the currently filtered view via the button “All seg”. > “Lock” or “Unlock”.

You can filter the segment table for all locked or unlocked segments by setting the corresponding filter for the “Processing status” column.

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Segment table view

The column widths of the segment table, as well as the column order, can be adjusted according to your needs. Your most recent view settings are retained until you adjust them or reset the view to one of the three view optionsdefault views.

When you hover over the column headings, a down arrow appears. Right-clicking on the arrow opens a drop-down menu with filtering and sorting options:

SortSorts the segment table in alphabetical ascending or descending order according to the respective column’s content.
FilterDepending on the type of column, you can use this option to filter according to certain criteria, e.g. by entering a segment number, a processing status, a match rate or a text fragment.

Columns

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With this option, which is available for every column of the segment table, you can show or hide columns.

Segment table columns

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ID of the segment

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Edited at

Workflow step in which the segment was last edited, e.g. translation or review.

Processing status

Shows the current processing status of the segment.

For more information, please visit the Types of processing statuses
page.


Match rate

The match rate indicates whether the content of the respective segment is a 100% match, a fuzzy match or a new translation.

Match rate type

Indicates where the segment content comes from, e.g. from a TMlanguage resource, from the MT, etc.

For more information, please visit the Types of match rates page.


Source textThis column displays the text to be translated, divided into segments.
Pivot language

This column shows the pivot language, divided into segments, if one has been set.

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“Pivot language” means an intermediary language between the source and target language, and thus can be used as a temporary source language. It is used, for example, when content is to be translated from German into various languages, but not all target language translators are proficient in German. In such a scenario, German would e.g. be translated into English first, which is then used as the pivot language.


Target text (at the time of import / pre-translation)This column shows the version of the text to be translated at the time of import. It serves as a reference point.
Target textThis is the column in which the actual translation or review takes place. The translation or changes and corrections to the translation are entered here.
Comments

Click on theicon in the “Comments” column, if displayed, to view or add comments to the active segment. Alternatively, you can also add a comment in the “Comments for the current segmentsection of area in the right-hand editor panel. Please visit the page the Comments and annotations page for more detailed information.

Last editorThe name of the person who last edited the segment.
LockedIndicates segments that must not be edited.
BookmarksIndicates segments that have been bookmarked.

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Indicates whether the respective source or target segment is repeated within the current task. With the use of the corresponding filter, the segments can be filtered by:

  • Repetitions in the source text
  • Repetitions in the target text
  • Repetitions in source and target text

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And the first occurrence of each repeated segment can be included/excluded in the filter:

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Filtering for repeating segments (including/excluding the first occurrence) can also be done directly via the two corresponding buttons.




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Comments for the current segment
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In this section, you can add comments to the current segment by opening the respective segment, expanding the right-hand panel area “Comments for the current segment” and typing the comment into the text field. The comment will then be visible below the comment text field whenever the commented segment is open opened for editing. At the same time, the comment is also visible in the “QA & Files” panel in the “Comments” area.

If you work with the Visual view, you can also add comments and annotations by clicking on the comment icon (), directly in the visual Visual view area.

As soon as you close the segment, a comment symbol appears in the “Processing status” column. The comment content is visible in the mouseover menu.

The comments can also be edited directly in the “Comments” column of the segment table. If you select a segment with an existing comment, a button () will appear, via which you can edit the comment.

If you select a segment that has not been commented yet, another button () will appear, via which you can enter a new comment for the segment in question.

For each comment, in addition to the comment itself, information is stored about when and by which user the comment was entered. You can edit and/or delete comments that you have entered yourself at any time.

Locked segments can also be commented on if this option has been activated in the system configuration. You can find more information about this on the page about Database based configuration.

If you want to mark one or more segment(s) segments for later without entering a comment, it makes sense to use the bookmark function for this.


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Terminology recognition

The “Terminology” "Terminology" section of the right-hand panel displays terminology that was found via through a comparison between the content of the current segmented by comparing the content of the current segment and the TermCollections available in the task. Please visit the Terminology, style and spell checking page for more detailed information on this.

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Quality assurance

In the “Quality assurance” panel, you can assign quality categories and associated statuses to individual segments. Please visit the Quality assurance page for more detailed information.

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Matches and Concordance search

Matches

This tab displays the fuzzy matches and MT results for the current segment from the language resources available for the task.

In the first column, you see the ID of each match. You can display By hovering the cursor over theImage Added symbol next to the ID, more detailed information about on the respective match by hovering over its IDwill be displayed. The “Match rate” column on the far right shows you the percentage by match percentage of the current segment, as well as the language resource from which the match matches the current segment. This originates. The content of this column is highlighted in different colours, according to the colour coding of the respective language resource. You By hovering the cursor over the name of the respective language resource, you can display the complete name of and further information on the language resources by hovering the cursor over the respective cellresource in question — for language resources with long names.

Inserting Matches

You can copy the matches into the active segment by double-clicking on them or using the keyboard shortcut CTRL + ID.

If entering the ID with the number pad does not work, use the numbers above the letters on your keyboard.

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The minimum match value for the matches to be displayed can be defined for each customer and project.


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Concordance search

In this tab, you can perform concordance searches in the source and target language of the language resources linked to the task. Using the “Search in all” drop-down, you can also limit the search to only one of the linked language resources.

Alternatively, a concordance search can be triggered by selecting a text passage in the source or target column of the segment table and then pressing the F3 key. If text in the source column is selected, the search is carried out in the source language of the connected language resources; if text in the target column is selected, the search is carried out in the target language.


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