Translating lines separated by a colon ":" Thread poster: Rolf Klischewski, M.A.
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Hi there!
I often work on games that use this kind of structure for their texts:
line 1 :After a long walk you're hungry and thirsty, and you need to take a break.
Only stuff AFTER the colon ":" needs to be translated.
Is there any way I can define a filter in Studio to handle such TXT files? I use 2015.
Thanks in advance,
Rolf.
| | | | Heinrich Pesch 
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Finnish to German
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Usually it would be
line 1: More...
I don't know about txt-files, but I have these in Excel tables quite often, and Studio creates automatically two segments, one including the colon and the next for the text after the colon.
| | | | | Regular Expression Delimited Text | Oct 11, 2017 |
This is how I'd do it in Trados 2011. It should be similar in your version.
1. Create a new file type as Regular Expression Delimited Text (either in Project > Project Settings > File types, or globally in Tools > Options > File types)
2. In the 'Create file type' dialog, define the file name extension (.txt or whatever)
2. In the 'Document structure' dialog, delete any preset patterns.
3. Define a new pair of patterns:
Opening pa... See more This is how I'd do it in Trados 2011. It should be similar in your version.
1. Create a new file type as Regular Expression Delimited Text (either in Project > Project Settings > File types, or globally in Tools > Options > File types)
2. In the 'Create file type' dialog, define the file name extension (.txt or whatever)
2. In the 'Document structure' dialog, delete any preset patterns.
3. Define a new pair of patterns:
Opening pattern
^line \d+ :
(line starts ^ with 'line ' followed by one or more digits \d+ and a colon)
Closing pattern
$
(end of line)
4. Click 'Add'
5. In the file types list of your Trados project, move the new file type to the top. That way, Trados will automatically pick this filter for all files with the extension you defined earlier. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Thanks, I'll try that! :) | Oct 11, 2017 |
jkmsff wrote:
This is how I'd do it in Trados 2011. It should be similar in your version.
1. Create a new file type as Regular Expression Delimited Text (either in Project > Project Settings > File types, or globally in Tools > Options > File types)
2. In the 'Create file type' dialog, define the file name extension (.txt or whatever)
2. In the 'Document structure' dialog, delete any preset patterns.
3. Define a new pair of patterns:
Opening pattern
^line \d+ :
(line starts ^ with 'line ' followed by one or more digits \d+ and a colon)
Closing pattern
$
(end of line)
4. Click 'Add'
5. In the file types list of your Trados project, move the new file type to the top. That way, Trados will automatically pick this filter for all files with the extension you defined earlier.
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| It won't work... | Oct 11, 2017 |
I followed your advice, created a file type and put it 2nd in the list, behind SDLXLIFF. Won't work... )C:
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But can I save the file again with the colon in place?
| | | | | Spreadsheet versatility | Oct 11, 2017 |
Rolf Klischewski, M.A. wrote: Mirko Mainardi wrote:
At any rate, as Heinrich was saying, you could just go the Excel (or other spreadsheet) way. If you have simple text as source, it should be a breeze to copy-paste it into a spreadsheet and automatically split the text in two columns using the colon as a delimiter. But can I save the file again with the colon in place?
If you use a CSV file format (for instance), you should have no problem doing that (in my case, I use OpenOffice/LibreOffice more than Excel). At any rate, in a spreadsheet it's relatively easy to manipulate text anyway, so you could even just add a new column full of ":" and then save as text, although the CSV file filter should handle that by itself if you specify the colon as a field delimiter.
Anyway, you can just try it out for yourself and see if it does what you need, the way you need it.
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| Longer example? | Oct 11, 2017 |
Rolf Klischewski, M.A. wrote:
I followed your advice, created a file type and put it 2nd in the list, behind SDLXLIFF. Won't work... )C:
That's strange. I've verified my pattern with your "line 1 :" example and it worked.
Maybe there's a misunderstanding about the line format. Could you post a longer example?
Screenshots:
Text file
File type settings
Project (note the file type description)
Translation editor
| | | | | Longer example | Oct 11, 2017 |
jkmsff wrote: Rolf Klischewski, M.A. wrote:
I followed your advice, created a file type and put it 2nd in the list, behind SDLXLIFF. Won't work... )C: That's strange. I've verified my pattern with your "line 1 :" example and it worked. Maybe there's a misunderstanding about the line format. Could you post a longer example? Screenshots: Text file File type settings Project (note the file type description) Translation editor
headline :Collectible Stickers
button quit K
button help :Help
help line 1 :Stickers are all the rage in the Dwarf Land. They are spread out all over the game and really hard to find!
help line 2 :If you manage to get all 3 stickers of a series, you're awarded a bonus.
button ok K
Sorry about the emoticons, that's not me.
[Edited at 2017-10-11 15:58 GMT]
| | | | | Opening pattern | Oct 11, 2017 |
I had misinterpreted your first example and thought all lines would begin with the word "line" followed a number and a colon.
Try using the following opening pattern and everything else as before.
The pattern cuts off the beginning of every line to the first colon preceded by a blank.
^[^:]+ :
Regular Expression explained:
^ = the beginning of a line
[^:] = random character except ":"
[^:]+ = one or more random characters except ... See more I had misinterpreted your first example and thought all lines would begin with the word "line" followed a number and a colon.
Try using the following opening pattern and everything else as before.
The pattern cuts off the beginning of every line to the first colon preceded by a blank.
^[^:]+ :
Regular Expression explained:
^ = the beginning of a line
[^:] = random character except ":"
[^:]+ = one or more random characters except ":" ▲ Collapse
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Thank you so much for your help, and sorry about the REALLY late reply, you saved me and my client!!!
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