RE: [f2a] TRADOS Workbench and PS code frames

[Wim Hooghwinkel <wimh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

jason,

the .ini file used in tag Editor (actually based on the DTD) can (must) be
linked to the translation memory as well to make it available in Trados
Workbench. But it only works with *ML files (thus files that require a DTD).

We create in cases like you describe a MSWord macro or a small Visual Basic
application to mark up these segments with the tw4winexternal formatting (in
the RTF or STF file). This works fine if you can define the start and the
end of the code.

Met vriendelijke groet / kind regards,

Wim Hooghwinkel <mailto:wimh@scriptware.nl> 
DTP and Project Management

Scriptware bv <http://www.scriptware.nl/> 
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-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Jason Aiken [mailto:jason.aiken@medtronic.com]
Verzonden: dinsdag 12 februari 2002 20:50
Aan: framers@omsys.com; frame2acrobat@yahoogroups.com
Onderwerp: [f2a] TRADOS Workbench and PS code frames

This question applies only to those who use both TRADOS translation memory
software and PostScript and/or PDFmark code in PS code text frames on the
FrameMaker master pages. Apologies for the cross-post, for I am neither
angry nor made of wood.

We've noticed that the PDFmark tags come out in the ancillary.rtf files as:
<ps "" 36>

The PDFmark commands and their values are treated as legally translatable
text. Unfortunately, the PostScript interpreters do not take well to the
commands coming across in any language other than English.

Moreover, PS coordinates with decimals get converted to commas, rendering
the PAGES command useless. We've worked around this by using whole numbers,
but are still faced with the greater dilemma.

The command text also counts against our word count and increases
translation costs.

I've heard of TRADOS Tag Editor's ability for users to tweak an .ini
file---allowing the software to lock or ignore structural SGML elements.

Does Workbench have that same capability? Does anyone have any ideas?

Best regards,
Jason


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