When post editing, changing the first instance doesn't change follow-on instances Thread poster: Comunican
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Comunican
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:54
Spanish to English
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I have reluctantly started taking post-edit projects where documents are already pre-translated by machine and my job is to check them.
A problem I have is: when a segment is repeated, if I make a change to the first instance, it doesn't automatically update all the other instances. This means I have to remember each one and then change any following instances manually (and, of course, exactly).
Does anyone know if there is a setting in Wordfast that I can change this, please?
... See more I have reluctantly started taking post-edit projects where documents are already pre-translated by machine and my job is to check them.
A problem I have is: when a segment is repeated, if I make a change to the first instance, it doesn't automatically update all the other instances. This means I have to remember each one and then change any following instances manually (and, of course, exactly).
Does anyone know if there is a setting in Wordfast that I can change this, please?
Many thanks ▲ Collapse
| | | | John Di Rico 
France
Local time: 19:54
Member (2006)
French to English
| Check these preferences | Dec 21, 2023 |
Hello,
Have you turned on all the auto-propagation settings available under Preferences > Auto-Propagation?
Best,
John
| | | | Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 19:54
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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Here is a screenshot of the screen that John is referring to:
To get to that screen, in WFP, on the left-hand side, click the icon that looks like the Frogger game.
| | | | Comunican
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:54
Spanish to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Yes, all auto propagation options are switched on | Dec 22, 2023 |
John Di Rico wrote:
Have you turned on all the auto-propagation settings available under Preferences > Auto-Propagation?
Hi John, thanks (and also to Samuel Murray for his screenshot).
Yes, I already checked that and everything is switched on, including "Committed segments".
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Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 19:54
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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I'm no expert in WFP, but does WFP require the translator to press a shortcut key to "confirm" the translation before moving to the next segment? My thinking being that perhaps WFP doesn't propagate the segments because they are not being confirmed. John? What should the translator press in order to make WFP autopropagate?
| | | | John Di Rico
France
Local time: 19:54
Member (2006)
French to English
Hi Samuel,
Normally, you need to use a shortcut key alt plus down arrow.
This video explains, chapter starting at 17:00:
https://youtu.be/Hg5Hp1asFXk?si=OBli1E4mdJa1sErZ
If you use the shortcut key control plus down arrow, you navigate without committing and auto-propagating segments. If you’re using the mouse to move between segments, you should watch the entire... See more Hi Samuel,
Normally, you need to use a shortcut key alt plus down arrow.
This video explains, chapter starting at 17:00:
https://youtu.be/Hg5Hp1asFXk?si=OBli1E4mdJa1sErZ
If you use the shortcut key control plus down arrow, you navigate without committing and auto-propagating segments. If you’re using the mouse to move between segments, you should watch the entire video.
Best,
John ▲ Collapse
| | | | John Di Rico
France
Local time: 19:54
Member (2006)
French to English
| One other thing | Dec 22, 2023 |
One other thing, I forgot to mention: are you absolutely positive that segments are identical? Spacing, punctuation, or tags could make a small but substantial difference for auto-propagation.
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