Felix version 1.5.2 released

[Ginstrom IT Solutions]

I've just released version 1.5.2 of Felix.

You can get the latest version here:
http://felix-cat.com/download/

The main improvements are as follows:
* Easier adding of glossary entries
* "Close current memory/glossary" toolbar button & menu item (or Ctrl + W)
* "Switch views" toolbar button (or F6)
* Better support for PowerPoint

You can see more details in this blog post:
http://felix-cat.com/blog/2009/11/24/felix-version-1-5-2-released/

Regards,
Ryan

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Ryan Ginstrom
Felix Translation Memory Software
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http://felix-cat.com/
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[Charles Aschmann]

I have been using the register glossary function. This is really nice.
I really like the ability to add multiple terms from a single pair
without the window closing. Quite slick, and I am just learning how to
use it, so I am sure there is more. You even got the ability to
highlight terms in both source and target in there. Wow.

Question: is there any way to make it work on a previous pair, say in
the revision mode?
It seems to only bring up the most recently registered pair in the
RECORD SOURCE and RECORD TRANSLATION panes.

Charles Aschmann

[Ginstrom IT Solutions]

> From: Charles Aschmann [mailto:asch...@gmail.com]

> Question: is there any way to make it work on a previous pair, say in
> the revision mode?
> It seems to only bring up the most recently registered pair in the
> RECORD SOURCE and RECORD TRANSLATION panes.

Normally, when you look up an entry in Felix, there will be a "Register Glossary" link, or an "[R]" link. If you do a concordance search, there should be an "[R]" link next to each match. There currently are no register glossary links in the Search window, but I plan to add them in an upcoming release.

There is a bug when you're using the translation history feature of Word, where the translation you're reviewing isn't used by the "register glossary" link. I've filed a ticket for this bug, and hope to have it squashed in the next release.

[Charles Aschmann]

Thanks. I see. I was using F3, and that came up blank, but if I use the
link in the interface, it works.

Note: Since you can simultaneously highlight something in both the
Record Source and Record Target areas in the Register Glossary window,
it would be nice if there were a way to move at them to their respective
Glossary areas with one click. Right now, you have to highlight each,
then click source then click target. Perhaps a button could be added in
the middle that moves both at once. (Save one click 50 times and it
saves time.)

Thank you.

Charles Aschmann

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[Ginstrom IT Solutions]

> From: Charles Aschmann [mailto:asch...@gmail.com]

> Thanks. I see. I was using F3, and that came up blank, but if I use the
> link in the interface, it works.

Thanks for the report. I'll look into why this is failing with the keyboard shortcut.

> Note: Since you can simultaneously highlight something in both the
> Record Source and Record Target areas in the Register Glossary window,
> it would be nice if there were a way to move at them to their respective
> Glossary areas with one click. Right now, you have to highlight each,
> then click source then click target. Perhaps a button could be added in
> the middle that moves both at once. (Save one click 50 times and it
> saves time.)

Good idea, thanks.

[Charles Aschmann]

Though I am really enjoying the register glossary function and the
ability to register several terms from a segment through a simple
process, I have found another small problem with the access to this
function. Earlier I had problems with F3, but now it seems that there is
a problem with the Register Glossary "button" with an open segment.
The problem goes like this.
I have translated a segment. I register that segment and then,
forgetting to use the register glossary function at that point, use
Alt-RT ARROW to move to the next segment. I realize my mistake, switch
to Review mode and open the previous segment. When I click Register
Glossary at this point. The segment I opened before going into review
mode opens in the register glossary window, so I lose the ability to
register the glossary terms from the Review segment. It seems that the
segment that is displayed in the Review Translation Screen in Felix
should appear in the Register Glossary dialog, but this is not the case.
Can you understand the problem?

Charles Aschmann

Ginstrom IT Solutions wrote:

[Charles Aschmann]

Slight amendment to my last note.

The last registered segment appears in the Register Glossary window. The
segment in the Review in Felix cannot be brought up in the Register
Glossary window.

Charles Aschmann

Ginstrom IT Solutions wrote:

[Ginstrom IT Solutions]

> From: Charles Aschmann [mailto:asch...@gmail.com]

> Glossary at this point. The segment I opened before going into review
> mode opens in the register glossary window, so I lose the ability to
> register the glossary terms from the Review segment. It seems that the
> segment that is displayed in the Review Translation Screen in Felix
> should appear in the Register Glossary dialog, but this is not the case.

Are you using the translation history feature? You can check this from the Felix menu in Word, then selecting Felix Preferences >> Translation History.


Regards,
Ryan

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[Charles Aschmann]

Yes I am. This is needed for later review functionality such as updating
the memory with edits, correct?

Charles Aschmann

Ginstrom IT Solutions wrote:

[Ginstrom IT Solutions]

> From: Charles Aschmann [mailto:asch...@gmail.com]

> Yes I am. This is needed for later review functionality such as updating
> the memory with edits, correct?

Yes, that's correct.

There's a bug with the translation history feature, where the displayed match isn't counted as the current match for things like registering glossary entries. I'm hoping to have that fixed in the next release. In the meantime, one cheesy work-around is to select some of the source text, do a concordance search (Alt + C), and then click on the register link for that. Not pretty, I know. :(

[Charles Aschmann]

OK. Thank you. I will take your suggestion and look forward to the fix.
Just so you know, I think this glossary registration system is
excellent. When the few things that have been mentioned here are ironed
out, I would say it will be on the industry leading level.
Even though it is not one-click from the original interface itself, it
makes up for it by allowing multiple entries from a single segment, and
this may be even better, particularly for my kind of work.

Charles Aschmann

Ginstrom IT Solutions wrote:

[Ginstrom IT Solutions]

> From: Charles Aschmann [mailto:asch...@gmail.com]

> excellent. When the few things that have been mentioned here are ironed
> out, I would say it will be on the industry leading level.

Thanks!

> Even though it is not one-click from the original interface itself, it
> makes up for it by allowing multiple entries from a single segment, and
> this may be even better, particularly for my kind of work.

Have you (or other users) tried the new feature for registering glossary entries from Word/PowerPoint? (Select the source term, press Alt + G, M or Felix >> Add to Glossary, then type in the translation and press Enter.) I'd be interested to hear how useful people think this feature is, and where it could be improved. My two immediate goals for it are to simplify the shortcut, and support formatted text (now, only plain text is supported).

[Charles Aschmann]

Ginstrom IT Solutions wrote:
>
>
> Have you (or other users) tried the new feature for registering glossary entries from Word/PowerPoint? (Select the source term, press Alt + G, M or Felix >> Add to Glossary, then type in the translation and press Enter.) I'd be interested to hear how useful people think this feature is, and where it could be improved. My two immediate goals for it are to simplify the shortcut, and support formatted text (now, only plain text is supported).
>
>
>

Hmm, missed the existence of this, but I gave it a whirl.
When I tried it, it deleted the word I had highlighted and cleared all
the marking in the fuzzy match found for segment that was open at the
time. I also registered that match (which was displayed at the time) as
the new segment translation even though I did not enter it in the Word
document. I had to delete the match and reopen the segment. Perhaps I
hit a wrong key. On second try, I got the dialog to come up.
Wasn't there some way of getting this to work in a similar manner
before. I think it opened the regular glossary addition dialog with the
highlighted text in it. I think further development on the Register
glossary function might be better, but for quick entries this is useful.
Personally, I prefer to be able to highlight both the source and target
after I have finished tweaking the translation and then enter them in
the glossary. However, I can see that this new function could be useful
for terms gleaned from other sources and copied and pasted into it. It
also may save time for single term entry. The fact that it displays in
the Glossary window for the currently open segment after F6 is
excellent. Up to now only OmegaT has this function that I know of. I
would make the flip back from add glossary view automatic at the end of
this particular script to avoid the need to use click on the glossary
window or use F6. Since speed is the point here (I think), it would be
better

I will play with it a little more and let you know what I think. The
shortcut is definitely problematic because it is on both sides of the
keyboard, making it particularly cumbersome on ergonomic keyboards.

Thanks for letting me know about it.

Charles Aschmann