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How to Guide forTranslators - SDL Trados

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How to Guide for Translators - SDL Trados Studio

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Table of contents

Getting started ................................................................................................... 3Steps ............................................................................................................ 3

Translate in context ............................................................................................ 8Live ............................................................................................................ 10

Process LAT feedback ....................................................................................... 12Concepts ......................................................................................................... 15

Translation process step ................................................................................ 15Other use cases ................................................................................................ 16

Install the plugin .......................................................................................... 16Install the Rigi Viewer ................................................................................... 19First time sign up ......................................................................................... 22Rigi XML filter .............................................................................................. 24


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Getting started

This guide describes the steps how to translate UI texts in SDL Trados Studio using the Rigi plugin for SDLTrados Studio.

Jump directly to step-by-step instructions.

Intended audience· Translators.

Purpose· Translate UI texts in context (WYSIWYG).

· Process feedback from Language Testers and apply corrections.

Supported file formats· Rigi XLIFF.

· Rigi enabled SDL Trados Studio and Worldserver packages (e.g. .sdlppx, .wsxz)

· Rigi XML (deprecated).

WorkflowSee Translation process step.

Continue with step-by-step instructions.

Steps

You should have received a file with UI texts from your Project Manager and you want to translate it in SDLTrados Studio.


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Steps1. Install the Rigi plugin for SDL Trados Studio (if not already installed yet).

2. Open the file with UI texts in SDL Trados Studio.

For example,

1. Click Open > Translate Single document

2. Select the XLIFF file

You should now see the Rigi menu on the Home ribbon with the Rigi buttons enabled.

Each string in the string list contains a reference for that particular UI texts on the Rigi server.

3. Click the Rigi Preview icon

If the viewer is not installed yet, then you will get a request to install the Rigi Viewer.

This will open the Rigi viewer.


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4. Enter your credentials.

The preview with the selected string will be highlighted


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5. Translate/correct translations in SDL Trados Studio:1. Translate in context, or2. Process feedback from Language Testers and apply corrections.

6. Submit the translations.

There are 2 options:1. OPTION 1:

Upload translations to the Rigi server (only if Project Manager enabled this option!).

Click Rigi > Upload for Review

This will open a dialog where you need to enter your credentials.


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This will upload the translations to the Rigi server.

2. OPTION 2:Return the Studio package to the Project Manager.


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Translate in context

When you select a text in SDL Trados Studio, the Rigi Viewer will show you an interactive HTML Preview.

That HTML Preview contains the actual translations and highlights the selected text.

Steps1. Select Context mode.

2. Select a segment with a UI text in SDL Trados Studio

This will select the preview in the Rigi Viewer.

Noteso The same string identifier can be used on more than one HTML Preview.

§ Use the navigation bar to browse through. They are sorted in the order they werecaptured (1 is the most recent).


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o The following message is shown if there is no HTML Preview available:

3. Translate the text in SDL Trados Studio.

Noteso The text in the Rigi Viewer gets updated with each character that you type.

o If the same string identifier is used on one preview, then all instances will be selected andupdated. For example, in the following preview the UI string with the opening time is defined as{{0}} to {{1}}, where the times are variables. This string occurs multiple times on the samepreview, with different values:


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Notes· Select a text in the Rigi Viewer to select it in SDL Trados Studio.

o Right click text in the Rigi Viewer, oro Hover mouse over text in the Rigi Viewer and press CTRL-button.

· Colors:o Green: a texts highlights green when the mouse is moved over it (and the text is a Rigi text).o Yellow: a text is selected.

Live

The developers may provide you in some cases access to a (staging) server with the live application.

Steps

1. Click live tab

This will open the live web application.

2. Navigate, select and translate.

o You can browse the web application. All menus, buttons, etc. shall work normally.o Right click the mouse to select a string (it will not get selected in the string list in SDL Trados

Studio).o Apply the translation (text in Rigi Viewer will be updated).

3. Click Exit.

This will load the context mode again:


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Process LAT feedback

Language Testers review translations during a Language Acceptance Test (LAT).

They can enter their comments in an interactive environment:

Steps

1. Click Issues tab

This shows all issues that the Language Testers reported


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2. Select the issue in the list.

This will select the string in SDL Trados Studio.

3. Copy the suggestion to the clipboard

and...

4. Paste it as translation in the string list:

The text in the Rigi Viewer gets updated immediately:


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5. Mark the issue as fixed

This will mark the issue as fixed and select the next open issue in the list.


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Concepts

This section provides some more background about the LAT within the overall process.

Translation process step

The following figure shows translation and correction as part of the overall localization process.

DevelopmentDevelopers send the complete set of resource files (e.g. json, properties) to be translated to the ProjectManager.

TranslationThe Project Manager creates a project and manages that translators translate new and updated sourcetexts. That process may include an internal linguistic review.

LATThe Project Manager sets up a Language Acceptance Test. For each language a review task is created andassigned to one or more Language Testers. Each Language Tester reviews translations in context andprovides feedback. That feedback may include a suggestion for a better translation.

CorrectionTranslators have direct access to your feedback and directly apply the corrections in their translation editor.The translators see a preview with the text highlighted.


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Other use cases

This section describes exceptional use cases that usually shall be done only once.

Install the plugin

The Rigi plugin for SDL Trados Studio is required to open the Rigi Viewer.

Steps to install the Rigi plugin for SDL Trados Studio1. Close SDL Trados Studio.

2. Double-click file RigiPlugin.sdlplugin

This will start the wizard.

3. Follow all steps in the wizard.


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4. Click Add-Ins > Plugins

The Rigi plugin shall be listed.


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Install the Rigi Viewer

The Rigi Viewer is a Windows application that can present an interactive HTML Preview for the selected UItext.

Steps to install the Rigi Viewer1. Click the Rigi Preview icon on the SDL Trados Studio Home ribbon.

If the Rigi Viewer is not installed yet, you will get the following dialog:


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2. Click Download Rigi Viewer

This will open a browser window.

3. Click Download


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4. View file properties and ensure that it is signed by Boxma IT BV

Click Details:


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5. If you do not see the information above, or if it looks a bit different, then [email protected] as soon as possible!

6. Run the installer.

The Rigi Viewer is now installed on your computer.

First time sign up

If this is your first time, then you will have to sign-up to the server first.

You should have received an email.


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Steps1. Click the link to enter your account.

This will open the following page:

2. Enter your name, email and create a strong password.

Notes:- We strongly advice to use a strong password. Keep it at a safe place and do not share it.- The Rigi server will only use this information to send automatic notifications. Also, the projectmanagers can see it.

3. Click Join project.

This will show a message that brings you to the login screen.


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Rigi XML filter

This file format is deprecated. It is recommended to use the Rigi XLIFF file format.

Rigi XML files are monolingual XML files. The Rigi XML filter settings (Rigi_XML.sdlftsettings) is required tolet Studio recognize Rigi XML files.

Steps to install the filter1. Open SDL Trados Studio.

2. Home ribbon > Rigi > About Rigi

This will the information dialog of the Rigi plugin for SDL Trados Studio.


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3. Click Download Rigi XML filter.

This opens a new browser window where you can download the filter.


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4. Select File > Options > File Types

5. Click Import Settings...

6. Open file Rigi_XML.sdlftsettings

The Rigi XML filter definition appears in the list:


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Noteso the hyperlink "Additional installed File Types exist" at the top-right in the dialog. In some cases,

you may need to explicitly install the filter by clicking that hyperlink.

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