Can't translation vendors do memory diffs just as easily on Frame files vs. XML files?
I don't see the advantage there. On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 3:04 AM, Reng, Dr. Winfried <wreng at tycoint.com> wrote: > Hi, > >> What you're considering is (or should be) neither necessary >> nor desirable. Your translation vendor should be using a >> translation memory (and you should request a copy of it, >> since you've paid for it, so that you're not locked into this >> vendor because it's holding your translation memory hostage). >> >> When you send an updated set of files for a book that's >> already been translated once, the unchanged paragraphs will >> match the translation memory. Only the portions that are new >> or changed need to be translated. >> >> If your vendor isn't using translation memory, find a new >> one. If it is using translation memory, there's no point in >> you trying to dissect files and reassemble them -- you'd gain >> nothing and risk all kinds of problems. > > Of course almost all translation agencies use a translation memory > system nowadays. > > If the vendor uses a translation memory system, such a system can > easily check the number of non-translated segments (a segment is a > translation unit) and segments which can be pretranslated or > translated with the help of fuzzy-matches. > However, the vendor will still charge for pretranslated segments. > The reason is that often the terminology must be changed with > new text. Or references to a previous segment will not be correct > any longer, because e.g. you inserted another segment. The reference > may still be correct in English but not in a foreign language. > The costs per pretranslated segment depend on your vendor, mostly > around 25 % of non-translated segments. > > Best regards > > Winfried > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as dr_gonzo at pobox.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dr_gonzo%40pobox.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > -- ============ Steve Johnson, dr_gonzo at pobox.com