Hi Richmond,
Richmond Mathewson-2 wrote > Having experimented quite a bit with web-based machine translation > I think that is most unwise. > > However; it might not be a bad idea to use a machine-based translation > first, and then follow it up by proper checking / style-editing / remedial > translation by somebody who is fully functional in both English and the > target language. This would save a certain amount of time. > > [snip] Actually, these web based translation platforms do not make automatic translations of texts. Just allows a group of translator to collaborate in real time on a translation project. By the way, in a message posted in this mail list, I wrote that a document have as many valid translations as readers. This means that every reader "translate" the contents to match their own level of understanding. It's only when you ask a reader: Could you explain or demonstrate the content of this document? only then, you find (with a lot of amazement) the incredible diversity of markedly different meanings that a single document receive after being "learned" by different readers. If you gave for translation a single chapter of the LiveCode Guide to developers in Spain, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina, you will receive 4 similar, but different, translations. Which is the correct translation? All, just one or none? The answer is easy to know. Just test them with the intended audience. which translation they understand better? The answer to this simple question would be another unexpected surprise for everyone involved. So, a web based platform would encourage people of all around the world to collaborate in the diffusion of this platform, LiveCode. Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/OFF-Cool-Plugins-tp4679272p4679388.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode