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  • Allow duplicates TUs with different fields OR maintain the order of multiple field values to maintain original association

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    Hello, this a repetition (out of desperation) from a request I made earlier this year that was dismissed: https://community.sdl.com/ideas/translation-productivity-ideas/i/trados-studio-ideas/allow-duplicates-or-create-write-protected-tus There's no...
  • Copy-Paste + Shift with mouse not installed

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    Problem: When you want to copy a text from source to target, you need to do CTRL+c and CTRL+v instead of shifting the text with CTRL+mouse. This function isn't installed :-(
  • Allow columns in Word document tables to be specified for Studio source and target

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    I am often presented with Microsoft Word documents for translation, in which there are two or more columns, with the source in one column and a semi-translated "target" in another column. Translating only the source in Studio does not present a problem...
  • Support for Preview of XML2: OASIS DITA 1.3 Compliant-based XML and DITA Files using XSLT

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    I am aware that some other XML-related file types support Stylesheet Transformation using XSLT, but not for the preview of XML2: OASIS DITA 1.3 Compliant-based XML and DITA Files in Trados Studio. I'm also aware that Trados TEAM offers support for preview...
  • Editor : allow odd font sizes

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    Hello! In Studio 2022, in the editor configuration, font sizes can only be adjusted in increments of 2 : font sizes 10, 12, 14, and so on. Sometimes, size 14 is too big and size 12 is too small. It would be nice to also have the "odd" font sizes...
  • Search Tool

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    When searching the found Text is only highlighted but not maked - For example: After the Search Tool find a word, you have to doubleclick it, bevor you can delete, wirte something else ecc.
  • Delete target segments custom batch task

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    In some cases files imported for translation may have the source text copied to target. A batch task to empty those segments (with options, i.e. only segments were source and target are identical; excluding locked segments, apply to all unlocked segments...
  • Show taskbar icon for Unsigned Plugin alert window

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    Not many users may encounter this but I do on regular basis. This alert likes to hide behind other windows and there is nothing else to indicate that the user already started Studio. Hence it can easily happen that Studio is started twice or even more...
  • Fix automatically multiple and erroneous spaces

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    Some sort of Editor option that would either 1) do not allow entering multiple spaces/extra spaces at the beginning/end of a segment or 2) fix them automatically. For example, Metatexis provides such an option at the preparing final version stage. This...
  • Do not check internet connectivity check box in Trados Studio File > Options > Editor > Startup

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    Currently Trados Studio, when used in controlled corporate or company networks is starting slower than it could, because it's probing some internet servers (as they are defined in the config), If it can't reach them, the user get warning - amber ring...