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  • Sending and receiving packages automatically in Studio

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    • Under Review
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    Yes, we can always attach a sdlppx file to an e-mail. Yes, we can use GroupShare to give access to an online project. But the majority of situations I see in small and medium size agencies is simply either sending and sdlxliff file or a package directly...
  • avoid multiple tasks execution for export for bilingual review

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    Hi, Seeing that if you use this batch task mentionned in title on multiple files under Project overview, Studio only generates one task and runs for all files selected thus only leading to around 3 clicks in total. But if you use the same batch task...
  • Load only specific language pair in Termbases dialogue

    • Under Review
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    After opening the termbases settings of project package that includes pre-added groupshare termbases, the loading screen is viewable for about 1-2 minutes. I guess it loads all the language pairs available from the Groupshare termbase and it is slow in...
  • Please enhance the support for Arabic translation projects in Trados Studio (desktop software).

    • Under Review
    • 11 Comments
    Arabic is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide, and is written from right to left. However, Trados Studio (desktop software) currently does not display some Arabic translation projects...
  • Better XPath expression support/assistance - Full W3C conformity – Random output

    • Not Considering
    • 4 Comments
    Hi! Trying to configure a file type using XPath expression, the process to find the right expression is not (always) easy. W3C standards should apply in Studio https://www.w3schools.com/xml/xpath_syntax.asp (SDL Support confirmed). Code sample: <...
  • Navigation through the duplicates found in the TM

    • Under Review
    • 1 Comment
    When searching for duplicates in the TM, you get several pages of results. After saving 100 changes in the duplicates of the TM, the cursor skips back to the first page and I have to click to the page where my last session of control ended. As I don't...
  • Auto Shut Down

    • Under Review
    • 0 Comments
    Sometimes we have to upgrade many Tms, or export a large TM overnight, so can we have an option to allow SDL Studio to shut down the computer after the task is done? That would be a very good feature, I would say. Thanks Sameh Ragab
  • Change the default setting for Translate to "Translatable (except in protected content)"

    • Under Review
    • 0 Comments
    When creating a file type in Studio, the default value for Translate setting seems to be "Always Translatable", but it should be "Translatable (except in protected content)". Otherwise, the user has to set the value manually for all tags in the file type...
  • Choice of quotes for French

    • Under Review
    • 0 Comments
    Dear All I am French and we may have to translate EN words with either smart quotes or straight quotes. For the moment, all those quotes can be transformed automatically in curly quotes (« ») when appropriate check box is checked. But when one unchecks...
  • TM content management option per whole document

    • Idea Delivered Partially
    • 1 Comment
    TM content management option per whole document instead of per segment When Document A (segments W, X, Y & Z) translated in 2014 has some of its segments (X, Y & Z) reused for document B in 2015, these segments (X, Y & Z) are tagged as 2015. In 2016...