Machine Translation Edge 8.5.2 - WebUI Features

Machine Translation Edge 8.5.2 comes with several new WebUI features that aim to assure consistency and uniformity within the User Interface of the RWS Machine Translation products.

In this article, we will depict some of the new WebUI features and changes that come with the new 8.5.2 version of the product. Product release notes can be found here.

The print screen below, summarizes the new WebUI features and changes of Machine Translation Edge 8.5.2

Screenshot of SDL Machine Translation Edge WebUI showing new features: a 'Switch Language' button, a 'Clear Text' button, and a 'Settings' button for applying dictionaries.

1.   Switch Languages

Machine Translation Edge 8.5.2 supports switching languages from the WebUI by simply clicking the “Switch Language” button.

WebUI of Machine Translation Edge with English text on the left and the German translation on the right, highlighting the 'Switch Language' feature.

2.   Clear Text

Machine Translation Edge 8.5.2 enables users to clear text by hitting “clear Text” button within the WebUI.

Text being cleared after hitting “Clear Text” button

WebUI interface showing English source text and German translation with a 'Clear Text' button at the bottom.

3.   Using Dictionaries in Machine Translation Edge 8.5.2 Web UI

In order to assure consistency and uniformity within the User Interface of the RWS Machine Translation products, the way dictionaries are applied in Machine Translation Edge 8.5.2 has slightly changed.

Please see below steps for applying dictionaries while using Machine Translation Edge 8.5.2.

Translation without Dictionaries

WebUI displaying English to German translation with a note that RWS recently released version 8.5.2 of Machine Translation Edge.

Applying Dictionaries to a translation

 For Applying dictionaries, from the WebUI of Machine Translation Edge version 8.5.2, one will have to click on the “Open Settings” button.

Settings menu in Machine Translation Edge WebUI with options for Unknown Words, Encoding, Output File Formats, and a section for applying dictionaries.

Once the “Open Settings” button is hit, the settings menu will appear allowing, one to select & apply the desired dictionary.

Dropdown menu in the settings of Machine Translation Edge WebUI showing a list of dictionaries available for selection.

Select the desired Dictionary & apply it.

The resulted target segment will change in accordance to the dictionary entry.

Settings menu in Machine Translation Edge WebUI with a dictionary named 'Legal' selected, ready to be applied to the translation.



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[edited by: RWS Community AI at 9:20 AM (GMT 0) on 14 Nov 2024]
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