Hi Eva,

I'm learning as you are, so had a go despite there being an app for this.  I thought I could use the alt keys in the script for this.  So, Alt+h+u+t gets me the translated status for example.  But I can't get the use of multiple keys to work correctly and always end up with the Alt keys activated in the ribbon and the letters ut in my segment.  In fact I've tested this so many times now I can remember the different Alt key shortcuts for them all and this works really well ;-)

Regards

Paul

Unknown said:

Personally, I don't really need this to work on multiple segments, I need it segment-by-segment during the translation process, that's why at the moment the AHK script is my preferred option because it also allows jumping to the next segment like Ctrl+Enter does while translating.

 

I think the fact that you can add actions to the script and that it can be applied to multiple segments makes the script very valuable. I would agree with Paul and Raphaël that using the ribbon shortcuts would make the script more reliable and transferrable than using screen coordinates, as application size and even monitor placement could affect the operation of the script. For example, I keep my scripts in a Dropbox folder and then use them both on my main computer which has large monitors and on my portable computer, which has a small screen.

Just out of curiosity, can I ask why you do this during the translation process? Do you change the status of every segment as you work or only some segments? I'm just curious about the possible scenarios.

And then, finally, so glad to hear you're enthusiastic about AHK, I think the more people join the forum and contribute to it, the easier it will be for all of use to keep learning for our specific use cases.

Thank you for constantly helping out less accomplished users, Nora! You have already given me plenty of extremely valuable tips. I really appreciate it!

Unknown said:

Thank you for constantly helping out less accomplished users, Nora! You have already given me plenty of extremely valuable tips. I really appreciate it!

Seconded!!

Unknown said:

Therefore, I use different statuses to indicate to the proofreaders the degree to which changes are allowed.

"Translation Rejected" means "I did it, feel free to improve the text as much as you can."
"Translated" means "edit with care, because there is some terminology and jargon there, but also some questionable grammar on my part."
"Translation Approved" means "keep off, it's a full quote, even if you don't like it."

That's really interesting Eva, I wonder how many other people work in this way.  Coming back to your problem, perhaps you have a good solution now by using AHK to enhance the app.  Shortcuts in the app for the statuses you want and then the move to next segment addition afterwards.  Maybe you could have one shortcut to do this but bring up a choice of the three options you need via AHK that you can quickly select?

Unknown said:

Therefore, I use different statuses to indicate to the proofreaders the degree to which changes are allowed.

"Translation Rejected" means "I did it, feel free to improve the text as much as you can."
"Translated" means "edit with care, because there is some terminology and jargon there, but also some questionable grammar on my part."
"Translation Approved" means "keep off, it's a full quote, even if you don't like it."

That's really interesting Eva, I wonder how many other people work in this way.  Coming back to your problem, perhaps you have a good solution now by using AHK to enhance the app.  Shortcuts in the app for the statuses you want and then the move to next segment addition afterwards.  Maybe you could have one shortcut to do this but bring up a choice of the three options you need via AHK that you can quickly select?

Unknown said:

 

Coming back to your problem, perhaps you have a good solution now by using AHK to enhance the app.  Shortcuts in the app for the statuses you want and then the move to next segment addition afterwards.

 

You can do this by using a tilde, for example, assuming I have Ctrl+Y set up in the app as the shortcut for Change status to Translation Approved:

~^y::
Send {down}
return

Using the tilde in the hotkey will send the original functionality of the hotkey and then do whatever else is in the script.