Shortcut ALT+N to change

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Johnathan Barker — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:39:48 GMT

Have you tried to assign anything to the LanguageCloudLoginAction_Name shortcut other than Alt+N?

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Jesús Prieto — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:07:43 GMT

It happens to me as well with Trados Studio 2022 (ALT+N opens the Cloud Sign In dialog box).

I think it has to do with the account name. Mine has an initial letter en, and Nora and Najdienowa both have them too. After pressing ALT key alone I get these hotkeys:

I guess Paul’s hotkey is ALT+P or ALT+F.

If I’m right, I wouldn’t like this hotkey depend on the name of the account as it’s too intrusive.

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Aleksandra Kacalska-Zając — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:15:19 GMT

I have just purchased Trados 2022 and this problem still hasn't been fixed! Alt+N opens a RWS login window every time, instead of the Polish "ń" - I haven't found this shortcut in the Options either. How do I turn this off so I can work normally with Polish letters?

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Maria Najdienowa — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:27:36 GMT

I do appreciate Your help!

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Paul — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:57:58 GMT

[quote userid="171659" url="~/product-groups/translationproductivity/f/autohotkey/38986/shortcut-alt-n-to-change/126608#126608"]PS as I'm a new Trados user, please tell me how I'll be notified about the update?[/quote]

Maria Najdienowa

You'll see it under the notification window in the top right corner of Studio. The bell icon will turn orange and allow you to download and install the update.

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Maria Najdienowa — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:53:59 GMT

Thanx a lot!

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Maria Najdienowa — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:53:26 GMT

Thakx a lot! Waiting for the update.
PS as I'm a new Trados user, please tell me how I'll be notified about the update?

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Paul — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:02:39 GMT

Maria Najdienowa Nora Díaz

This is logged for resolution under our reference CRQ-24807. Should be in the next update all being well... I don't have timescales for this yet, but it should be fairly soon.

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Nora Díaz — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:21:03 GMT

Paul is the right person to contact about this, and he's already aware of the issue.

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Paul — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:39:02 GMT

Maria Najdienowa

you already have done by using this forum!

Jerzy Czopik does this also happen to you?

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Maria Najdienowa — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:06:57 GMT

Does anyone knows how to report this problem to Trados creators?

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Maria Najdienowa — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:06:23 GMT

while translating and trying to type the polish word Ń

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Nora Díaz — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:03:27 GMT

Anywhere! It happens in the Projects view, in the Files view, in the Editor… I'm logged in already, but the window pops up when Alt+N is pressed. How interesting that it's not doing the same for you.

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Paul — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:19:46 GMT

Maria Najdienowa Nora Díaz

[quote userid="2185" url="~/product-groups/translationproductivity/f/autohotkey/38986/shortcut-alt-n-to-change/126450#126450"]I was also suprised to see that the shortcut is not listed in Options.[/quote]

I'm just surprised that there is a shortcut like this at all! Where are you in Studio when this shortcut opens a login screen? I have tried doing this all over the place and that shortcut pretty much does nothing for me.

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Nora Díaz — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:34:17 GMT

If you add this line at the beginning of your script, it will only work in Trados:

#IfWinActive ahk_exe SDLTradosStudio.exe

I couldn't find a way to delete the Alt+N shortcut in Trados, and that's why I suggested this solution, but maybe someone else will have a better idea.

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Maria Najdienowa — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:47:03 GMT

Dear Nora,

Thank You for Your answer.

In fact I want to delete any shortcut for Alt+N for Tados in order to work normal as for polish alphabet - it normally gives the letter ń.

Alt+N works normally everywhere (Word, Notepad) but Trados.
Only here it opens a new window.

So I don’t think creating a general new shortcut is a good idea.

Rather I need help in “switching it off” in Trados.

RE: Shortcut ALT+N to change

Nora Díaz — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:47:00 GMT

Hi Maria,

I was also suprised to see that the shortcut is not listed in Options. I think the fastest way to solve this would be to use an AutoHotkey script for Alt+N.

This is what you would need to do:

First, download AutoHotkey (www.autohotkey.com) and install it. Once installed, you won't see anything open, that's normal. AutoHotkey runs in the background and allows you to run your own scripts (macros), which are created in plain text editors, such as Notepad or Notepad++.

To create a new script:

1. Go to a folder in Windows Explorer where you would like to save your script (I have a folder called AutoHotkey Scripts just to keep them all in one place). Right-click on an empty space in the folder and select New-AutoHotkey Script. Give a name to your script and save it.

So far, you have the empty "skeleton" of a script. Now you need to enter the actions you want it to execute.

2. Right-click on the script and select Open, then open it with a text editor, such as Notepad (I prefer Notepad++, available for free).

3. Once the file is open, you will see that there's already some text in it. Paste the script code in a new line.

4. Save the file. Now double-click the file, and this will load the script. Look for a green square with a white H in it in your system tray, which indicates that the script is active.

5. Now that the script is active, press your hotkey to trigger the actions in the script.

And this is the line of code you need to insert as noted in step 3 above:

!n::Send Ń

And that's it!