Is there a way to use regular expressions to find the corresponding objects in the original text in the translated text?
For example, in the screenshot below, it can detect if the translation is missing "#test#", but it cannot detect if there are extra "#test#" in the translation.
You need add another regex rule with this special condition:
Not tested though, I believe it should work.
yeah, but #test# is only for testing.....
The actual project may not be "#test#" and tthe content is not a fixed word. It is better to use Regex for matching.
It is better to use Regex for matching.
I used the example you mentioned in your post, but the principle is the same: you use the regex you need in both fields, and use the different count condition shown above.
I have tried with 2nd and 4th regex, but it didn't work.
Try with the same regex in both fields. I believe $1 can only be used in Grouped expressions, and it actually searches for the string $1.
Anyway, thinking a bit more of your needs, you can check the number of instances of the # symbol both in Source and in Target. This will make it and it’s simpler:
If it is OK, I remember that the above rule didn’t check for zero instances. If still the case, you’ll need to check also for:
and:
Hello Jesús,
Actually, #test# is still just a test case. This part could be other symbols, or other untranslated strings.
So I'm still hoping for a way to accurately match the differences between the source and target segements.
It is impossible to detect when there are more objects to check in the translation than in the original.
I don’t think you can check if a text in Target is present in Source out-of-the-box…
Your test1 rule works an you can use it to check if a #test# string in Source is present in Target.
Now maybe this semi-automatic check with the Advanced Display Fillter may help you with the other way around:
This will show only segments with your #test# strings in Target, and then you can check visually if they are in Source.
Let’s see If someone can give you a better advice…
BTW: I think your regex can be simplified from:
(#[a-z]+[^#]#)
to:
(#[a-z]+#)
I don’t think you can check if a text in Target is present in Source out-of-the-box…
Your test1 rule works an you can use it to check if a #test# string in Source is present in Target.
Now maybe this semi-automatic check with the Advanced Display Fillter may help you with the other way around:
This will show only segments with your #test# strings in Target, and then you can check visually if they are in Source.
Let’s see If someone can give you a better advice…
BTW: I think your regex can be simplified from:
(#[a-z]+[^#]#)
to:
(#[a-z]+#)
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