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This question is for SDL Studio 2019. While editing a segment containing a long comment in the editor, is there a way to bring that comment to view (or jump to it) in the comments window? I know that hovering over the comment in the editor will display the comment as a tooltip, but that is not very useful for a long comment with important instructions, as the tooltip does not last for long, in addition to the awkwardness of trying to read a structured comment as a single long line. It is also possible to switch to the comments window and find the comment, but when there are many long comments in the file, this becomes a real disruption to the translation flow and slows down the process. 
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Alaa Zeineldine · Accepted Answer

I found a simple plugin in the AppStore that serves the purpose. It is called "Segment Information Viewer". The plugin places an entry with the same name under the View ribbon, which when clicked displays a window containing segment metadata and, if present, shows the segment's comments in full, without leaving the segment. 
 It would be nice if it had a keyboard shortcut, but it can also be accessed through the Alt sequence Alt-v-s1. 
 Thanks to Michael Schroeder for triggering the idea of looking in the AppStore.

Jesús Prieto · Answer

As mentioned in PROZ, I think there are several ways: 1. If the source file is a Word file, you can generate the target file with the comments. Maybe it's easier to read them there. 2. Convert the SDXLIFF file with the SDLXLIFF Converter app so you'll have all the comments in Word. Again, maybe it's easier to read the comments in Word. 3. An AutoHotkey script can copy the whole comment and paste it in a Notepad window that pops up.

Paul Filkin · Answer

Alaa Zeineldine 
 Perhaps another workaround is to assign a keyboard shortcut to "Edit Comment" and then you can quickly use that to get to the content of the comment. Alternatively right-click on the comment and choose "Edit Comment". 
 It would be better if using the "Escape" key closed the window after you open it... something Studio could do with implementing all over the place Maria Sarau . Even better a "View Comment" added to this. 
 https://community.sdl.com/ideas/translation-productivity-ideas/i/trados-studio-ideas/working-with-comments 
 https://community.sdl.com/ideas/translation-productivity-ideas/i/trados-studio-ideas/enable-the-escape-key-to-close-windows

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