SDL fails to turn OFF this Match Repair rubbish

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W10, SDL 2019 edition. 
 Wow. Just when you thought SDL couldn't get any more abysmal and dysfunctional, it always has another sting to surprise you with. 
 Currently, under Language Pairs --> French->English (the only pair) --> Match Repair, Editor is set to Off and Batch Tasks is also set to Off. 
 But it's still messing up the target translation when it finds a fuzzy match, injecting all sorts of nonsense. Naturally enough this impairs productivity. There is, indeed, scarcely any point of referring to fuzzy matches if you have to check every word to make sure some completely wrong word has not been injected. 
 Incidentally, the slider / button next to "upLIFT Match Repair identifies... " at the top is greyed-out but impossible to activate or change in any way. Indeed I can't really tell whether this indicates whether it is on or off. 
 Unbelievable. 
 Your organisation obviously rakes in quite a bit of cash from people who are obliged to buy your product. Could you maybe use some of that cash to hire some professional software developers to address some of the more egregious and amateurish dysfunctions of this heap of ****? 
 My personal favourite: SDL crashes with a dialog "Unknown hard error". Happens about once or twice a week.

Alison Field · Accepted Answer

Hi Christopher Scully 
 I agree with Jerzy Czopik that your style of writing is unbelievable and unwarranted. Many of the people who could help you will decide not to because you seem so angry. We don't all work for SDL and we're here because we want to help others learn how to use this software and to solve problems. 
 I commend Paul for his patience in his reply. 
 Christopher Scully said: Just when you thought SDL couldn't get any more abysmal and dysfunctional, 
 SDL Studio, I presume is what you mean here. It is neither abysmal nor dysfunctional if you set it up correctly and learn and understand how to use it properly. 
 Christopher Scully said: Currently, under Language Pairs --> French->English (the only pair) --> Match Repair, Editor is set to Off and Batch Tasks is also set to Off. 
 Is this via File>Options or in Project Settings? Settings under File>Options are overruled by the same settings in Project Settings* by design because that way you can make them client-specific for example. Also, it is best to make this setting under 'All Language Pairs' not the individual language pair. 
 Christopher Scully said: But it's still messing up the target translation when it finds a fuzzy match, injecting all sorts of nonsense. 
 It will only insert nonsense if you have it set in such a way that it can insert nonsense. My setup never inserts nonsense. I have it set too strictly for that. Here's how I prevent that happening in my settings via File>Options>Editor>Automation: 
 
 and under File>Options>Autopropagation: 
 
 These options are there for you to test out until you find the best settings for the way you work. It takes a while to get used to them, I know, but once you understand how they work, the job is much more pleasant. Clicking the Help button on the bottom corner of each screen will give you a brief explanation of the functionality in the dialog you have open. 
 Christopher Scully said: the slider / button next to "upLIFT Match Repair identifies... " at the top is greyed-out but impossible to activate or change in any way 
 Which one? In File>Options or in Project Settings? An image would have answered this question for us. Here's how it looks in Project Settings: 
 
 The slider is grey because I have clicked on all the buttons below it to turn it OFF. 
 Here's how it looks when turned ON: 
 
 You have to click on the On buttons to turn it on. The 'slider' or rather the indicator then changes to green to indicate it is turned ON. 
 Here's how it looks turned OFF under File>Options: 
 
 If the indicator button is grey then upLIFT Match Repair is turned off in the scenario that it affects . 
 *So.... if it's turned OFF under File>Options but turned ON in the Project Settings, it will be turned ON when you work in that project but OFF if you translate a single document or make a project based on your File>Options profile settings. 
 You should be enjoying this wonderful but very complex piece of software. All you need to do is to learn how to make it work the way you want it to. There are several ways to do that and coming on this forum to ask for help is one of them. 
 Here's another setting you might find helpful: 
 
 That turns OFF Match Repair 
 You can also close the Match Repair window in the Editor itself, via the little x top right of the window: 
 Window open: 
 
 Window closed: 
 
 I hope this helps as a starting point. 
 All the best, 
 Ali 
 A user of Studio and TagEditor before Studio, still learning and enjoying it

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