Number substitution French (1.500 => 1 500)

Hello,

I would like to know if there is a way for me to make sure each number, for ex. "1.500", gets replaced by this format "1 500" (no "." AND a non-breaking space instead) (my target language is French).

I often see segments being confirmed automatically without any change to them (so "1.500" would be confirmed automatically in the target language) even though there is no such number in my translation memory. Why does this happen?

I've been looking for a solution for quite some time, this really gets on my nerves as I sometimes have to handle files with LOTS of bumbers in them.

Thank you in advance.

Best regards,

Amandine

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  • I just tried this in 2017 and it works fine with the default settings:

    Please try this:

    1. create a new project with a brand new, default, empty TM
    2. every time you come across a number press Ctrl+comma and see how it's represented
    3. check the auto-propagation and see whether the numbers are handled correctly

    This will help you identify where the problem might be coming from as this should work without  problem.  So let's confirm this first.  If you can share a screenshot of your results, good or bad, it will also be helpful.  And if you can provide us with the same course text you are working with it'll be even better.  Presumably you can make up a file so it's non confidential but does reflect the problems you are having?

    Paul Filkin | RWS Group

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