Wrong string Sequence in SDL Trados studio 2019 while opening the IDML file

Hello, 

I would like to ask you about the reason for wrong string sequences while opening the idml file on SDL Trados 2019 and how i handle it.

kindly find attached the SDL Traod bilingual file, IDML and the PDF reference file. please check and advice.

Thank you 

Samar

SDL_IDML_PDF.zip

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  • InDesign numbers "Stories" (i.e. texts) internally. I don't think you can see it in the InDesign program, but if you export to idml and look through the files, you can see it. Studio will take Story 1 first then Story 2 etc. The designer can move text around in InDesign, and it does not change the numbering. So the sequence it is displayed in Studio is the sequence in which the text bits were created in InDesign, not their position.

    I could not think of another way of doing this, because there are many instances where it is altogether unclear which text is "first", "second" etc. Think of a catalogue page.

    After translation, the text will be in the right place, no matter where it appeared in the editor.

    Daniel