Marie-Anne Jacquet 

Marie-Anne Jacquet said:

I was told that the 2019 version should be completely uninstalled.

This is not correct, you do not have to remove older versions.  As long as they still work for you then you can leave them as long as you like.  Once you are required to licence it then it will be useless to you anyway, unless you purchased a new licence for 2022 and didn't upgrade.

But the main point is you do not have to remove 2019 if you don't want to.

Marie-Anne Jacquet said:

I do not understand why Studio 2022 does not appear there, and I am also unsure what else I should uninstall here.

You clearly have 2022 installed since you see this which is a 2022 icon:

Try looking under "Trados" and not "SDL Trados".  The product was renamed after RWS acquired SDL a while ago.

Marie-Anne Jacquet said:

I hope someone can help me as I need to be able to use my tool urgently.

Try running a repair installation of 2022 against this entry in the windows Control Panel::

Hi Paul,

First of all I am really grateful someone answers even during week ends and when you have an urgency: thank you!
It’s obvious I suck, I hadn't even gone down the list of programmes: indeed I found it under “Trados Studio 2022” a bit lower. Thanks for saying that I do not have to remove 2019 if I do not want to. And thanks for the red arrows, which are very representative of what to be done.

I ran a repair installation as per your suggestion.
And now indeed, I confirm the correct appearance of the icons (whether an sdlproj, an xliff or an sdltm).

However, I still cannot open a file in Studio by double-clicking it directly from my PC (what was suggested to me). I still have to Browse the computer via the Welcome tab so that it can appear inside the platform.
Is there anything else I should do so as to be able to open them directly with a double click on the PC?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

Marie-Anne

Marie-Anne Jacquet 

Marie-Anne Jacquet said:

I ran a repair installation as per your suggestion.
And now indeed, I confirm the correct appearance of the icons (whether an sdlproj, an xliff or an sdltm).

Excellent!

Marie-Anne Jacquet said:

Is there anything else I should do so as to be able to open them directly with a double click on the PC?

Frankly I would never work that way in Trados Studio.  You run the risk of creating nested projects and getting very confused over what you are actually working on.  I think the fool proof way to work in Trados Studio is to use a keyboard shortcut to select the path to a file from your preferred explorer and then paste the path into the open file or project dialogue in Trados Studio.

But once the file is in there I would always open the file/project from within the Trados Studio interface itself.

It may take a little getting used to if you're not used to working this way, but once you are it's faster and fool proof.  I never used to do this myself until I spent a little time watching a project manager in SDL over a decade ago who was handling dozens of projects and even more files a day.  I was converted!

These days I also see the benefit of avoiding technical problems and confusion in Trados Studio from working this way too.

I'm not sure I want to manage dozens of projects at once either :) unless you have time to explain how to create this keyboard shortcut. Anyway, in essence, you have convinced me that it is better to continue opening projects from the Trados Studio interface.

I may be a maniac, but here is the guideline I received:

Opening your working document (SDLxliff file) in Studio

In order to start your translation work, you will need to open your working document in SDLxliff (Studio) format.

1. Start by opening Studio. When the tool is opened before the SDLxliff working file, this eliminates some bugs at start-up.
2. Next, double-click on your working document (SDLxliff file) that you downloaded earlier to a location of your choice on your computer.

By opening it directly in this way, each time you click the Save button, it is this file saved on your computer that is updated.

The "blank" version you downloaded will be "overwritten" with a new version containing your translation work.

You will therefore not need to save another copy at the end of your work.

I would be grateful if you have an opinion on this.

Would this be a slightly different - and safer - way to proceed?

Thanks in advance for your reply,

Marie-Anne

Marie-Anne Jacquet 

Marie-Anne Jacquet said:

unless you have time to explain how to create this keyboard shortcut.

The easy way is to have a better file manager.  I use Total Commander and with this tool I set F1 for this purpose and all I have to do is navigate through the files and folders (also easier in Total Commander), hit F1 when I locate the file and then open from Studio by simply pasting the path to the file right in.  But I am conscious this application isn't to everyone's taste!  It looks dated... but is so functionally brilliant!

In W11 there is now a Copy As Path command from the right-click option but you can also use Ctrl+Shift+C to get it right from your keyboard.

In W10 it's a bit clunkier but you can use Shift+Right-Click followed by Shift+A... in practice I note that you can just hold the Shift key down, then right-click and keeping the Shift key down just press A.  I also note there is another way... depending on your keyboard it may be tricky... but you can use Shift+MenuKey, A.  This actually works quite well, and if you use AutoHotkey you could easily map that combination to anything you want.

Speaking of AutoHotkey you could also use that... here I can use WinKey+C for example and it copies the path:

;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Copy file path to clipboard using winkey+c
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#c::
Send ^c
ClipWait
Clipboard:=Clipboard ""
Return

Marie-Anne Jacquet said:

I would be grateful if you have an opinion on this.

I think it's slow, clunky and creates additional projects in Trados Studio where you can actually lose any settings you may have created earlier.  I think this is an illogical way to work.  I thought it might be easier to explain if I just record a couple of examples... I hope this helps.

Hi Paul,

I found a download page for the most recent version of the shareware for Windows.

No matter if the tool looks a bit dated, what is important is that it is effective. I’ll have to watch the video a few times, though, but I pretty much understand the principle. Thank you for taking the time to record this.

When working with a large volume and many projects simultaneously, the automation of certain functions is also certainly useful, including keyboard shortcuts. I don't really do that for the time being, but I'll be sure to read your instructions again for W10 users when the time comes!

I might not use Total Commander for the time being (or maybe I'll just go for it), anyway I'm sure I'll follow your advice in substance!

Thank you.