Adjust ST4.sdlftsettings to set only one language as "Not translatable"

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Hello,

I imported into Trados 2022 a XML file exported from SCHEMA. The file contains sentences in DE and in another language, but only the German parts should be translated.

I have a corresponding ST4.sdlftsettings file, which states what is to be translated and what not.

According to the ST4.sdlftsettings file, readonly elements or elements with readonly="true" should not be translated:

Screenshot of Trados Studio filter settings showing rules for XML elements with 'readonly' attribute set to 'true' marked as 'Not translatable'.

However, I noticed in the XML file that there are sections marked as readonly="true" for both languages, i.e., the language that should not be translated (where the use of readonly element is clear) but also for DE text.

Here are some examples where DE text is flagged as read only:

<readonly_title>Produktion</readonly_title>

and

<table-container ref="g1234556789" id="90000000" type="header" readonly="true">

<table-title>Informationen zum Produkt</table-title>

Is there a way to adjust the ST4.sdlftsettings to solve this? If I set the read only elements as Translatable, I end up importing text in both languages.

Unfortunately I cannot upload the XML file.

Cristina

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[edited by: RWS Community AI at 9:56 AM (GMT 1) on 10 Oct 2024]

Paul · Accepted Answer

Cristina Farroni As far as I can see there is nothing in this file that would allow you to create a rule to identify the German language that should be translated other than by visual inspection. I think you have two options: Manually edit the xml to remove the readonly tags from the file for all German texts. You might be able to do this automatically with some regex to add an attribute to help control this better... certainly Ukrainian could be fairly reliably found. You can't do this in Trados Studio in the XML filetype settings though unless you completely rewrite the filter with all your own rules for everything... a bit too much work I think! Go back to your customer and explain the problem as they might have made a mistake here since it really doesn't look logical These are the issues summarised if it helps arm you for a discussion: The XML does not explicitly tag elements by language (i.e., lang="de" or lang="uk" ). Therefore, identifying language content directly by structure alone isn’t possible within Trados Studio’s settings. The attribute readonly="true" is applied to some containers (e.g., ), but other elements like lack this attribute and still indicate read-only status by name. German sections are only distinguishable through their content rather than metadata. For example, words like "Produktion," "Produkt," and "Informationen zum Produkt" are clearly in German, while Ukrainian text includes characters like Дані , Загальні , and Ось . But there is no mechanism in Trados Studio to identify this text.

Daniel Hug · Answer

Cristina Farroni

Do I understand you correctly that you are looking for a way to convey to Trados Studio that the below text should not be translated:

Cristina Farroni said:
<table-title>Informationen zum Produkt</table-title>

This is done with inheritance.

Daniel

Paul · Answer

Cristina Farroni If you want sensible assistance with this please provide a sample file. It should not be difficult for you to create a small sample XML file that contains the structure of all these things you are dealing with but also anonymous text. For example: Produktbeschreibung Dies ist eine Beschreibung des Produkts. Produktion Dieser Text sollte nicht übersetzt werden, da er als nur-lesbar markiert ist.

Informationen zum Produkt

Produktname Preis Produkt A €10.00

Nur-Lesbarer Titel Dieser Beschreibungstext ist nicht zu übersetzen.

Titre du produit Ceci est une description du produit en français. So far there is insufficient information from you to get a sensible answer. Without that how do we know if the ST4 settings can identify the target language sections explicitly, or if they rely solely on the readonly attribute for example? You will get much better help if you explain your problem with enough info for someone to help.

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Adjust ST4.sdlftsettings to set only one language as "Not translatable"

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