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"Question improvement suggestion": Please provide the exact version of Trados Studio you are using, the operating system, and any error messages you may have encountered. Also, it would be helpful to know if there have been any recent changes to your system or software.

In the meantime, based on the information you have provided, here is a suggested answer to your question:

Hello,

It seems like you're having trouble setting up a parser rule for the alt text in .props files. The XPath you're using might not be correctly targeting the alt text.

Here's a step-by-step guide to help you:

Step 1: Open Trados Studio and go to File > Options > File Types.

Step 2: Select the File Type filter you are using to parse your .props files.

Step 3: Click on the Parser menu and select Add.

Step 4: In the Add Rule dialog, select XPath from the Rule type list.

Step 5: In the XPath field, enter the correct XPath to target the alt text in your .props files. If you're unsure of the correct XPath, you might need to consult the documentation of your .props files or ask the developer who created them.

Step 6: Under Properties, set Translate to Always translatable and Tag Type to Inline.

Step 7: In the Whitespace list, choose the appropriate setting for your needs.

Step 8: In the Formatting section, select Edit and choose the appropriate setting for your needs.

Step 9: In the Structure info section, add any necessary details about the context of a structure element in your .props files.

Step 10: Click OK to save your new parser rule.

Please note that the XPath can vary depending on the structure of your .props files. If the above steps do not solve your issue, it might be due to an incorrect XPath.

I hope this answer addressed your question. If not, please reject the answer, add the question improvement suggestion information, and click the RWS Community AI checkbox on the right to try again.

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Bernadette Haury 

Bernadette Haury said:

Still, I wasn't able to set up a correct parser rule for the alt text that we need to translate. I tried with //ImageOverlay/@Alt, but it only extracts all the noise, and not the actual alt text.

I guess your rule is wrong.  Try this:

//fileProperties/ImageOverlay/OriginalImage/@Alt

There is no @Alt under ImageOverlay.

I forgot that "OriginalImage" part indeed, thanks a lot Paul !