Interface error with fuzzy match threshold

When I follow the steps to pretranslate a file and choose a different Minimum match value on the right pane of Batch Processing that is different from the Fuzzy match threshold, I get an error message: “The Pretranslate minimum match value cannot be set less than the Translation minimum match value.” This is an error, as the discrepancy lies in the Pre-translate Settings minimum match value, found in Options>Language Pairs>Batch Processing>Pre-translate files.

As an example, these are my current settings under Options:

When I was doing batch processing of 3 InDesign files, I normally went to Project>Batch Tasks>Pre-translate files. In the Batch Processing dialog box, I executed Task sequence: Pretranslate files, and clicked on Next. After selecting all the files I wished to pretranslate, I was faced with this dialog box:

Notice that my Minimum match value in the second screen is higher than the option I chose earlier. However, when I chose to lower it to 49%, I get an error message pointing to the wrong options to adjust:

The average user will go to the Options trying to find a Translation minimum match value and will not find it, because the correct option is “Minimum match value” in the Pre-translate Settings pane in the Batch Processing dialog box. 

Based on the mechanics of translation memory processing, this “minimum match value” is a fuzzy match threshold value because the TM engine calculates what is the fuzzy minimum value allowed to pretranslate segments.

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  • Hi Mario,

    I created a quick video because I don't follow what you're saying.  Probably my misunderstanding so I hope this will help to clarify where I'm going wrong:

    Regards

    Paul

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  • The first couple minutes of the video clearly show the best way of making sure that both values correlate correctly. I guess my issue is with the error message wording (see my posting, third screenshot). On one hand, having worked in-house for software companies, I understand how complex an interface can become with many functions and features. On the other, I wonder if there are ways of clarifying some error messages so that they are more intuitive. I've seen error messages in other software packages that allow the user to go adjust a feature or change an option via an hyperlink inside the error message (I think Windows does that). I really appreciate your looking into this, Paul!

  • Unknown said:
    I've seen error messages in other software packages that allow the user to go adjust a feature or change an option via an hyperlink inside the error message (I think Windows does that).

    Hi Mario,

    Yes, I'd agree with this. I think the development teams do what they can to try and simplify this kind of thing, but in their defence I think the problem for now is a lack of hooks into that level of detail.  So I think it would take more programming than just the addition of a link to make this possible.  I think that because we would also like to see the ability to add shortcuts to the menu to locations in the settings and this is not currently possible either.

    Perhaps once we have made a few other things possible we can address this kind of thing too.  Thanks for reporting it.

    Regards

    Paul

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  • Unknown said:
    I've seen error messages in other software packages that allow the user to go adjust a feature or change an option via an hyperlink inside the error message (I think Windows does that).

    Hi Mario,

    Yes, I'd agree with this. I think the development teams do what they can to try and simplify this kind of thing, but in their defence I think the problem for now is a lack of hooks into that level of detail.  So I think it would take more programming than just the addition of a link to make this possible.  I think that because we would also like to see the ability to add shortcuts to the menu to locations in the settings and this is not currently possible either.

    Perhaps once we have made a few other things possible we can address this kind of thing too.  Thanks for reporting it.

    Regards

    Paul

    Paul Filkin | RWS Group

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    You've done the courses and still need to go a little further, or still not clear? 
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