Word count of only part of the strings in a txt. file Thread poster: SandraV
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SandraV 
Mexico
Local time: 12:39
Member (2004)
English to Spanish
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Hi,
A client requested me a quotation for a software localization. He sent me a txt file containing the English strings that are to be translated, but the problem is that there are parts which need no translation, only the part after the = should be translated. Here are two examples:
turnOnScreenOnAlertCheckBox.text=When an alert occurs, turn on the screen.
turnOnVolumeOnAlertCheckBox.text=When an alert occurs, turn on the volume to %d%%.
I have never... See more Hi,
A client requested me a quotation for a software localization. He sent me a txt file containing the English strings that are to be translated, but the problem is that there are parts which need no translation, only the part after the = should be translated. Here are two examples:
turnOnScreenOnAlertCheckBox.text=When an alert occurs, turn on the screen.
turnOnVolumeOnAlertCheckBox.text=When an alert occurs, turn on the volume to %d%%.
I have never done this before for a private client, only for agencies which always send only the part of the strings that need translation so words can be counted easily.
I wonder if the only way to count the words for translation is to delete the first part before the = but this would be very time-consuming, or if there is another way to make the word count. I made the analysis with Trados Studio, but obviously it took into account the whole texts.
I would appreciate any suggestions on this.
Thank you.
[Edited at 2011-09-21 03:54 GMT]
[Edited at 2011-09-21 04:21 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | Heinrich Pesch
Finland
Local time: 21:39
Member (2003)
Finnish to German
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The simplest way would be to count the characters and assume that half of it represents the translatable text. Divide the amount by the average number of characters in English words, about 8.5, and you have the word count.
It is possible to remove all text between paragraph markers and "=" using Word's functions.
Or you can replace all = by tabulators and use the function convert text to table. This would leave the first parts in the left column and the translatable tex... See more The simplest way would be to count the characters and assume that half of it represents the translatable text. Divide the amount by the average number of characters in English words, about 8.5, and you have the word count.
It is possible to remove all text between paragraph markers and "=" using Word's functions.
Or you can replace all = by tabulators and use the function convert text to table. This would leave the first parts in the left column and the translatable text in the right column. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Hope this is correct | Sep 21, 2011 |
In Word:
If in your example the location of spaces is correct (there is no space in front of the 1st word to translate), the presence of the part in front of this word makes no difference in the word count.
In Trados:
As far as I can see, Trados considers "=„ as a space, so the word count will be higher by one for each segment. Here „turnOnScreenOnAlertCheckBox.text” and „When” are counted as two words. So you should substract the number of segments from the t... See more In Word:
If in your example the location of spaces is correct (there is no space in front of the 1st word to translate), the presence of the part in front of this word makes no difference in the word count.
In Trados:
As far as I can see, Trados considers "=„ as a space, so the word count will be higher by one for each segment. Here „turnOnScreenOnAlertCheckBox.text” and „When” are counted as two words. So you should substract the number of segments from the total word count (of course, if each segment is of similar structure). ▲ Collapse
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Hello Sandra
this is the classic use case for a specialized software localization tool as it will extract the ID (before the equal sign) and the text (after the equal sign) into the project. It will provide you with the correct word count and is able to simply update the project when the client is coming up with an updated software file.
Of course you can also use the text file type capabilities of SDL Trados Studio and define structure patterns that corresponds with yo... See more Hello Sandra
this is the classic use case for a specialized software localization tool as it will extract the ID (before the equal sign) and the text (after the equal sign) into the project. It will provide you with the correct word count and is able to simply update the project when the client is coming up with an updated software file.
Of course you can also use the text file type capabilities of SDL Trados Studio and define structure patterns that corresponds with your file structure. In this case the word count will also be correct.
Achim Herrmann
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Dejan Škrebić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 20:39
English to Serbian
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Let's try a workaround, in Word
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In Word, go to "search and replace". Search for "^p" and replace it with something unique, like "^p$$$" (do not type quotation marks).
This will search for line end and replace it with line end (no change to that line) immediately followed with $$$ (that will come to the beginning of the following line).
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Go to "search and replace". Check something like "use wildcards" (I guess, my Word is localized). Search ... See more Let's try a workaround, in Word
1.
In Word, go to "search and replace". Search for "^p" and replace it with something unique, like "^p$$$" (do not type quotation marks).
This will search for line end and replace it with line end (no change to that line) immediately followed with $$$ (that will come to the beginning of the following line).
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Go to "search and replace". Check something like "use wildcards" (I guess, my Word is localized). Search for "$$$*=" replace it with nothing (empty field). This will look for string starting with $$$, followed by any number of characters, and then followed with "=", and when found it will delete it.
I guess this should work.
P.S.
This is much easier in other txt editors, but I guess everyone is used to Word.
[Edited at 2011-09-21 18:14 GMT] ▲ Collapse
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Heinrich Pesch wrote:
The simplest way would be to count the characters and assume that half of it represents the translatable text. Divide the amount by the average number of characters in English words, about 8.5, and you have the word count.
It is possible to remove all text between paragraph markers and "=" using Word's functions.
Or you can replace all = by tabulators and use the function convert text to table. This would leave the first parts in the left column and the translatable text in the right column.
8.5 - is that correct?
Heinrich,
your post counts 494 characters including spaces/404 characters excluding spaces.
This results in 5.6 or 4.5 character/word, accordingly.
AM
[Zmieniono 2011-09-23 13:17 GMT]
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