How do I stop Trados Studio from inserting a space before a %? Thread poster: Anthony Rudd
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Trados Studio always changes, for example, 5% to 5 %. How can I stop Studio from doing this?
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Heinrich Pesch 
Finland
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Finnish to German
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| That is right | Sep 25, 2017 |
There must always be a space before a unit symbol. 15% is a unity in itself and cannot be dealt with as a placeable. But 15 % is a number with a unit. So if the next time the same translation unit comes up but with 28 % the software will understand it and fill in the new number but not change the unit.
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Silke Walter
Germany
Local time: 04:05
Member (2014)
English to German
| Change Settings | Sep 25, 2017 |
In German there has to be a space before ‚%‘. But if you want to change it in Studio, you could go to the project settings, click on ‚check wordlist‘ (or something like that, I use a German interface) in the ‚QA checker 3.0‘ under the quality check. Then add the % sign with the space as wrong expression, without as correct expression. Then it is changed when you run the quality check in Studio at the latest.
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| Use the project settings... | Sep 25, 2017 |
asr2 wrote:
Trados Studio always changes, for example, 5% to 5 %. How can I stop Studio from doing this?
... to tell Studio to handle the numbers as you wish.
Project Settings -> Language Pairs -> EN - DE -> Translation Memory & Automated Translation -> Auto-Substitution -> Measurements -> Choose the option you need.
These dictate how the space is handled. The QA settings will tell you when it's wrong so you can correct it, but changing it in the project settings means you shouldn't have to correct anything.
Regards
Paul
Why not try the new SDL Community
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Heinrich Pesch wrote:
There must always be a space before a unit symbol. 15% is a unity in itself and cannot be dealt with as a placeable. But 15 % is a number with a unit. So if the next time the same translation unit comes up but with 28 % the software will understand it and fill in the new number but not change the unit.
15% can be handled as a placeable exactly as 15 % can be. How the placeable is formed depends on your project settings.
Regards
Paul
Why not try the new SDL Community
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Erik Freitag
Germany
Local time: 04:05
Member (2006)
Dutch to German
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SDL Community wrote:
The QA settings will tell you when it's wrong so you can correct it, but changing it in the project settings means you shouldn't have to correct anything.
Except in the cases where Studio gets it wrong (at least for my target language, German) no matter what the settings, for example currency symbols, calendar dates, or units of measurement other than the most basic ones.
Yes, I know, it's probably all Windows' fault somehow...
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Anthony Rudd
Local time: 04:05
German to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Only % should be handled separately | Sep 26, 2017 |
But I want still want "true" numbers to be converted, for example, 1.23 (EN) -> 1,23 (DE). I just want Studio 2017 from automatically adding a space. Is this a new "functionality" with 2017, previously this was no problem.
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Roy Oestensen
Denmark
Local time: 04:05
Member (2010)
English to Norwegian (Bokmal)
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| Changing project settings: Must this be done for each and every project? | Sep 26, 2017 |
SDL Community wrote: asr2 wrote:
Trados Studio always changes, for example, 5% to 5 %. How can I stop Studio from doing this? ... to tell Studio to handle the numbers as you wish. Project Settings -> Language Pairs -> EN - DE -> Translation Memory & Automated Translation -> Auto-Substitution -> Measurements -> Choose the option you need.
I have the same problem, except the other way around: 5 % is changed to 5% in propagated segments. I would have a global change for EN -> NO rather than having to do this change on a project basis, which seems a nuiscance.
Roy
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| Set up your general options | Sep 26, 2017 |
Roy Oestensen wrote:
I have the same problem, except the other way around: 5 % is changed to 5% in propagated segments. I would have a global change for EN -> NO rather than having to do this change on a project basis, which seems a nuiscance.
Roy
If you set up your Project Templates or your File -> Options then you won't have to do this on a project by project basis.
Regards
Paul
Why not try the new SDL Community
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Angela Malik
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:05
German to English
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| Changing per project vs global settings | Sep 26, 2017 |
Roy Oestensen wrote: SDL Community wrote: asr2 wrote:
Trados Studio always changes, for example, 5% to 5 %. How can I stop Studio from doing this? ... to tell Studio to handle the numbers as you wish. Project Settings -> Language Pairs -> EN - DE -> Translation Memory & Automated Translation -> Auto-Substitution -> Measurements -> Choose the option you need. I have the same problem, except the other way around: 5 % is changed to 5% in propagated segments. I would have a global change for EN -> NO rather than having to do this change on a project basis, which seems a nuiscance. Roy
You will have to change the settings every time if you are receiving packages from your clients -- the project settings will be configured as the creator has them defined. But for your own projects, changing your general settings will fix this.
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Silke Walter
Germany
Local time: 04:05
Member (2014)
English to German
| Thank you, Angela. | Sep 26, 2017 |
This had been the reason for my suggestion. I am using it this way as a reliable workaround.
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