Under Community Review

Auto-propagation to copy the first instance "as is", or, add a penalty to auto-propagated segments that altered the translation because of auto-substitution

Can we have auto-propagation to simply copy/mimic the way how the first repeated instance was translated, and not alter the auto-propagated translation with Windows OS's regional settings or any other auto-substitution settings?

So, if I translate "08:00" as "08:00".

In the next repetition segment "06:00",

Trados Studio should translate "06:00" as "06:00"; Trados Studio should not translate "06:00" as "6:00 AM" (and add it to TM!)

 

Or, if auto-propagation must work with auto-substitution, can the auto-substituted segments be shown as 99% matches instead of 100% matches?

When an auto-substituted segment is shown as a 100% match, people would by default "trust" the translation and might have overlooked the fact that Trados Studio has introduced an unwanted translation (translate "06:00" as "6:00 AM") which might be considered a serious translation error in some cases.

Showing auto-substituted segments as fuzzy matches would also remind translators to check if the current auto-substitution settings are as desired or if customization is needed, or in the case where a customization is not possible, translators would be aware that there are potential errors to fix before delivery.

 

On the community you can also find several issues related to this idea. Some examples:

https://community.sdl.com/product-groups/translationproductivity/f/90/p/6686/24077#24077

https://community.sdl.com/product-groups/translationproductivity/f/90/t/18550

 

Thank you.