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Thread poster: Lu-k
Lu-k
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Oct 25, 2007

Hi guys,

First of all, I hope this is the right place to post this question.

I wanted to know if some of You know if there are any translation tools for MAC.I am a Mac user and until now I have been translating using just EXEL or WORD,but after a research on the net I could understand that with a good translation tool is much much better.
The probelm is...all these tools are for Windows...and MAC???

If some of You can direct me somewere would be more
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Hi guys,

First of all, I hope this is the right place to post this question.

I wanted to know if some of You know if there are any translation tools for MAC.I am a Mac user and until now I have been translating using just EXEL or WORD,but after a research on the net I could understand that with a good translation tool is much much better.
The probelm is...all these tools are for Windows...and MAC???

If some of You can direct me somewere would be more than appreciate!

Thanks!

Luca
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Fabien Broquet (X)
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Translation tool for Mac Oct 25, 2007

Hi Luca,

Such tools exist for Mac users too. I personally use OmegaT (free!) but there is also Heartsome.

here is the link for you to check out:

http://www.omegat.org/en/omegat.html

http://www.heartsome.net/

F.


 
Lu-k
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m(-.-)m Oct 25, 2007

Thanks mate!

 
Tony M
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Wordfast Oct 25, 2007

And doesn't Wordfast work on Mac too? As just a document template, I believe it is supposed to work in MS Word even on the Mac platform — though I haven't personally tried it...

 
Hester Eymers
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Wordfast Oct 25, 2007

Hi Luca,

Wordfast is also compatible with Mac. The standard version (complete functionality) is free, if you want the full version (more TU's) you have to buy it (not too expensive, though).

For more information:

http://www.wordfast.net/index.php?whichpage=specifications&lang=engb


Best regards,
Hester


 
Jan Sundström
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See discussion from last year! Oct 26, 2007

Hi Luca and all,

This topic was thoroughly discussed one year ago:
http://www.proz.com/post/425494

I guess the conclusion was:
Wordfast
OmegaT
Heartsome
(+ some Windows CAT tools, if you have an older Mac running Virtual PC)
(+ any Windows CAT tool, if you have an Intel Mac with Boot Camp/Parallels)

Most has already been said, unle
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Hi Luca and all,

This topic was thoroughly discussed one year ago:
http://www.proz.com/post/425494

I guess the conclusion was:
Wordfast
OmegaT
Heartsome
(+ some Windows CAT tools, if you have an older Mac running Virtual PC)
(+ any Windows CAT tool, if you have an Intel Mac with Boot Camp/Parallels)

Most has already been said, unless there is new software out there since last year?!

/Jan
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Lu-k
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thanks Oct 26, 2007

Ok!Sorry if this topic was already out there,have to be honest didn't look for it.
Anyway thanks to everyone that helped me.


 
Laura Lucardini
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Trados on Parallels Oct 27, 2007

Hi Luca,
I've been using Trados on my Mac's Parallels for some time now. No problem whatsoever so far.

Ciao,
Laura


 
Jan Sundström
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One more addition Oct 29, 2007

Luca Mastrorocco wrote:
Ok!Sorry if this topic was already out there,have to be honest didn't look for it.


Hi again Luca,

I forgot one more addition!
http://www.proz.com/topic/19016

This thread mentions the CAT tool Mémento, which has the dubious merit of being the only native CAT tool under OS9!
It also works under OSX; although I'm not sure whether it's Cocoa or just runs under the Classic shell:
http://www.cogilia.com/memento_2.html

Also, if I understand correctly, this program wasn't released in public, so maybe it's "vaporware"?!

Regarding Virtual PC, I made a survey earlier about the successful system specs:
http://www.proz.com/post/310282#310282

Based on other people's experience, these are the minimum requirements for running Trados on Virtual PC:

Trados 4.5 and above with USB dongle
OSX 10.1.2 and above (OS9 might work, but I found less evidence)
VPC 5 and above (version must match CPU type)
CPU: G3 333 MHz and above
Mac model: PowerMac and PowerBook (iBook user reported dongle issues)
RAM: preferably 512 Mb and above

/Jan


 
Steven Sidore
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For posterity Nov 25, 2007

This discussion is now in the archives, but for those who go looking for Mac CAT tools, a word of warning: the upcoming MS Office for Mac will no longer be supporting Visual Basic. The bottom line: Wordfast runs based on VBA macros, and hence will become inoperative. There's no indication it will be redeveloped to play nicely with native Mac applications either. Just a thought before you plunk down some money...

 
Hester Eymers
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Thanks! Nov 26, 2007

Steven Sidore wrote:

Just a thought before you plunk down some money...


Thank you for this very useful information!

Kind regards,
Hester


 
TSDM
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OmegaT + spell check Jan 8, 2008

I have downloaded a number of Mac CAT programs, and Omega seems to be a very good solution.

Can someone please tell me how to add/activate spell check?

I've found a number of options for Windows Omega users, but nothing for Mac users.


 
Alessandro Pedori (X)
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spellcheck Mar 24, 2008


Can someone please tell me how to add/activate spell check?
I've found a number of options for Windows Omega users, but nothing for Mac users.


OmegeT 1.8 (still in beta) has a quite good spellcheck, on OSX too (I am using it now).


 
Johnny Speiermann
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Not in newest Office Apr 3, 2008

Hester Eymers wrote:
Wordfast is also compatible with Mac.


As far as I know VBA is not included in the newest Office for Mac, so this is not the case if you use the latest Office for Mac as I guess Wordfast is based on Word macros.

Cheers,
Johnny


 
Hester Eymers
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Wordfast no longer compatible with Mac Apr 4, 2008

word gallery wrote:

As far as I know VBA is not included in the newest Office for Mac, so this is not the case if you use the latest Office for Mac as I guess Wordfast is based on Word macros.


Yes, you're right. Steven already pointed this out:

For posterity (Nov 25, 2007)

This discussion is now in the archives, but for those who go looking for Mac CAT tools, a word of warning: the upcoming MS Office for Mac will no longer be supporting Visual Basic. The bottom line: Wordfast runs based on VBA macros, and hence will become inoperative. There's no indication it will be redeveloped to play nicely with native Mac applications either. Just a thought before you plunk down some money...


[Edited at 2008-04-04 11:06]

[Edited at 2008-04-04 11:06]


 
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