Need robust text editor ناشر الموضوع: Kevin Fulton
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Kevin Fulton 
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Dear Colleagues,
I'm editing a large (300 K segment) translation memory (text file) and need a good (freeware) text editor that runs on Windows XP. I used Notepad2 and was impressed with the interface and speed until it crashed after an hour (and several interim saves), obliterating the file. I've been using Crimson editor, but I'm not too crazy about the interface (can't use a mouse button to OK a replacement -- I don't want to keep my hand on the keyboard -- too risky), plus it takes a ... See more Dear Colleagues,
I'm editing a large (300 K segment) translation memory (text file) and need a good (freeware) text editor that runs on Windows XP. I used Notepad2 and was impressed with the interface and speed until it crashed after an hour (and several interim saves), obliterating the file. I've been using Crimson editor, but I'm not too crazy about the interface (can't use a mouse button to OK a replacement -- I don't want to keep my hand on the keyboard -- too risky), plus it takes a long time to save the file.
All suggestions welcome.
Thanks, Kevin ▲ Collapse
| | | | Kevin Lossner
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| What format... | Aug 21, 2008 |
... is this TM in?
| | | | Kevin Fulton
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بادئ الموضوع | This is an exported Trados TM | Aug 21, 2008 |
The file is a German>English TM in *.txt format. I assume it's in Unicode, if that matters, since it's been exported from Trados 8.x.
I should clarify: 300,000 segments = about 1.5 million words. This is a HUGE file.
[Edited at 2008-08-21 23:46]
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Generally, I am using Editpad, but with files larger than a few MB it sometimes insertes a "/par" at the beginning of each line. In this case I use the classical Wordpad - I never had any problems with it.
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Kevin Fulton
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بادئ الموضوع | Checking out suggestions | Aug 22, 2008 |
Thanks to all for the suggestions -- I've been downloading / trying out the suggested editors, but I'm still open to additional recommendations.
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| | | | Kevin Fulton
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بادئ الموضوع | Using XBench | Aug 22, 2008 |
XBench is one of the tools I'm using, but the default editor is Notepad, which cannot accommodate the size of the TM. I haven't been able to find any configuration tool in the program that will allow me to change this.
XBench can be very useful as a QA tool (until recently I used it only for accessing multiple databases in various formats. Last month a colleague spent 20 minutes showing me some of the more advanced features of the program, and now I'm a believer). It displays incon... See more XBench is one of the tools I'm using, but the default editor is Notepad, which cannot accommodate the size of the TM. I haven't been able to find any configuration tool in the program that will allow me to change this.
XBench can be very useful as a QA tool (until recently I used it only for accessing multiple databases in various formats. Last month a colleague spent 20 minutes showing me some of the more advanced features of the program, and now I'm a believer). It displays inconsistencies in target segments, mismatched numbers etc., helpful when checking a translation. Since it is freeware, you can't complain about the price-value relationship.
I haven't even gotten to the point of fixing inconsistencies in the TM. The end client recently provided a long list of preferred / rejected terminology, and I need to attend to that first. That's why I'm looking for an editor that provides an easy search/replace feature -- doing a universal s/r won't work as in some contexts a "rejected" term is actually appropriate. ▲ Collapse
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