The name of parts in File Editor

File Editor is broadly divided into three panes.

• Control bar (top of the screen): A pane with buttons for each action the user performs on File Editor.
• Edit area (center of the screen): This is the pane where you can post-edit the translation.
• References pane (right and bottom of the screen): A pane that displays reference information, such as Translation Reference, Term Field, and Validation Results.

Basic workflow on File Editor

• Once the file content is displayed in File Editor, post-edit the translation in [Modify Target Text] column in the edit area to complete the appropriate translation for the text in [Modify Source Text] column (source text, or modified source text).
  
  • [Modify Target Text] column defaults to either ① translation memory matches (100% matches) or ② the MT engine output set as "First priority" in Project Details screen, for the text [Modify Source Text] column. ① takes precedence over ②. *However, only in the case of bilingual files (with the file format xlf, xliff, mqxliff, or sldxliff), the translation has already been saved in the segment, and its translation status (the match rate set for the segment in the bilingual file) is 75% or more, the translation will be displayed with priority over ②.
  • Click any column for each segment to display the MT engine output (outputs from "First priority" and "Second priority" MT engines) for the text in [Modify Source Text] column, into References area. If you want to use that translation, click [Insert] button to adopt it in [Modify Target Text] column.
  • If the MT engine does not produce the output you expect, there may be a problem with the source text. If this is the case, you can manually edit the text in [Modify Source Text] column and click [Retranslate], then the "First priority" MT engine output will automatically be inserted into [Modify Target Text] column. * The retranslation process performs the same steps as the file import process.
  • You can manually enter a translation in [Modify Target Text] column for post-editing.
• Once you have decided which translation you want to adopt, click [Edit Status] column of the segment to set it to " Fixed".
  • You can also change to " Fixed" by pressing Ctrl+Enter on the keyboard.
  • In order to save your edits, temporarily save them with [Save] button as appropriate.

• Once you have fixed the translation for all segments, use [Validation] button to verify that there are no problems with the translation.
  
  • Validation functions are performed for style guides, glossaries, and inconsistency check. If there are any violations in [Modify Target Text] column, the segments are highlighted, and a summary is displayed in [Validation Status] column and details in [Validation Results] area.
  • The system verifies [Source Text] column with the prohibited term base, but does not highlight any violations. The corresponding prohibited term will be displayed in the [Modified Source Alternatives] area in the upper right of the screen. Please correct the texts in [Modify Source Text] column as necessary and re-translate it.
  • The reverse match rate is also updated. If [Reverse Match Rate] value is extremely low, there is a possibility of missing or mistranslated translations, so please check the translation carefully.
• After validating and re-editing if necessary, press [Save] button to save your edits, and then press [Complete] to finish editing.

The function of each button on the control bar

The control bar contains various buttons for the user to perform post-editing.

Updating and exporting TM/LAC TM

The following settings/processes are available for the TM and LAC TM selected in the project.

• Specify TM to update: You can specify only one TM to update with the post-edited contents in Qucik PE's File Editor. Please check [Allow Update] of the TM you want to update.
• Export as tmx file: Allows you to export the latest contents of TM into tmx file format. Click [Export] button in each line. You can export the latest contents at the time of click. If any inline tag (formatting information) is included in the source text, the icon on File Editor will be replaced by the tag in the tmx file as follows.

The feature of each column in Edit area

 In Edit area, the content of the file to be post-edited are displayed. You can edit it directly here. Some columns can be manipulated (selected/modified) by the user, and others are read-only. 

Display inline tags in [Modify Target Text] column

When the file import process initially displays the translation memory matches (100% matches) in [Modify Target Text] column, that is, when [Translation Status] column displays “TM” or “TM+” , formatting information (inline tags) present in the source text is expanded to the tag instead of the blue number icon (see example below). Please note that this measure is taken to avoid processing errors caused by inline tags included in strings in the translation memories.

Features of each area in References pane

The References pane displays a variety of information that you can reference when you do post-editing.

Import process of the source file

The import process is executed at the start of the project. The summary of the process is as follows.

1. Extracting the contents of the file (source text, and translation when exists) to File Editor screen.
2. Matching with the selected translation memories
3. Automatic translation by the selected machine translation engine
4. The relevant verification processing (with the selected glossaries and prohibited term bases)
5. Reverse translation processing, and the reverse match rate calculation

Retranslation function

The process summary of Retranslation function is as follows.

1. Matching with the selected translation memories
2. Automatic translation by the selected machine translation engine
3. The relevant verification processing (with the selected style guides, glossaries, and prohibited term bases)
4. Reverse translation processing, and the reverse match rate calculation

Verification function

The process summary of Verification function is as follows.

1. The relevant verification processing (with the selected style guides, glossaries, and prohibited term bases)
2. Reverse translation processing, and the reverse match rate calculation
3. Inconsistency check (only when the check is "Enabled" for the project)

What can do with Batch Replace function

By using Batch Replace function in File Editor screen, you can easily perform the following processing.

• Batch correction of typos included in the source text: Set “Column(s) to be replaced” as [Modify Source Text], enter the typo string to be corrected in “Before Replacement”, and the corrected string in “After Replacement”.
• Batch correction of typos included in the target text: Set “Column(s) to be replaced” as [Modify Target Text], enter the typo string to be corrected in “Before Replacement”, and the corrected string in “After Replacement”.
• Batch replace strings that match to a specific pattern: Set “Column(s) to be replaced”, enter the regular expression to replace in “Before Replacement”, and enter the corrected pattern or string in "After Replacement”, and then check [Use regular expressions].

Sample regular expressions

The rules of each item must be specified by a regular expression. The following is a list of samples of typical regular expressions, but if necessary, you can find them on a page provided by Microsoft (https://docs.microsoft.com/ja-jp/dotnet/standard/base-types/regular-expression-language-quick-reference) or elsewhere.

How to undo the edits

Your edits can be undone in the following ways:

• Undo the entire editor screen: Click [Save] button in the control bar to save the entire contents in File Editor at that time. To discard any subsequent edits and revert to the saved contents, click [Revert to Saved Version] button. The entire contents return to the version last saved.
• Undo an edit in a segment: To undo (undo one or a few actions) in the segment you are working on, you can use Ctrl+Z (Ctrl+Z) to undo within the segment.