Translating software with SDL Passolo
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The document discusses the distinctions between software localization and documentation translation, emphasizing the need for different approaches due to varying document types and workflows. It highlights SDL Passolo as the optimal tool for software localization, detailing its features, supported file formats, and project management capabilities. Additionally, it underlines the importance of controlling linguistic quality and enhancing communication between developers and localizers.
Translating software with SDL Passolo
- 1. Translating software with SDL Passolo
- 2. 2 Software localization and documentation translation are different!
- 3. 3 SDL Trados Studio is not the (only) solution!
- 4. 4 Why?
- 5. 5 Document types are different Software • Not self contained • String-based • IDs = context • UI string separate unique linguistic asset class Documentation • Self contained • Sentence based • Surrounding content = context
- 6. 6 Developers are different! • Human language is not a core topic • Create linguistic content in different way • Lower linguistic quality • Content is changed more often (code & linguistic data) • High influence on translatability
- 7. 7 Workflows are different Development Localization Testing Development Localization Testing waterfall Development Localization Testing Development Localization Testing iterative Development Localization Testing Development Localization Testing Development Localization Testing Development Localization Testing Development Localization Testing continuous
- 8. 8 The solution for software localization is SDL Passolo
- 9. 9 Default ○ Binary files (EXE, DLL, SYS, OCX) with Windows Standard Resources (16, 32, 64 bit) ○ Windows Resource files (RC, RC2, DLG) ○ Windows 8 Modern UI files (XLIFF, RESJSON) ○ Android resource parser ○ JavaScript Object Notation ○ Visual Basic < 6 project files (VBP) and forms (FRM) ○ Binary files for Windows Mobile (Windows CE, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile) ○ Microsoft Installer files (MSI) ○ HTML files ad HTML derivatives ○ Unix/Linux Portable Object files ○ Mono and multilingual XML files (incl. XLIFF) ○ Multilingual Microsoft Excel files (XLS, XLSX) Optional add-ins ○ Microsoft .NET add-in (Framework 1.0 to 4.5 including WTF and Silverlight, RESX, binary resources) ○ Java resources (All Platforms; J2EE, J2SE and J2ME) Properties files, Source files (JAVA), binaries (CLASS), Project files (JAR, WAR) ○ Embarcadero (Borland) Delphi/C++ Builder Files Delphi 3 to Delphi XE6 (EXE, DLL, BPL) (including dialog and menu editor) ○ ODBC database parser (supporting ACCESS, SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, IBM DB2) Supported file formats
- 10. 10 Internationalization support (i18n) Pseudo-translation Testing Source optimization i18n is an engineering activity
- 11. 11 Visual Localization - WYSIWYG editors for dialogs, menus, web pages, bitmaps Localization of embedded files - Graphics in binaries can be exported and imported More context information for translators Translator Productivity features Localization (l10n) Translation is part of Localization
- 13. 13 Localization Project Management Simple handling of software localization projects with multilingual project files Update feature for easy translation of new software releases Alignment and Leverage of translations and layout data Full history of edits including rollback to previous versions Collaboration Edition supports agile development processes User management and task management in projects Efficient project management
- 14. 14 Support for Agile processes Developer Project file External Translator Internal Translator Reviewer Localization Manager Translation Bundles Localization Kit Creating Project Project Update Export New/Changed text entries FTP Invitation E-Mail
- 15. 15 File type specific checks Custom checks via macros or add-ins Linguistic checks for inconsistent terminology or translations User defined checks Quality Assurance
- 16. 16 Automation & customization Integration into automatic build server environment SDL Passolo COM object for automation od recurring tasks Develop your own add-ins using the Passolo SDK Find add-ins on the SDL OpenExchange app store Acrolinx add-in Available on sdl.com/openexchange
- 17. 17 SDL Passolo, SDL Trados Studio and SDL MultiTerm Sharing of assets Through TMs and term bases, BUT mind: • Not all strings are segments • UI elements are not terms
- 18. 18 To conclude…
- 19. 19 ○ Allows optimal workflows ○ Reduces friction between software developers and localizers ○ Streamlines communication between developers and localizers ○ Controls linguistic quality in source and target languages SDL Passolo is the right tool for software localization because it…
- 20. The winning combination of typical product localization… 20 Get software localization right Get documentation localization right Get terminology right + +
- 21. 21 Need more info? www.sdl.com/passolo