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| Site Translator : Understanding the User Interface |
Site Translator User Interface
When you select the Translate Files tab, the following interface is displayed:
The window is divided into 4 sections:
- Menu bar
- Toolbar
- Conversion Options
- File List
Menu bar
The Menu bar has File, Tools, Language and Help menu. All the options that can be accessed within the program are available from the menu bar. The File menu includes options such as Open and Save profiles. The Tools menu has options such as Settings, Check for New Languages and the Translation Memory. The Language menu allows the users to customize the interface in their own language. The Help menu includes the User guide and additional information related to Site Translator.
Toolbar
The toolbar includes the following options:
- Open: Open a profile.
- Save: Save the current session as a profile.
- Translate between Language pairs: Select the original language of the file and the language to translate it into from the drop-down lists. Once Site Translator is purchased, languages that you have subscribed to are listed above the dividing line as displayed below.
In the above illustration, the languages subscriptions are for English, German, and Spanish. Languages that are not purchased can be tested, but you will be limited to translating the first 200 words per file and 5 pages per session.
- Translate: This will begin the translation process.
- Translation Memory: Displays a list of words and phrases that you can modify to improve the quality of the translations.
- Settings: Many options are provided to help you to customize the program's behavior.
- Help: Opens the User Guide.
- Buy Languages: Opens a page where you can purchase additional languages from DeskShare.com.
Conversion Options
In this section, you can choose the file or folder to convert and the location to store the translated files. You can also modify the list of words and phrases to exclude (such as your company's name) and HTML and XML tags that should not be translated.
Files List
The Files List displays the Source File, Destination File and the Status. The Source File lists all the HTML, ASP.NET, PHP, PHP3, RESX and XML files that are to be translated. The Destination File lists the names of the files that will be translated. The Status displays the progress of the files. You can Double-Click on either the original or translated file to open it in the Windows' default browser.
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