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I’ve released version 1.9.5 of Memory Serves.
Download the latest version here.
The main improvements and fixes in this version are as follows.
I’ve just released version 1.6.7 of Felix.
Download the latest version here.
The main new features and improvements in this version are as follows.
There is now an option to only allow one translation per source segment. By default, Felix allows any number of translations for the same source segment.
When this feature is enabled, if you add a new translation for an existing source segment in the TM, the existing record will be replaced.
To enable this feature, go to Tools > Preferences, then click on the Memory tab, and select “One translation per source segment.”
Note: You should set this option before loading any TMs. If you change it after a TM is loaded, you could get unexpected results.
The Felix interface for PowerPoint now matches those for Word and Excel, with a translation and review mode.
There is now a “Correct Translation” keyboard shortcut option for Excel. To activate this option, go to the Felix menu in Excel, and select Preferences. Then select Keyboard Shortcuts,　and assign a keyboard shortcut for “Correct Translation”. The default is CTRL+ALT+UP.
I’ve just released version 1.6.6 of Felix.
Download the latest version here.
Here is a list of the main improvements and fixes in this version.
You can now remove all TMs/glossaries in the Memory Manager window with a single click.
There was a bug where in some cases, “correcting” a translation actually added a new entry.
In the “Add Entry” dialog, long entries would get broken into multiple lines.
Some users with older versions of Internet Explorer (typically corporate mandated) had problems using the features of the new Memory Manager window. There is now an option to use the old Memory Manager dialog: from the Preferences dialog (Tools >> Preferences), select the “Use old memory manager” checkbox.
On the Japanese version of the Memory Manager window, pages were not displayed properly due to broken CSS and JavaScript links.
You can now keep an unlimited number of files in the loaded history (used in the “Load previous memories/glossaires on next startup” option). The previous limit was 15 items each.
I’ve written a Word macro that will export a table as a Felix TM.
The table should be in the following format:
| Source 1 | Translation 1 |
| Source 2 | Translation 2 |
| … | … |
Press Alt + F8 to get the macro window, and specify RegisterTableTM.RegisterTableTM.
Next, click Run.
The first table in the document will be exported as a Felix TM.
If you will be using a macro more frequently, then you can assign it a keyboard shortcut. To do so,
I released version 1.8 of Memory Serves yesterday.
The main improvements in this release are faster queries (around 30% faster TM searches on average), new built-in help, and fixes for some broken links.
Memory Serves is a free program for sharing your Felix translation memories over a local network (LAN or VPN).
I’ve just released version 0.3 of XLIFF Translator.
Here are the main improvements:
Click here for the online documentation.
XLIFF Translator is a free tool for generating and translating XLIFF files. It’s made to work with the Felix translation memory system, but can also be used as an XLIFF editor/creator.
XLIFF Translator
I’ve just published new documentation for the Felix scripting API.
These new docs are updated and go into a fair amount of detail.
You can also download the docs in Microsoft Help format. If clicking the link doesn’t download the file for you, then right-click the link and select “Save Link As…” Also note that Windows may block the content because it’s from the Internet. To release the block, right click on the file on your computer, and from the Properties dialog, click the button to unlock it.
The scripting (automation) API is a COM interface for controlling Felix. It lets you write macros/scripts to control the behavior of Felix, and automate repetitive tasks. This API is available for all Felix installations.?
Translation data can come in a wide range of formats; this is especially true of glossaries. Felix supports a variety of translation-memory and glossary formats, and by using the Felix import features in Excel, you can get data in many different formats into Felix.
Below are some of the many file formats that you can get into Felix.
| Format | How to Open |
|---|---|
| FTM | .ftm is the native Felix translation memory format. You can open it by selecting File >> Open from the Felix Memory window, or dragging and dropping the file into the Memory window. |
| Felix XML | Felix translation memories are XML files. Felix TMs saved with the .ftm and .xml extensions have the same structure, and can be opened in the same way. |
| TMX | Felix supports both the 1.1 and 1.4 TMX standards. To open a TMX memory, select File >> Open from the Felix Memory window, and set the file type to “TMX,” or drag and drop a TMX file into the Memory window. |
| Trados Text | Trados memories can be exported as a special text format. You can also open these TMs in Felix. To open a translation memory in Trados text format, select File >> Open from the Felix Memory window, and set the file type to “Trados Text,” or drag and drop a Trados text file into the Memory window. |
| CSV | You can import translation memories in this format by going through MS Excel. Open the file in Excel, and if necessary, arrange the columns so that the translation column is the next column to the right from the source column. If there is a context column, make sure that is to the right of the translation column. Next, select the source cell of the top row, and from the Felix menu, select Add Memory. See the relevant section of the manual for details. |
| Tab-separated Text | The process for importing translation memories in this format is the same as for CSV files, above |
| Other XML | Any translation memory in a tabular/table format can be imported into Felix via Excel. The process for importing translation memories in this format is the same as for CSV files, above |
| Format | How to Open |
|---|---|
| FGLOSS | .fgloss is the native Felix glossary format. You can open it by selecting File >> Open from the Felix Glossary window, or dragging and dropping the file into the Glossary window. |
| Felix XML | Felix glossaries are XML files. Felix glossaries saved with the .fgloss and .xml extensions have the same structure, and can be opened in the same way. |
| Multiterm |
Multiterm is a Trados text-based glossary format. Felix can open both versions 5.x and 6.x of Multiterm text files. To open a Multiterm glossary, select File >> Open from the Felix Glossary window, and set the file type to “Multiterm,” or drag and drop a Multiterm file into the Glossary window. |
| Tabbed Text | You can open glossaries in tabbed-text format in Felix. To do so, select File >> Open from the Felix Glossary window, and set the file type to “Tabbed Text.” |
| CSV | You can import glossaries in this format by going through MS Excel. Open the file in Excel, and if necessary, arrange the columns so that the translation column is the next column to the right from the source column. If there is a context column, make sure that is to the right of the translation column. Next, select the source cell of the top row, and from the Felix menu, select Add Glossary. See the relevant section of the manual for details. |
| Other XML | Any glossary in a tabular/table format can be imported into Felix via Excel. The process for importing translation memories in this format is the same as for CSV files, above |
In addition to the formats listed above, any tabular/table-based file that can be opened in Excel can be imported into Felix. For example, you can download a glossary in HTML format from the Internet, open it in Excel, and from there import it into Felix.
If you have an existing translation and original, and want to create a translation memory from it, then I suggest using the free Align Assist tool.
If you have the need to import a file format that’s not supported now, please let me know in the comments, or from the contact page.
I’ve just released version 1.6.4.1 of Felix
You can download the latest version here.
This is a minor bug-fix release. The main improvements are as follows.
Saving search results in the Search Window in TMX or Trados text format caused the entire translation memory to be saved.
You can now save translation memories (TMs) and glossaries in tabbed-text format. For now, it’s not possible to select which fields are saved; it will be possible to select the fields (and whether a header row is output).
When switching to Edit mode (Ctrl+E), all detailed record information became visible. This information now stays hidden.
The latest version of Felix (1.6.4) has an expanded COM API. One of the new things you can do with this API is control the size and focus of the memory and glossary windows.
As an example, here is a Word macro that will raise Felix to the top of your screen, while keeping the keyboard focus in Word. This is useful if you return to Word after an internet search, etc., and don’t want to go searching around for the Felix window.
Sub ActivateFelix()
Dim felix As Object
Set felix = CreateObject("Felix.App")
felix.Visible = True
Call felix.app2.MemoryWindow.Raise
End Sub
Now if you assign a keyboard shortcut for this (in Word 2010, it would be File >> Options >> Customize Ribbon >> “Customize” keyboard shortcuts button, then select Macros >> ActivateFelix >> “your keyboard shortcut”).
You could also create a “document changed” event handler, so that every time Word gets focus, Felix is raised to be visible. The code for this is a bit too involved for this blog post, but you can see the Microsoft documentation for how to write document event handlers.
In a future release of Felix, I plan on making functionality similar to this (also remembering the widow sizes and positions) available as a Felix option.
I’ll be updating the API documentation soon with all the new stuff, but for the meantime, here are the APIs for the memory and glossary windows:
App.App2.MemoryWindow:
App.App2.GlossaryWindow:
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