IDML import settings and hidden layers
Thread poster: Selcuk Akyuz
Selcuk Akyuz
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Jan 15, 2012

I have received an IDML file with hidden layers only once, it was a multilingual file and a separate layer was created for each language. I was asked to translate only the visible layer but I see that it is not possible to import only the visible layer, CafeTran imports all layers. There are no import settings to specify which layers to import.



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I have received an IDML file with hidden layers only once, it was a multilingual file and a separate layer was created for each language. I was asked to translate only the visible layer but I see that it is not possible to import only the visible layer, CafeTran imports all layers. There are no import settings to specify which layers to import.



I know that both SDL Trados Studio 2009 and MemoQ have some good import settings, if you don't want to import hidden/locked layers you can achieve that with the settings. I would like to see more detailed import settings in CafeTran as well.

Selcuk


[Edited at 2012-01-15 22:54 GMT]
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Selcuk Akyuz
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IDML versions Jan 15, 2012

Does CafeTran support IDML files exported from both InDesign CS5 and 5.5? AFAIR, some CAT tools failed to import 5.5 versions and then tweaked their IDML filters.


Selcuk


 
Hans Lenting
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Import of IDML layers Jan 16, 2012

I know that both SDL Trados Studio 2009 and MemoQ have some good import settings, if you don't want to import hidden/locked layers you can achieve that with the settings. I would like to see more detailed import settings in CafeTran as well.


I support this RFE!

Hans


 
Hans Lenting
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Import of IDML from CS 5.5 works fine Jan 16, 2012

Does CafeTran support IDML files exported from both InDesign CS5 and 5.5? AFAIR, some CAT tools failed to import 5.5 versions and then tweaked their IDML filters.


I've imported some large IDML files, created with CS 5.5, 2 weeks ago. Import worked fine!

Hans

[Edited at 2012-01-16 07:45 GMT]


 
Igor Kmitowski
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Import of IDML layers Jan 16, 2012

Selcuk Akyuz wrote:
I have received an IDML file with hidden layers only once, it was a multilingual file and a separate layer was created for each language. I was asked to translate only the visible layer but I see that it is not possible to import only the visible layer, CafeTran imports all layers. There are no import settings to specify which layers to import.


Currently, CafeTran imports all layers, so you need to omit the segments from a hidden layer during translation. I will treat excluding hidden layers from import as RFE for the next update. Thanks for pointing this out.

Igor


 
Igor Kmitowski
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IDML versions Jan 16, 2012

No issues with InDesign CS 5.5 files have been reported so far.

Igor

Selcuk Akyuz wrote:

Does CafeTran support IDML files exported from both InDesign CS5 and 5.5? AFAIR, some CAT tools failed to import 5.5 versions and then tweaked their IDML filters.

Selcuk


 
trhanslator (X)
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Hiding hidden layers? Dec 28, 2012

Igor Kmitowski wrote:


Selcuk Akyuz wrote:
I have received an IDML file with hidden layers only once, it was a multilingual file and a separate layer was created for each language. I was asked to translate only the visible layer but I see that it is not possible to import only the visible layer, CafeTran imports all layers. There are no import settings to specify which layers to import.


Currently, CafeTran imports all layers, so you need to omit the segments from a hidden layer during translation. I will treat excluding hidden layers from import as RFE for the next update. Thanks for pointing this out.

Igor


Is this possible already?


 
Igor Kmitowski
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Clipboard workflow for hidden layers Dec 28, 2012

Hello,

It is not possible yet to omit hidden layers using the internal CT's idml filter, but I think the clipboard workflow may solve this issue. Of course, you would need to have Adobe InDesign installed for this kind of translation.

Igor

trhanslator wrote:

Igor Kmitowski wrote:


Selcuk Akyuz wrote:
I have received an IDML file with hidden layers only once, it was a multilingual file and a separate layer was created for each language. I was asked to translate only the visible layer but I see that it is not possible to import only the visible layer, CafeTran imports all layers. There are no import settings to specify which layers to import.


Currently, CafeTran imports all layers, so you need to omit the segments from a hidden layer during translation. I will treat excluding hidden layers from import as RFE for the next update. Thanks for pointing this out.

Igor


Is this possible already?


 


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