Chapter 3: The System Translator
Available Options in Enter/Edit Translations
The following options are made available at various points in the Enter/Edit Translations Input Process. Just click on the selected option.
- View Full Text
View the entire dictionary text for entries exceeding 65 characters.
- View Full “From” Text
View the entire translator text for “from” entries exceeding 80 characters.
- View Full Translation
View the entire translator text for translations exceeding 80 characters.
- Edit Full Translation
Edit the entire text for translations exceeding 80 characters.
- Select Translation
Sets the currently highlighted entry as the “to” translation for the current “from” entry by linking the two entries in the Translations File. To use this button, there must be an entry for both the “from” language and the “to” language already present in the Dictionary File.
- Add New Translation
Allows entry of a new dictionary entry as the translation for the current “from” entry and links the two entries in the Translations File.
- Clear Translation
“Breaks” the link between the currently highlighted “from” entry and its translation in the selected “to” language.
- Get Def. Translation
Creates a default translation for the currently highlighted “from” entry. This translation is a literal one based on existing translations for words, clauses, or other smaller components embedded in the current entry. The semi-translated entry is displayed for final edit. Due to the mechanics of this feature, it is recommended that all words and simpler expressions are translated prior to its use.