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+ The syntax editor is now accessible from the Simple Translaton Tool. + The minibar now automatically provides access to the syntax editor (provided the necessary JavaScript files and style sheets have been loaded). + Preparations for making the syntax editor accessible from the grammar editor.
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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html> <head>
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<title>About: Simple Translation Tool</title>
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../gfse/editor.css" title="Cloud">
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<link rel="alternate stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../gfse/molto.css" title="MOLTO">
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<link rel=author href="http://www.cse.chalmers.se/~hallgren/" title="Thomas Hallgren">
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<meta name = "viewport" content = "width = device-width">
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<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8">
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<meta charset="UTF-8">
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</head>
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<body>
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<h1><a href="../"><img src="../P/gf-cloud.png" alt="" title="GF Cloud Service"></a>About the Simple Translation Tool</h1>
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<p>
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<a href="./">This</a> is a simple bilingual document editor. Documents consist
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of a sequence of segments that are translated independently. The user can import
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text in the source language and obtain automatically translated text in the
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target language. Imported text can be segmented based on punctuation.
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Optionally, one can also use line breaks or blank lines to indicate segmentation
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in imported text. Text can be edited after it has been imported.
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<p>
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Through menu options, the user sets the source and target language
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for the document and chooses which translation method to use by default.
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The tool supports two machine translation services:
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<ul>
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<li>The <a href="http://www.grammaticalframework.org/">GF</a> web service.
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The user picks which GF grammar to use from a menu of available grammars.
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<li>The <a href="http://www.apertium.org/">Apertium</a> web service.
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<li>The GF Robust Parser. This is an exprimental service that supports
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translation from English to a few other languages.
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</ul>
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<p>
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If an unsatisfactory automatic translation is
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obtained, the user can click on it and replace it with a manual translation.
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If multiple translations are obtained, one of them is shown by default and
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the other ones are available in a popup menu.
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<p>
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Source segments can also be edited. If a GF grammar is used for translation,
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the <a href="../minibar/about.html">Minibar</a> and the
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<a href="../syntax-editor/about.html">Syntax Editor</a> can be used.
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A plain text box is also available, regardless of translation method.
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<p>
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The tool handles a set of documents. Documents can be named, saved,
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closed and reopened later. Documents can be saved locally or in the cloud.
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<h2>TODO</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Text can be imported by copying and pasting and from local files
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(in browsers that support it, currently Chrome, Firefox and Opera, but
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not Safari), but other ways could be added.
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<li>Text can be exported by copying and pasting, but other ways could
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be added.
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<li>GF's lexer/unlexer is used to allow for more natural looking text, but
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the unlexer does the wrong thing if the first word of a sentence is supposed
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to be capitalized, e.g. "I am ready." and "Spanish wine is good."
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<li>Document sharing in the cloud.
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<li>Interface to other translation services.
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<li>Interface to the grammar editor for grammar extension.
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<li>More browser compatibility testing (Chrome, Firefox, Safari &
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Opera Mobile tested so far).
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<li>...
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<li>...
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</ul>
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<hr>
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<div class=modtime><small>
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<!-- hhmts start -->Last modified: Fri Apr 12 19:39:40 CEST 2013 <!-- hhmts end -->
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</small></div>
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<address>
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<a href="http://www.cse.chalmers.se/~hallgren/">TH</a>
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<img src="http://www.altocumulus.org/~hallgren/online.cgi?icon" alt="">
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</address>
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</body>
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</html>
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