Can wordfast 6.0 deal with Indesign files? Thread poster: Cecilia Zhou
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it seems that it is a difficult for wordfast 5.5 to deal with InDesign files. So can wordfast 6.0 deal with InDesign files? And how to do it?
| | | | | | | I routinely handle InDesign tag files in WF5 | Feb 9, 2009 |
All you need is this:
1) Copy the tw4winInternal & tw4winExternal styles from a previous document into the tag file (which is text-only). The easiest thing is to just paste a paragraph containing them (later delete it).
2) Do these global replacements with wildcards enabled to change their styles:
a) Find: \<[pP]*\>
(In case symbols dont show above: backslash, less than, [pP]*, backslash, greater than)
Replace: tw4winExternal
... See more All you need is this:
1) Copy the tw4winInternal & tw4winExternal styles from a previous document into the tag file (which is text-only). The easiest thing is to just paste a paragraph containing them (later delete it).
2) Do these global replacements with wildcards enabled to change their styles:
a) Find: \<[pP]*\>
(In case symbols dont show above: backslash, less than, [pP]*, backslash, greater than)
Replace: tw4winExternal
b) Find: \<c*\>
(In case symbols dont show above: backslash, less than, c*, backslash, greater than)
Replace: tw4winInternal
This will straighten up most of the stuff. Anything that remains, you can apply Marching Red Ants as you go, so WF will ignore it.
Save the document in .doc format and apply Open Space to all paragraphs, to further clear it up. Bear in mind that InDesign codes are extremely wordy.
Daniel
[Edited at 2009-02-09 18:51 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Support for Indesign coming soon.... | Feb 9, 2009 |
Epameinondas Soufleros wrote:
No, it can not.
We have a Wordfast Pro release scheduled for April of this year which will include support for InDesign files.
Thank you,
Kristyna Marrero
Director, Sales & Marketing
Wordfast LLC
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The next update will come in April?
That's outrageous! Why did you rush the release then? You delivered a faulty, half-baked product only to generate some urgent income for your company?
That is too bad.
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Epameinondas Soufleros wrote:
Why did you rush the release then?
From what I read in all the other posts, the answer to your question seems to be pretty obvious: to rip the most impatient translators off their money. I hope you are not the unfortunate one.
The rule of thumb says: never buy a new car model unless it's been on the market for at least one year. And the same goes for software. If I'd bought WF Pro, I'd want my money back now.
| | | | | Next Wordfast Pro Release | Feb 12, 2009 |
Epameinondas Soufleros wrote:
The next update will come in April?
No, the next update will not come in April. We have a release scheduled for next week. The April release that I refer to will include support for InDesign files.
Thank you,
Kristyna Marrero
Director, Sales & Marketing
Wordfast LLC
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Hi Daniel,
Daniel Grau wrote:
All you need is this:
1) Copy the tw4winInternal & tw4winExternal styles from a previous document into the tag file (which is text-only). The easiest thing is to just paste a paragraph containing them (later delete it).
2) Do these global replacements with wildcards enabled to change their styles:
a) Find: \
(In case symbols dont show above: backslash, less than, [pP]*, backslash, greater than)
Replace: tw4winExternal
b) Find: \
(In case symbols dont show above: backslash, less than, c*, backslash, greater than)
Replace: tw4winInternal
This will straighten up most of the stuff. Anything that remains, you can apply Marching Red Ants as you go, so WF will ignore it.
Save the document in .doc format and apply Open Space to all paragraphs, to further clear it up. Bear in mind that InDesign codes are extremely wordy.
Daniel
[Edited at 2009-02-09 18:51 GMT]
What do you mean by "apply open space"?
Your workflow applies to .inx files, right?
(just trying to understand, maybe I'll be brave enough to attempt it the next time any InDesign files come my way)
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| By "Open Space" I meant "Space Before" | Feb 21, 2009 |
Sorry for the wrong terminology. Adding a 12 pt Space Before to all paragraphs will make things look a bit clearer and easier to follow, as paragraphs will no longer bunch together.
The above replacements are only for InDesign Tagget Text files, i.e., those whose character attributes start with "<c" (like <cFont:AdobeGaramond> or <cSize:18> ) and whose paragraph attributes start with "<p" (like <pBodyAlignment:Center> ).
Daniel
| | | | | Wordfast Pro can now handle InDesign | May 4, 2009 |
cecilia915 wrote:
it seems that it is a difficult for wordfast 5.5 to deal with InDesign files. So can wordfast 6.0 deal with InDesign files? And how to do it?
Hi Cecilia,
I wanted to let you know that the latest release of Wordfast Pro, version 2.2.0 now includes support for InDesign files. Just export to inx and you can translate with Wordfast Pro. The new release is available for download here - http://www.wordfast.com/store_download.html
Sincerely,
Kristyna
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