How to open an XLF file
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Hello,
I have a Website_lang.xlf file that I need to open to make some changes to the translations from French to German.
My question is which tool can I use to open this file for editing?
Thank you in advance
I have a Website_lang.xlf file that I need to open to make some changes to the translations from French to German.
My question is which tool can I use to open this file for editing?
Thank you in advance
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Hello,
It may be a bit late to answer this question, but since I'm here, I might as well give it a shot. As a video game translator, I've had the opportunity to work on XLF or XLIFF files. I actually used Heartsome to work on this type of file. You can find this product at this address: http://www.heartsome.net/EN/downloads.html
Back when I was working on it, the software was paid (around 700 euros), but there is a trial period for it.
Another solution to open this type of file is a text editor. I recommend Notepad++. It’s a bit more complicated to work with since you have to find the words to translate among the code, but it remains the most accessible solution. You just need to find the tags <source></source> (original word) and <target></target> (translation).
Of course, this dates back a while, but you can still give it a try.
It may be a bit late to answer this question, but since I'm here, I might as well give it a shot. As a video game translator, I've had the opportunity to work on XLF or XLIFF files. I actually used Heartsome to work on this type of file. You can find this product at this address: http://www.heartsome.net/EN/downloads.html
Back when I was working on it, the software was paid (around 700 euros), but there is a trial period for it.
Another solution to open this type of file is a text editor. I recommend Notepad++. It’s a bit more complicated to work with since you have to find the words to translate among the code, but it remains the most accessible solution. You just need to find the tags <source></source> (original word) and <target></target> (translation).
Of course, this dates back a while, but you can still give it a try.
Indeed, Trados Studio 2009 and above can not only open xliff (xlf) files but also display them in two columns (source language + target language) while isolating all formatting codes to avoid breaking them.
After translation/modification, you just need to choose "save target as" and you'll get the translated xlf, ready to use.
..... if that can help?
After translation/modification, you just need to choose "save target as" and you'll get the translated xlf, ready to use.
..... if that can help?
Hello, really no one can help me?
I’m rephrasing the question differently.
I manage an online shop in two languages with a multilingual pack, but according to what the designer says, to translate certain things I need to open Website_lang.xlf
the XLF file can be translated with tools like Heartsome or Trados / SDLX. If
I can't find anything online that looks like this.
I’m rephrasing the question differently.
I manage an online shop in two languages with a multilingual pack, but according to what the designer says, to translate certain things I need to open Website_lang.xlf
the XLF file can be translated with tools like Heartsome or Trados / SDLX. If
I can't find anything online that looks like this.
Indeed, with Excel we can open it, but it's a completely messed up file and it's not very clear which part in French corresponds to what in German in the file.
I may not be explaining myself very clearly either, but if we take the file opened by Excel, I get something like this:
in terms of columns it goes from A ..........IR or even more, and in height the number of rows from 1 to 1234328582.
Moreover, if in column AC row 435 I have the word "FRANCAIS," right next to it or not far, I can't find the translation "DEUTSCH," but it might be in column B row 14........
That's the complexity of knowing what the correspondences are.
I know that there are programs that perform searches in this kind of XLF extension.
I may not be explaining myself very clearly either, but if we take the file opened by Excel, I get something like this:
in terms of columns it goes from A ..........IR or even more, and in height the number of rows from 1 to 1234328582.
Moreover, if in column AC row 435 I have the word "FRANCAIS," right next to it or not far, I can't find the translation "DEUTSCH," but it might be in column B row 14........
That's the complexity of knowing what the correspondences are.
I know that there are programs that perform searches in this kind of XLF extension.