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Problem:
If you're experiencing issues with paragraphs not being accepted by the Advanced Translation Editor (ATE) due to HTML formatting, such as bold or underlined text, and sometimes even needing to manually adjust the translation or change the default page.
Solution:
We recommend ensuring that HTML tags in the original text are correctly replicated in the translated version. For instance, if your original sentence includes a break tag (

<br />

) nested within a span tag, you should maintain the same structure in the translation. Please refer to this screen record for a detailed guide on how to do this: screen record.

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Last updated by antoniusP-2 2 months ago.

Assisted by: Long Nguyen.

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September 27, 2024 at 2:00 am #16227916

antoniusP-2

Other comment = sometimes paragraph with bold accent, underlined, etc, are not accepted by the ATE. Often it can be solved, by hand with the ATE. In other "Cases", see screenshot [only solution is to change the US Default Page].

Example below of a simple one = French Translation of Info "Page" = Finca van Maare.

See the paragraph in the screenshot - this one probably can be resolved manually [but I had to translate more complicated "paragraps" with markers [and the ATE simply did not accept]

= solution = save to momeny [complete ATE not possible] - go back = wait a whille and try again, to complete translation = if not change marked paragraph of US default page

September 27, 2024 at 2:15 am #16227921

Long Nguyen
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Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (GMT+07:00)

Hi,

Here is the new ticket. In ATE, the tags in the original sentence must be kept the same in the translation sentence. In your screenshot, the break tag should be nested in the span tag to save the sentence. Please check the attached screenshot and this screen record
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I hope that makes sense.

16224292-ATE_and_Marked_Paragraphs 2024-09-27 09-02-41.png
September 30, 2024 at 11:25 am #16235874

antoniusP-2

Dear Mr Long it makes sense. I do not have the examples anymore, when for example word in "bold" are split in translation.

Then is gets complicated:

Like for example

I sent you a message which is [bold] quite important [bold], for the translation of sentences.

Imagine [seen that a lot]. If a translation splits the old part of translation, like [what I write here is not a translation, just what I experienced, text itself does not make sense

Example polish [nonsense of course]

I sent you [bold] quite an [bold] important message, the ATE gets stucked here, of course than can be solved, but only accenting on the 2 words [and only if that sequences of formatting is 100% the same as the original.

If I found examples I will sent those.

Regards,
TT

September 30, 2024 at 11:27 am #16235876

antoniusP-2

Thanks for the clear explanations