Handling repetitions

Some segments may be repeated in the project. By default, the translation of a repeated segment is autopropagated to all its instances.

Identifying repeated segments

You can recognize that you are in a repeated segment because the Segment Properties pane will show a field called Is duplicate (with value FIRST for the first repetitions and value NEXT for any others).

Also, the segment number also includes how many more repetitions the active segment has.

Also, repeated segments from the second instance onwards have grey font, which could help you realize they are instances of a repeated segment.

If you right click on a repeated segment, the contextual menu will list all the other instances. It can be useful to jump to them (by clicking on one of them from the contextual menu) to see the different contexts in which that repeated segment appears in the project.

Autopropagation

When you edit the translation of a repeated segment, as soon as the edit is saved the changes will be automatically reflected in all the repetitions in the project.

Creating alternative translation

In some cases, two instances of a repeated segment might need to be translated differently in different contexts. In that situation, you may want to modify the translation of only one of the repetitions without altering the rest.

In other words, you must create an alternative translation to prevent auto-propagating your update.

To create an alternative translation:

1. Right click on the segment and choose Create Alternative Translation from the contextual menu.

1. Edit the translation of the active segment.
2. Press Ctrl+S to register the alternative translation.

The Multiple Translations pane will show the different translations.

And here's a quick summary:

Danger

Alternative translations may be treacherous if not applied correctly. Make sure you follow the three steps above precisely.

The following video shows how to create alternative translations, enjoy :

Warning

Remember that you can't create an alternative translation if the segment already has an alternative translation. See the section below to learn how you can recognize an alternative translation.

If you must modify an existing alternative translation, simply edit the target text and save (Ctrl+S).

Identifying alternative translations

Here's how you can recognize whether a segment has an alternative translation.

On the one hand, if a segment has an alternative translation, the Segment properties pane will show a property called Is alternative with value true. That field will flash in orange when you active the segment or when you save the project while that segment is active.

On the other hand, you will notice that the Multiple translations pane shows that translation and the context properties that the alternative translation binds too (typically the file name and some identifier, e.g. the segment ID or a key).

Finally, and most eloquent, you can see that the segment has an alternative translation if the Create Alternative Translation item in the segment's contextual menu (or the Edit menu) is grayed out and cannot be selected.

Restoring the default translation

If for some reason an existing alternative translation is unnecessary and you would like to restore auto-propagation into that segment, the simplest way is to just delete the alternative translation. To do that, follow these simple steps:

• Go to the segment where you want to restore the default translation
• Press Ctrl+A on your keyboard to select the whole target text
• Press the Del on your keyboard to delete the translation
• Press Ctrl+S to save (or leave the segment) to restore the default translation