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  • CTRL + J to merge segments without selecting seg. numbers

    • Idea Delivered Partially
    • 5 Comments
    Hi there, Could CTRL J be added with some further automation to recognize seg. numbers when merging segments? At the moment, " Merge " operation can only be used by clicking the seg. numbers Could we make it "old school" and make that option available...
  • Show TM Warning and Result Details at the Same Time

    • Under Community Review
    • 4 Comments
    Currently, the Translation Results window displays the warning “Different target in translation memory” on top of the result details. Because of this, I have to click the Information icon to view the result details, which is quite inconvenient. I would...
  • Feature Request: Clickable URLs in Termbase Viewer

    • In Progress
    • 12 Comments
    Hello Development Team, I would like to request that URLs entered in the Termbase Viewer be recognized as clickable links . Currently, URLs are displayed as plain text and cannot be opened directly, requiring manual copy and paste into a browser....
  • Retain sdxliff after generating target translation

    • Idea Delivered Partially
    • 1 Comment
    If one selects "Generate target translation" for a bilingual file, and the has to edit that file for some reason, there is a prompt "Do you want to revert the native file to SDXLIFF format before opening?". I see this as a superfluous prompt, perform...
  • Batch removal of duplicates in TM based on criteria

    • Under Community Review
    • 1 Comment
    The current one by one duplicate removal function is very cumbersome. And using the third-party editor Heartsome is also not ideal. I would like to see a batch delete of duplicates based on usual filters plus a limited number of special criteria, e.g...
  • Slider for browsing through terms/ability to delete multiple terms from the Termbase Viewer

    • In Progress
    • 0 Comments
    There is a great idea for Multiterm to finally add a slider for browsing through terms ( https://community.sdl.com/solutions/language/translationproductivity/translation-productivity-ideas/i/multiterm-ideas/slider-for-browsing-through-terms), but the...
  • "Smart quotes" (as well as other "Replace text as you type") should be available also when track changes is active

    • Planned For Future Release
    • 0 Comments
    Studio 2015 (and now 2017) introduced automatic smart quotes as an option. I.e., You type the straight single or double quotes from the keyboard, and Studio automatically replaces them with curly quotes. So far, so good, but a lthough a translator may...
  • Copy source tags to target column with one keystroke or button

    • Under Community Review
    • 2 Comments
    Several CAT tools have this very useful feature: with one keystroke or button I can copy ONLY the tags in the source column to the target column. This allows me to then translate my content around the tags. Presently, with QuickTag Insert, I can only...
  • Add formatting to comments

    • Under Community Review
    • 2 Comments
    One thing in Studio I use regularly to communicate with my reviewers are the comments. However, in the current version, they are rather basic. What I wish for them is the possibility to format text in them. Think MS Word, especially the later versions...
  • Finding Help in the Knowledgebase and the Help

    • Under Community Review
    • 0 Comments
    It would be a nice feature if errors encountered whilst using the software could have the relevant information captured from the error stack and then a search automatically applied to the knowledgebase and the help and then provide helpful links to relevant...