Using the MT Add-On

Using the Machine Translator

The Machine Translator is used in much the same manner an RC-WinTrans dictionary or a translation memory (TM) in RC-WinTrans. The Machine Translator appears in the Dictionaries view (Figure 2) whenever it is opened. It is automatically enabled as a "find reference," meaning it can be used in dictionary-related operations (described below-
items 1 through 5).

Figure 1: RC-WinTrans' Machine Translator window.

Figure 2: An entry for the running Machine Translator is shown in RC-WinTrans' Dictionaries view.

Finding/Using Translations

The Machine Translator will find and deliver translations from the Internet both automatically and on command. Found translations can be easily transferred to an RC-WinTrans project, either for a single selected item or for any number of items selected at once. The various methods are described below.

Search for the Item Currently Selected in RC-WinTrans

The Machine Translator automatically detects the source text of an item selected in RC-WinTrans (Text Table view) and returns a found translation to the Translation text field in the Machine Translator window.

To copy a translation found to RC-WinTrans, use the command button (shown below) in the Machine Translator window. Note that the text is not saved as the translation for the item selected in RC-WinTrans- to save it you must press the OK button in the RC-WinTrans' Translation Edit bar.

The Copy to RC-WinTrans button.

To copy and save the returned translation in RC-WinTrans use the Translate RC-WinTrans Item command button:

The Translate RC-WinTrans Item button.

Manual Search in the Machine Translator Window

A manual search for any text using the active source and target languages (automatically detected and selected by RC-WinTrans) can be performed at any time using the Machine Translator window. Enter the text to search for in the Source edit field and press the "Return" key, or use the Translate toolbar button to start the search.

To copy, or copy and save, a text found to RC-WinTrans, use one of the two command buttons described above.

Figure 3: The Machine Translator window's Source text field can be edited for a manual search for translations.

"Find Translation" Command (RC-WinTrans)

	RC- WinTrans' Find Translation command incorporates machine translation results in its search of available dictionaries and displays them (along with
those from other active dictionaries) in the Translation Edit bar (Dictionary Found Results list- see Figure 4 below). The operation is performed for whatever text is currently displayed in the Translation Edit bar's Source field- usually the source text for the selected item but any text may be entered there manually by the user to search for translations for other texts as well.

Execute the Find Translation command from the Dictionaries menu, from the button located in the Translation Edit bar (shown above and in Figure 4a below), or simply by striking the "Return/Enter" key while this window has the focus (input cursor).

Figure 4a: The Find Translation button in RC-WinTrans' Translation Edit bar. The selected source text "Cancel" does not have a Japanese translation entered for it.

Figure 4b: The Machine Translator window where a Japanese translation has been returned for the source text "Cancel" (selected in RC-WinTrans- see Figure 4a above) after activating the search for machine translations using Microsoft Translator.

Figure 5: The Dictionary Found Results list displaying the results of a find transla-tion operation for the source text "Cancel." The (Japanese) translation returned by the Machine Translator is shown in the list and could be used as the target text by copying it to RC-WinTrans' Translation Edit bar using the command button(s) at the top of the view.

Figure 6: RC-WinTrans' Translation Edit bar where the Japanese translation with the highest match value (see Figure 5 above) has been applied as the target text.

Use any of the translations from the Dictionary Found Results list (Figure 3) by selecting it and then clicking on the blue arrow icon that appears in the row (see Figure 3 above). The text will be copied to the Target edit field but won't be saved as the translation until the OK button has been pressed.

See also: "Finding Translations in Dictionaries" in the RC-WinTrans Help.

Get Translation(s) Command (RC-WinTrans)

RC-WinTrans' Get Translation(s) command searches a specific dictionary (including the selected MT system) for a translation and, if found, enters (imports) it as the target text in RC-WinTrans. Access the Get Translation(s) command from the Dictionary/TM menu in RC-WinTrans.

See also: "Finding Translations in Dictionaries" in the RC-WinTrans Help.

Get Translation(s) Command (RC-WinTrans)

RC-WinTrans' automatic translation function incorporates MT results in its search of available dictionaries and uses this to automatically enter (import) translations for a single selected item or for many selected items at once. The Auto-Translate

command imports translations based on match values, or the degree of similarity between two source texts. The text with the highest match value will be imported as the translation in RC-WinTrans.

Execute the Auto-Translate command from RC-WinTrans' Project menu or Dictionary/TM menu, by pressing the button located in the Translation Edit bar, or by using the "Shift+F4" key combination.

Please refer to the RC-WinTrans Online Help for details ("Automatic Translation (Overview)" topic).

Marking Translations Imported from the MT System

Besides finding, displaying, and using translations from an online machine translation system, there are several other things you can do with returned results in RC-WinTrans.

Texts that have been imported or automatically translated ("Auto-Translate" or "Get Translation(s) from Dictionary" functions) using the Machine Translator Add-On can be marked in RC-WinTrans with a (temporary) blue dot marker ( ) so that these can be easily located and reviewed.

Command button (in the Machine Transla-tor window) to mark items that have been imported:

Examples of things you can do when marked items are grouped together: set re-check markers or state flags, delete or export translations.