{"id":11199,"date":"2014-12-10T01:43:35","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T00:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cattools.pl\/?p=11199"},"modified":"2014-12-10T01:43:35","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T00:43:35","slug":"are-you-ready-for-memoq-2014-r2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cattools.pl\/?p=11199","title":{"rendered":"Are you ready for memoQ 2014 R2?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Release 2 of memoQ 2014<\/strong> will be made available for download on 10th Dec 2014<\/strong> to everyone with a valid support contract, and for all new users.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you should expect when you decide to upgrade.<\/p>\n

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The first change to notice and the main theme of this release is, not surprisingly, the ribbon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the one hand, it is a radical change \u2013 all menus in memoQ 2014 R2 were redesigned and reinvented<\/strong>. Such changes are often made with new and less advanced users in mind, and may be\u00a0a less welcomed by those\u00a0advanced in the use of the software. If you already know where to find all the features you need, and now everything gets shuffled, and you have to browse through the menu to find the most obvious buttons, it might be\u00a0problematic. I still remember the switch between Office 2003 and 2007, and the frustration it caused.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the ribbons became so common, and expected by\u00a0most users, that finding it in memoQ somehow feels just right and natural. memoQ’s ribbon\u00a0is very well designed and planed<\/strong>. The\u00a0icons and features are arranged in such a way, that even if you\u00a0don\u2019t know where to find something, you get there\u00a0two clicks later anyway.<\/p>\n

I won’t risk it to say that everybody is going to like it instantly, but that’s something to check for your own.<\/p>\n

There is one thing, though, that I don’t like\u00a0about the ribbon. I don\u2019t like the fact that it is absent from Settings and Resource Console<\/strong>. I like consistency, thus I\u2019m actually looking for memoQ to \u201eribbonize\u201d even more :).<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you haven’t had time to check the new version and want to get the preview of the ribbon – here are some screenshots for you.<\/p>\n

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Apart from the ribbon, there are various smaller improvements<\/strong> here and there in the program. One of them\u00a0is the simplified\u00a0segmentation rules editor<\/strong>. It makes the\u00a0less advanced users capable of making adjustments to segmentation rules. The more complex editor is still there if you need it. Both editors\u00a0are equipped with the real time preview<\/strong> of changes, so that you can see the impact if your adjustments onthe fly.<\/p>\n

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Another small, yet very\u00a0interesting feature has been\u00a0added to the editor. ’Find abbreviations’\u00a0<\/strong>scans the document to look for the possible abbreviations, missing in your exception list, thus messing up document’s segmentation. You can easily add them to your segmentation rules, and resegment the document without reimporting. Also, you can now add new abbreviations manually with ’Add abbreviation’<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

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Of course there are more things to write about like the new TM editor<\/strong> or online project management in the web browser<\/strong>, but I decided to write about them later. Now,\u00a0let me\u00a0tell you about something, which seems more interesting to everyday memoQ users.<\/p>\n

With this release, all the users of memoQ get the possibility to share their Translation Memories and Term Bases online via the Language Terminal.<\/strong>\u00a0As most of you know, Language Terminal<\/strong> is a online platform\u00a0for memoQ users, who\u00a0can use it\u00a0free of charge. It started off as an inDesign file converter and a simple\u00a0platform to prepare quotes for your translation clients. Presently it can also be used to back up memoQ projects, update licenses and share\u00a0TMs and TBs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each user is allowed to share their database with other users, as if they were using memoQ server. This service is free of charge, but there are restrictions that you should know about:<\/p>\n