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Edit source segment

Jessica Liu

January 29, 2018 09:43

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Hi team,

 

Is there an "Edit source segment " option  in the New Editor? 

 

Since I've been enabled the access right to edit source, I just find it's too easy to edit the source texts by accident. Occasionally, I need to copy a text string from source to target. When doing that, if I accidentally press a key or click the mouse, the source text can be easily changed without any warning message. If that is a minor change, e.g., a couple of spaces or a few characters, which is not obvious to naked eyes, I doubt if any one can find that the source segment has edited, unless this segment pair appears as a hit in the Translation Finder when I'm translating a similar segment.

 

That is why I'm asking if there is an "edit the source" option. 

 

Also, I prefer the old editor when I need to edit the source where a pencil icon next to the source segment leads to the pop-up window to edit the source, as shown in the screenshot.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Jessica Liu

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  Wojciech Mocek January 30, 2018 12:41

  Hello Jessica,

  I have discussed your remarks with the team and conclusion is that this the way new editor has been designed to make editing of source segment easier.

  If you like however you can still go to Actions and Lock/Unlock option and lock all sources.

  You can still quickly edit source even if source column is locked by clicking here

  

  and unlocking the source

   

  

  In case you have any questions or need further assistance I'll be happy to help.

  Enjoy your day!

  Wojciech

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  Jessica Liu July 27, 2018 02:30

  Hi Wojciech,

   

  May I ask if it's possible to add a configuration at the platform level or project level to lock source segments of all jobs by default?

   

  Kind regards,

  Jessica Liu

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  Andrew Jones August 31, 2018 18:41

  We tried to unlock source segments using this feature but it did not work. How do we get it to work?

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  Mike Holland November 16, 2018 17:03

  I was just able to paste target text into the source (replacing source text) even with the "Edit source text" toggle switch set to off. I wonder if this is the way it is supposed to work? Surprising behavior tho.

  Mike

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  Alexandre Ronin November 19, 2018 07:43

  Hi Mike

   

  The switch toggle only applies to the main editor grid, and was implemented to prevent accidental source modifications that could occur when working regularly in a document.

  However, when you're editing a segment using the "edit segment" menu, you can always change the source text, as long as you have the access right that allows you to edit such cells as you're in a context to specifically modify a segment, so the main grid context doesn't apply in this scenario.

  I hope that this explanation is clear enough.

  Kind regards,

  Alex