Trados: globally replace all soft spaces with hard spaces Thread poster: I_CH
| I_CH Local time: 06:49 German to Italian + ...
Hi, does anybody if it possible to globally replace all soft spaces with hard spaces, e.g. all the "n. " with "n.^s", where ^s is the hard space, that you can set in Word for a replace, but apparently not in Trados 2022. Many thanks in advance | | | Roy Oestensen Denmark Local time: 06:49 Member (2010) English to Norwegian (Bokmal) + ... Replace ALL soft spaces with hard spaces? | Jun 20, 2023 |
I don't think you want to replace all soft spaces in a document with hard spaces. That will create trouble for you in the export. Take.for.instance.a.sentence.like.this. I don't know how to search for a character combination like n. plus space and replace it with hard space automatically, but you can search for n. and manually replace a soft space with a hard space by hitting CTR+Shift+space. | | | Dan Lucas United Kingdom Local time: 05:49 Member (2014) Japanese to English CleanUp Tasks | Jun 20, 2023 |
Replace spaces with non-breaking spaces, is that what you want? CleanUp Tasks should be able to do this. https://appstore.rws.com/Plugin/23 More details here: http://jessegood.github.io/translation/cleanuptool.html Basically, install plug... See more Replace spaces with non-breaking spaces, is that what you want? CleanUp Tasks should be able to do this. https://appstore.rws.com/Plugin/23 More details here: http://jessegood.github.io/translation/cleanuptool.html Basically, install plug-in, click on Cleanup Source from Batch Tasks menu, create new conversion file, click on "+" in top right, then in Search box put a space " " and the Replace box put [\u00A0] and click on the Regex checkbox, then click Save or Save As, then click Next until the wizard is complete. Obviously you should try this on a test file first. Dan PS Here is an example, which simply replaces a double-width (two-byte) Japanese space with a single space: ▲ Collapse | | | Jaime Oriard Mexico Local time: 22:49 Member (2005) English to Spanish + ... Normal Find & Replace | Jun 20, 2023 |
1. Enter a regular space in the "Find what:" field 2. Enter a non-breaking space in the "Replace with:" field Note: To enter a non-breaking space, you can copy one from another application, if in Windows, you can Alt+0160, or you can use a character map app. | |
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Roy Oestensen Denmark Local time: 06:49 Member (2010) English to Norwegian (Bokmal) + ... Sure about that? | Jun 20, 2023 |
Jaime Oriard wrote: 1. Enter a regular space in the "Find what:" field 2. Enter a non-breaking space in the "Replace with:" field Note: To enter a non-breaking space, you can copy one from another application, if in Windows, you can Alt+0160, or you can use a character map app. I copied a non-breaking space from Word into the Replace with: box to test this out, but even though I had invisible characters show, it seemed the spaces still were soft spaces. But perhaps I did something wrong, I don't know. | | | I_CH Local time: 06:49 German to Italian + ... TOPIC STARTER
Jaime Oriard wrote: 1. Enter a regular space in the "Find what:" field 2. Enter a non-breaking space in the "Replace with:" field Note: To enter a non-breaking space, you can copy one from another application, if in Windows, you can Alt+0160, or you can use a character map app. Hi Jaime, thanks a lot for your suggestion, which is in fact the simpliest and most straightforward. I have created a hard space in Trados and copy in the Replace box of Trados. (Note to Roy: copying the hard space from Word does not work) Thanks again | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Trados: globally replace all soft spaces with hard spaces TM-Town | Manage your TMs and Terms ... and boost your translation business
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