The free and open-source CAT tool OmegaT allows a team of translators to work simultaneously on the same project, sharing translation memories, glossaries and other reference material. This is the presentation by Marco Cevoli (Qabiria.com) at the TriKonf 2015 conference, that explained how to set up and manage the external server required, and analysed a case study on how this powerful feature is helping Qabiria in the localization of a major e-commerce website and blog.
39. A reliable SVN server
self-hosted or in the cloud
Tools
OmegaT
40. Basic terms
repository: the place where files are saved
checkout: creating a working copy from
the repository to your local computer
commit: copying your changes from the
local computer to the repository
41. What Who When
1. Install and run
Subversion (SVN server)
IT or PM Once
2. Create the repository
on the server
PM Once or on each project
3. Import OmegaT
project into the
repository
PM On each project
4. Check out the project Translator, Editor, PM [OmegaT does it automatically]
5. Import new files to the
project
PM On each new source file
56. • We should have requested the filter
development earlier
57. • We should have requested the filter
development earlier
• Team project is more reliable on a
hosted server than on free servers
58. • We should have requested the filter
development earlier
• Team project is more reliable on a
hosted server than on free servers
• At the beginning, translators need
some technical support
59. • We should have requested the filter
development earlier
• Team project is more reliable on a
hosted server than on free servers
• At the beginning, translators need
some technical support
• Editing in OmegaT is not straight-
forward, because it lacks a status
field for the translation units
64. • Automatize communication and
upload, avoiding email altogether
• Keep translator up-to-date
regarding OmegaT with specific
online training sessions
65. • Automatize communication and
upload, avoiding email altogether
• Keep translator up-to-date
regarding OmegaT with specific
online training sessions
• Experience will tell...