Forum: XTM Cloud support
Topic: What is your opinion on XTM Cloud CAT tool?
Poster: Dalibor Skalník
Post title: Export options of XTM
[quote]Ricki Farn wrote:
...is that it permits you to download an XLIFF file to work on in an offline CAT tool. AFAIK, this feature is just there for anyone to use, whereas Smartling also has this feature but only as a marketing claim, they lock it so translators can't use it, and when you ask them about it they say that their UI is better so they won't let you access the export feature.
That said, XTM also appears to to offer a TM download along with the XLIFF download, but that doesn't really work, it only exports a few high matches, not the entire TM, so you can't use the concordance in your offline CAT, and still have to use the rudimentary concordance on XTM (which doesn't find much).
I think it's best to stay away from all online CATs for another several years until they have got their translator UI up to decent standards. [/quote]
As for export options, are you talking about translator accounts? Because from the Tasks page I do not have any options to download xliff nor can I download memory (which is usually crucial), in my case I can download xml source files, and there are 400 files plus I have no idea how to upload. Also I am pretty sure, that according to the instructions I have to use XTM - and it was like this in all of my previous jobs. So export of XTM stuff and working offline has never been an option for me. I have worked with worse tools than XTM but as I wrote above, if I had a choice, I would not use XTM or any online tool.
Topic: What is your opinion on XTM Cloud CAT tool?
Poster: Dalibor Skalník
Post title: Export options of XTM
[quote]Ricki Farn wrote:
...is that it permits you to download an XLIFF file to work on in an offline CAT tool. AFAIK, this feature is just there for anyone to use, whereas Smartling also has this feature but only as a marketing claim, they lock it so translators can't use it, and when you ask them about it they say that their UI is better so they won't let you access the export feature.
That said, XTM also appears to to offer a TM download along with the XLIFF download, but that doesn't really work, it only exports a few high matches, not the entire TM, so you can't use the concordance in your offline CAT, and still have to use the rudimentary concordance on XTM (which doesn't find much).
I think it's best to stay away from all online CATs for another several years until they have got their translator UI up to decent standards. [/quote]
As for export options, are you talking about translator accounts? Because from the Tasks page I do not have any options to download xliff nor can I download memory (which is usually crucial), in my case I can download xml source files, and there are 400 files plus I have no idea how to upload. Also I am pretty sure, that according to the instructions I have to use XTM - and it was like this in all of my previous jobs. So export of XTM stuff and working offline has never been an option for me. I have worked with worse tools than XTM but as I wrote above, if I had a choice, I would not use XTM or any online tool.