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Changes introduced in SDL Passolo 2016

This section provides an overview of the new features, enhancements and other changes introduced in SDL Passolo 2016.

Application

Enhancements:
  • SDL Passolo 2016 features a refreshed user interface, with flat-style icon set. The application look and feel puts it in line with current SDL language products and Microsoft Office suite.
  • SDL Passolo 2016 features enhanced support for displaying white space characters:
    • Space - replaced with "·" - can be inserted using the space key
    • Zero Width Space - visualised by the character "◊" - can be inserted using [Ctrl+Alt+Space]
    • LTR/RTL markers - can be inserted using [Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M] and [Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R] respectively
    • Non-breaking space - replaced with "°" - can be inserted using [Ctrl+Shift+Space]
    • Characters can also be inserted using the [Alt+Unicode value] method (such as [Alt+0160] for the non-breaking space).
  • SDL Passolo 2016 features an enhanced character map for inserting symbols and special characters.
  • SDL Passolo 2016 displays the information about strings length limitations more clearly.
  • Made improvements to Report functions so that string list paths are displyed in the report header. Also, it is now possible to generate an error report in Excel format.
  • SDL Passolo 2016 features a new licensing module. Nalpeiron licensing module was completely replaced by Safenet-based licensing technology.
  • SDL Passolo 2016 features an enhanced comment display: comments are split into parser (non-editable), comment and tanslator comments (language specific comments added by translators), plus some generated comments like source text changed or other internally generated messages.
  • Added a new option for calculating fuzzy match value for changed sources of translated strings in String List Operations Options.
  • SDL Passolo 2016 features an improved splitting algorithm for the new strings and added resources.
  • SDL Passolo 2016 provides an option to store the logs in the project folder when running in Automation mode.
  • SDL Passolo 2016 provides more information about the errors found when performing a check operation.
  • SDL Passolo 2016 has an option to update the attached glossaries upon validating a string.
  • SDL Passolo 2016 provides a detailed fuzzy match report in statistics.
  • Debug logging - Exceptions option was removed.
  • New language added: Mongolian (Cyrillic, Mongolia)
  • A new command line to synchronize exports was added. Passolo Collaboration Edition is now synchronizing changes with translators and translation vendors by exchanging files via FTP.
  • Passolo Collaboration Edition supports editing translation lists after exporting them and synchronizes them considering a conflict management algorithm.
Fixed issues:
  • Fixed issue related to dialogs storing and getting their last position.
  • Autoupdate is not triggered anymore when in batch or automated mode.
  • Fixed issue which changed some setup windows language.
  • Fixed issue related to Quick Access Toolbar Settings window.
  • Fixed issues related to string list display refresh, some tooltip display and other display issues.
  • Once comments are saved, the grids comments list is now also updated.

Add-Ins

Android Parser

Enhancements:
  • Android Parser supports APK files as sources for translation.
  • Android Parser features support for APK files signing.
  • Android Parser features a Setup window to allow signing of the target APK files for store publishing.
  • Android Parser features support for Multilanguage APKs.

.NET Parser

Enhancements:
  • .NET Parser features an improved shortcut handling and display.
  • .NET Parser features a checking module for BAML resources.
  • .NET Parser check function was improved to detect access keys in all strings.

ODBC Parser

Fixed issue:
  • Fixed issue related to ODBC database connection.

Text Parser

Enhancement:
  • Enhanced Text Parser Resource display in Translator Edition.

MultiTerm Add-in

Enhancements:
  • Multiterm Add-In features a new option for specifying a fuzzy match threshold value.
Fixed issue:
  • Fixed issue related to multiple termbases connection.

Studio Add-in

Enhancements:
  • Studio Interface offers generic language support for translation memories.

Automated Translation Add-in

Enhancements:
  • Automatic translation with SDL Language Cloud has been made more robust when internet connection issues appear - a retry mechanism was implemented.
Fixed issue:
  • There was an issue with the Automated Translation setup when selecting more than nine languages on SDL Language Cloud Machine. This is now fixed.

TMX Export Add-in

Enhancements:
  • TMX Export Add-In offers the possibility to choose which string statuses should be taken into consideration when exporting strings.

FTP Export Target Add-In

Enhancements:
  • SDL Passolo 2016 features support for SFTP.
  • SDL Passolo 2016 features an option for notifying external team members by email after synchronization was performed.
  • FTP Settings are now stored inside the project, and not on local Passolo settings.