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Auto-substitution > Measurements

The Translation Memory and Automated Translation > Auto-substitution> Measurements settings determine the spacing used when auto-localizing measurements.

Auto-localization is the process which automatically adapts the measurement to suit the target language of your current translation. In the case of measurements, this only changes the spacing used in the measurement and does not convert the unit of measurement to what is used in the target language.

These settings are only available on the language pair level, since the measurement spacing is target language-specific.

These settings appear in multiple dialogs in Trados Studio.

OptionDescription

Select one of the options below to specify if a space is automatically placed between the number and unit in a measurement when translated. For example, you could choose that 4km is auto-localized to 4 km.

Use the same spacing between the number and the unit that is used in the translation memory target segment

The same spacing between the number and unit that is used in the TM target segment is used in the auto-localized measurement.

Use the same spacing between the number and the unit that is used in the document source segment

The same spacing between the number and unit that is used in the document's source segment is used in the auto-localized measurement. This means that there is no change in the source and translated text for this measurement.

Never use a space between the number and unit

No space is inserted and a space if deleted if one exists between the number and unit in the auto-localized measurement.

Always insert a normal space between the number and the unit

This inserts a space between the number and unit in the auto-localized measurement.

Always insert a non-breaking space between the number and the unit

This inserts a space between the number and unit in the auto-localized measurement. Even though there is a space between the number and unit, they are never displayed on two separate lines if there is an automatic line break (line wrap).

Use a custom space between the number and unit

Select this option to enable selection of a custom space.

Custom space character code

Select the Unicode character that you want to be used as a space in the auto-localized measurement.

In the Editor window this is displayed as one normal space. When you generate the target translated file, the actual space specified is displayed.

Example

Select the Unicode character:

U+2008 PUNCTUATION SPACE

In the Editor window this is displayed as a normal single space. When you generate the translated file, the space between the number and unit will be equal to narrow punctuation of the font. For more information about the different spacing Unicode characters, consult http://www.unicode.org.