CafeTran

Hi Igor,

Very good news about the LibreOffice previewer, and I am really looking forward to testing it!

However, when I click:

Resources > Open LibreOffice for preview

a dialogue pops up saying:

"Install and choose LibreOffice in Preferences > Application connection."

However, I already installed it, and choose LibreOffice in Preferences > Application connection.

my class path =

C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program\classes\libreoffice.jar;C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program;

What am I doing wrong here?

Michael

If you mean automatic generation of the target language document for the preview, after each segment while you are translating it, then no, it is not possible.

OK. But, I can't either have the new LibreOffice source preview working properly (lack of real-time tracking) even after following your instructions. I have the latest LO installed on Windows 10. What may I be doing wrong?

In this new build, the Html preview tracking function isn't working as expected either. If I remember well, some months ago you said that in the "next build" this would be fixed by updating the embedded Java. This hasn't been fixed, right? Would it be possible to at least have the Html preview function fixed?

Thank you

...which might fix your html-related issues too

Even after re-installation CTE is still on Java 15.0.1. Then, I suppose I need to uninstall the old version first. Tomorrow first thing.

Hi Igor,

After reinstalling CafeTran, I have made sure the Java server version is 17.0.2 (Ubuntu 20.04).

I open a Libreoffice Writer window (LibreOffice 7.4.2.3) and in CT Preferences > General, when I select Application connection > LibreOffice, the connection path is not populated and does not stick when I select a directory manually.

Same after resetting CafeTran preferences.

When I use Open Libreoffice for preview, I get the error message asking to set LibreOffice in the Preferences.

Should CafeTran recognize my LibreOffice installation by itself? If not, could you please confirm the directory path I should point to for Ubuntu 20.04? Should that directory show up when I click on the Application connection button?

Hi Mario,

We're both waiting to get this to work, but I'd like to comment on: "

Then, using a secondary screen has become a new CTE requirement in order to use it ergonomically?"

I too work on a laptop with no dual screen, but the requirement to have Libreoffice open on a second "screen" does not strike me as a bad one.

It does not have to be a physical screen. You just open it on an separate virtual workspace/desktop. Switching between workspaces with a keystroke is quick and easy. I think Windows also offers virtual desktops and keybindings to switch between them. If the highlighting works as advertised, it should be quite alright. Don't you think?

I like the tabbed view for the current preview system as well, but having it on a separate application window sounds acceptable for a better preview experience (and PDF editing).

Are you using virtual workspaces? This featyre hasn't been advertised enough on Windows (and they copied it from Linux, for once).

Are you using virtual workspaces?

Hi Jean,

I use workspaces in Windows 10 all the time, but having to continuously switch back and forth while translating is not very ergonomic. (I'm now trying to come up with a different screen layout on my 32" monitor in order to have a reasonably narrow LO window opened alongside CTE.)

If it worked as advertised, I would much prefer the Html preview inside a tab because it's constantly visible while CTE occupies the full 32" screen. I find this arrangement very useful especially when translating non-technical texts, for they require a continuous target text adjustment (including splitting and merging) to render them the way I like and proper Italian often demands.

By the way, I'm not interested in the faithful layout reproduction of the source text with images in their proper position and all the rest (for this I keep the source document open on a second workspace), but rather I want to be able to see at a glance what comes before and what follows the currently translated segment, or in what text block I'm currently in.

By the way, is your LO installed in the default path as set by Linux Mint, if you are still using this distro? Or, have you followed Igor recommendation to install it in a different location?

Here too (Windows 10), the LO setting doesn't stick in Application connection. Often it's necessary to continuously clear the field and quit CTE. When it works, it works OK until the Editor jumps to a duplicate, in which case the preview goes back to the first occurrence of that sentence, loosing track of the current position.

With this new build, neither the HTML preview tracking feature works, and refreshing the page does nothing.

@Igor:

>> launch writer via: /Applications/LibreOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/soffice

>A macro to launch the app? What's wrong with just launching it via Launchpad?

Sure, why not? I have a macro to launch CafeTran Espresso and now I can add the launching of LO writer (resizing and arranging its window, setting language detection to 'None', disabling the button bars and rulers etc. to create a non-distracting clean view) to that ... The less clicks, the better, isn't it?

>> I won’t install Eclair as long there is no option to not use the preview.

>Please see Preferences (access from the Dashboard menu) > Application connection chooser. Just deselect LibreOffice.

IMO the use of a preview isn't something that should be set at the app level, but at the project level.

Installed a new DMG on my MacBook Pro and got this:

Can I just ignore it?

Can I simply copy the Java 19 runtime from the CafeTran Espresso installation on my MacBook Pro to the iMac (where CafeTran Espresso uses Java 17)?

Just replace the runtime folder? Or is there more to do?